Newtopia 573 Posted February 24, 2021 Emi a fantastic footballer, his corners and free kicks do not seem to carry any threat, they either hit the wall, the front man, go behind the attacking players or have so little pace on them that a goal is not going to come. I assume we just not have a better set piece taker, or is there another reason, my son suggested that perhaps Farke is quite set in his opinions of which position a player comes from who takes free kicks and corners. Or am I wrong and being overly critical? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,962 Posted February 24, 2021 We do have a better set piece taker, unfortunately it’s Quintilla. ☹️ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,680 Posted February 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, Newtopia said: Emi a fantastic footballer, his corners and free kicks do not seem to carry any threat, they either hit the wall, the front man, go behind the attacking players or have so little pace on them that a goal is not going to come. I assume we just not have a better set piece taker, or is there another reason, my son suggested that perhaps Farke is quite set in his opinions of which position a player comes from who takes free kicks and corners. Or am I wrong and being overly critical? You are right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 6,386 Posted February 24, 2021 13 minutes ago, Newtopia said: Emi a fantastic footballer, his corners and free kicks do not seem to carry any threat, they either hit the wall, the front man, go behind the attacking players or have so little pace on them that a goal is not going to come. I assume we just not have a better set piece taker, or is there another reason, my son suggested that perhaps Farke is quite set in his opinions of which position a player comes from who takes free kicks and corners. Or am I wrong and being overly critical? You are not wrong. It is not just that they rarely give us a chance but as often as not (and I don't think that is an exaggeration) they lead to a dangerous breakaway for the opposition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,215 Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Newtopia said: Emi a fantastic footballer, his corners and free kicks do not seem to carry any threat, they either hit the wall, the front man, go behind the attacking players or have so little pace on them that a goal is not going to come. I assume we just not have a better set piece taker, or is there another reason, my son suggested that perhaps Farke is quite set in his opinions of which position a player comes from who takes free kicks and corners. Or am I wrong and being overly critical? You're right that Emi is actually not very good at taking set pieces as compared to the rest of his game. You're totally wrong in claiming that Farke is "set in his opinion of which position a player comes from who takes free kicks and corners." Just this season (as well as Emi) we have seen Vrancic, Stiepermann, Quintilla, Placheta and Josh Martin taking corners/free kicks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Paddons Beard 2,791 Posted February 24, 2021 100% correct Emi is fantastic - with the exception of restart delivery . I can’t quite believe it . I said to Mrs Beard from behind the sofa that you could stick the mortgage on his free kick hitting the wall - and it did. Near post corners are headed clear ! Even with the glow of another fantastic result it doesn’t get any better Kenny takes free kicks for the sweaties? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank shoots Skyler 2,094 Posted February 24, 2021 Must be something in his contract about it. Maybe we had to assign him as set-piece taker to keep him over the summer... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenerationA47 864 Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hank shoots Skyler said: Must be something in his contract about it. Maybe we had to assign him as set-piece taker to keep him over the summer... I’d take that deal Although Mario is not the free kick assassin he was 2 years back (possibly down to not getting starts till recently) he was missed when we got a couple of classic ‘top corner’ opportunities - having already been taken off for Onel, not that I disagreed with that at the time. Shame he can’t match that quality in his open play, although he does still provide many magical moments like that back heel return for Todd’s recent goal (v Stoke I think?). Imagine a cross between him and Emi... Edited February 24, 2021 by GenerationA47 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repman 753 Posted February 24, 2021 Funnily enough I think Emi's set piece delivery on wide free kicks is often superb, however his corners do seem to be lacking. I do think its likely he is told to whip the ball near post, due to us not being the most dominant side in the air, and a header on the near post is probably the easiest chance to score from a corner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,830 Posted February 24, 2021 If there is a free kick where a shot can be taken, Emi hasn't (as far as I can remember) ever looked like scoring from one, so I am not sure why he takes them, unless he is brilliant at them in training and it is just a matter of time before he clicks. McLean is pretty good at set pieces...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenerationA47 864 Posted February 24, 2021 28 minutes ago, repman said: Funnily enough I think Emi's set piece delivery on wide free kicks is often superb, however his corners do seem to be lacking. I do think its likely he is told to whip the ball near post, due to us not being the most dominant side in the air, and a header on the near post is probably the easiest chance to score from a corner. And if we can see that.. it’s unlikely the opposition coaches are blind to it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glory.win or die. 273 Posted February 24, 2021 I think it's partly due to our players not being great in the air. Hanley could easily have had 3 or 4 goals from corners and is often first to the ball. I would like us to mix it up a bit and do the occasional short corner routine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 7,377 Posted February 24, 2021 Definitely think a short corner would be worth a look. Get one or two of their lads out of the box and change the angle. Oh, and hit a ****ing inswinger! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newtopia 573 Posted February 24, 2021 I really can't say I have seen any of his dead ball delivery which is very threatening. I guess it is either contractual (this seems unlikely) or as Lakey suggests that he is the best we have and is amazing when he is not under pressure - so Farke is giving him time to improve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, lake district canary said: If there is a free kick where a shot can be taken, Emi hasn't (as far as I can remember) ever looked like scoring from one, so I am not sure why he takes them, unless he is brilliant at them in training and it is just a matter of time before he clicks. McLean is pretty good at set pieces...... If only we still had Snoddy, he'd have been the perfect fit for this team. With Max behind him and Emi more central they would have been excellent together. And that's without his set pieces. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repman 753 Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, GenerationA47 said: And if we can see that.. it’s unlikely the opposition coaches are blind to it Yes I agree. There is an edge to be gained from set pieces but we don't seem to be trying to exploit it, the only variation on an attacking corner I can remember was Hanley against Coventry recently, which was well worked and should have resulted in a goal. Also were he still in the side, I think Placheta would be on corners (certainly inswingers from his left), his delivery has looked superb whenever he has taken them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hairy 4,272 Posted February 24, 2021 As good as we have been this season, its glaringly obvious we're not just poor at attacking set pieces, but possibly have the worst statistics in the league with them. Emi's delivery is often poor, but also when he does put in a good one we're absolutely atrocious at doing anything with them, which is totally because we're a poor side in the air, which is why given how much we love tricky fast play on the deck, little triangles etc that I can't believe we don't try clever short corner routines etc. You'd think that sort of play would be right up Farkes street. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 6,143 Posted February 24, 2021 35 minutes ago, lappinitup said: If only we still had Snoddy, he'd have been the perfect fit for this team. With Max behind him and Emi more central they would have been excellent together. And that's without his set pieces. Dylan runs screaming from the room.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,830 Posted February 24, 2021 42 minutes ago, lappinitup said: If only we still had Snoddy, he'd have been the perfect fit for this team. With Max behind him and Emi more central they would have been excellent together. And that's without his set pieces. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites