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Defending near post corners. - Jezzer - 14-01-2024
And long throws to the near post for that matter. It seems to be panic stations every time we concede one. Some serious work needed in training I think because we know exactly what Fleetwood are going to do next week.
RE: Defending near post corners. - dsmg - 14-01-2024
Perhaps need to take Bishop off that duty and give it to Pack or Shockers
RE: Defending near post corners. - wjd - 14-01-2024
(14-01-2024, 12:24 PM)Jezzer Wrote: And long throws to the near post for that matter. It seems to be panic stations every time we concede one. Some serious work needed in training I think because we know exactly what Fleetwood are going to do next week.
Play Macey so that the defence know they have a keeper who will come and claim crosses and dominate his area.
RE: Defending near post corners. - bluetagagain - 14-01-2024
How about the LB covering the left hand post. Radical I know.
RE: Defending near post corners. - Gerry Hatrick - 14-01-2024
Never mind defending corners, how about taking them so that we at least clear the first man?
RE: Defending near post corners. - FiftyYearsOn - 14-01-2024
Yes please to all the above. Hadn't realised what a pathetic effort Bishop made for their 3rd goal.
RE: Defending near post corners. - Cunninglinguist - 14-01-2024
And their second
But it’s all Norris’ fault
RE: Defending near post corners. - TitchfieldBlue - 14-01-2024
Norris was not at fault for any of the goals yesterday.
RE: Defending near post corners. - Cunninglinguist - 14-01-2024
Oh yes he was.
RE: Defending near post corners. - TitchfieldBlue - 14-01-2024
(14-01-2024, 02:14 PM)Cunninglinguist Wrote: Oh yes he was.
Please explain?
Unless I've been fished here?
First goal made himself big, nothing he could do. Shit defending.
Second goal was piss poor defending. Too many players in his way, no way could he claim that.
Third goal it was headed in the top corner of the net from the near post, again terrible defending.
I'm not his biggest fan but he did nothing wrong yesterday.
RE: Defending near post corners. - Cunninglinguist - 14-01-2024
Don’t mess with the fisherman.
RE: Defending near post corners. - dsmg - 14-01-2024
Pantomime defending!
RE: Defending near post corners. - bluetagagain - 14-01-2024
Don’t feed the fisherman
RE: Defending near post corners. - Hammie - 14-01-2024
Ogilvie being back would make a very big difference defensively. Sparkes has got better defensively. But as per yesterday when his crossing was ineffective (as was Rafferty's) he is not worth a place as a full back.
Ogilvie also adds an element of calm to the defensive unit.
As a team yesterday we were a lot smaller than them. There was an old saying a good team of bigguns will always beat a good team of littl'uns. Especially on set pieces.
RE: Defending near post corners. - briefcase_wanchor - 14-01-2024
Can’t recall if it was happening over the earlier part of the season but Bishop has been having a nightmare over the past 2-3 mths when tasked with defending set pieces. He’s often mismatched to one of the bigger attackers or late to the ball. Don’t know if it’s a communication thing or inexperience in being asked to do the job. Someone else needs to be involved in the mix, though we maybe suffer here with having 2 or 3 vertically challenged players.
RE: Defending near post corners. - exgaffer - 14-01-2024
(14-01-2024, 12:24 PM)Jezzer Wrote: And long throws to the near post for that matter. It seems to be panic stations every time we concede one. Some serious work needed in training I think because we know exactly what Fleetwood are going to do next week.
On the subject of the near post, we pose no threat on it when we are attacking.
Bearing in mind that we seem to have trouble clearing the first defender, you’d have thought we would deploy someone to the near post as a matter of course.
RE: Defending near post corners. - dsmg - 14-01-2024
Shockers scored a fantastic near post header a few games back
RE: Defending near post corners. - Hammie - 15-01-2024
At the end of the day, Bishop is not fantastic in the air. I'd back Raggie or Shocker to beat him in the air if he was defending against ether of them.
RE: Defending near post corners. - TiHKAL - 15-01-2024
Seeing as we had a knack of scoring near-post headers earlier on this season…against a dearth of goals from set pieces for years (or maybe it just felt that way)…surprised that we don’t defend them too.