Zonal Marking

[Stuniverse]

What’s the point of zonal making? Can somebody explain it to me please?

Because watching Derby I assume it means five defenders rooted to the spot inside the six-yard box. That can’t be it, surely?

[Mckram]

I’ll never agree with it and hate to see it.

I just don’t get how you can attack a football when stood still covering an area.

It leaves the opposition the freedom to attack the ball. 

[Seaside Ram]

What about ignoring a rule in football that I was taught at 8years old ............. Put someone on the posts while defending a corner !!!!!! 

[FlyBritishMidland]

There a few things I don’t like about how teams defend corners these days and we’re guilty of of all them.  Zonal Marking, no men on the post and every defending player in the box and no one on the half way line.

[Angry Ram]

Zonal marking works as long as the strikers play along and don’t try and make some space for themselves.  
Hate it.. Great example of coaches trying to be too clever. 

[Rampage]

7 hours ago, Seaside Ram said:

What about ignoring a rule in football that I was taught at 8years old ............. Put someone on the posts while defending a corner !!!!!! 

My favourite point to make. Only you seem to have the same view. So easy to clear that ball if standing on the line.

[sage]

23 hours ago, Stuniverse said:

What’s the point of zonal making? Can somebody explain it to me please?

Because watching Derby I assume it means five defenders rooted to the spot inside the six-yard box. That can’t be it, surely?

You mean the system that has worked pretty well all season?

[Millenniumram]

In theory it’s done so that you cover all areas that the opposition could run into, rather than relying on everyone to track their men. It’s something you always hear fans from past eras moaning about, but if pretty much every modern manager swears by it, then it can hardly be wrong can it?! I’m not convinced some random bloke in a pub knows more than Pep Guardiola...

Regardless, our problem it to do with staying alert and actually managing to win your defensive headers. Those are basics regardless of whether you play man to man or zonal.

[DavesaRam]

As a mate on  another forum said, how often have you seen a zone score a goal?

[dabber]

16 minutes ago, DavesaRam said:

As a mate on  another forum said, how often have you seen a zone score a goal?

Or even Zoon for that matter :-)

[Dimmu]

Nothing wrong with it if done properly.

I do prefer half-zonal, half man-marking though and I guess that's the most common way to defend set pieces nowadays.