Druss_the_Legend
UTC Legend
How good were our set pieces tonight? Well, after the 39th minute anyway.
Can we keep Dan in the role please?
Can we keep Dan in the role please?
Absolutely, I was thinking with Billing's goal, would that have been a goal in the first half of the season? It does feel like someone has told Danjuma to release the ball quicker.Very curious with deliveries like that why he doesn’t a) put more balls in the box instead of trying to beat his man half a dozen times and b) at least share set piece duty with Stanislas so things can be mixed up more often and be less predictable and mundane.
Couldn’t agree more. It’s the first time ever we’ve seen Danjuma’s capabilities from set pieces and having seen his quality from those tonight it’s frustrating that Stan appears to have had free rein on them until now
I think we saw with Stans reactions to Surridge and Kelly earlier in the season that he sees himself as the main man in the team. The boss as such and only he has the right to take free kicks and corners etc. This nullifies the true potential of other players as I believe we saw last night once he's gone off. Danjuma is more than capable of putting in good free icks and corners. Bottom line...Stans a greedy fucker. We don't need greedy fuckers at the moment.
I have a foot in both camps. Stan does seem to want to hog all the set pieces and almost every time 3 stand over the ball and Stan makes it clear hes taking it. But at the same time, the managers must say its his choice or he wouldnt get away with it for too long.
I dont know the stats, I know some on here poor over them but Im pretty sure the majority of his crosses and corners dont beat the first man. Meanwhile, Dans first corner was perfect and we scored from it. Doesnt mean he will continue to put great set plays in as he can blow hot and cold but like DJ said, surely mix it up a bit?
I think we saw with Stans reactions to Surridge and Kelly earlier in the season that he sees himself as the main man in the team. The boss as such and only he has the right to take free kicks and corners etc. This nullifies the true potential of other players as I believe we saw last night once he's gone off. Danjuma is more than capable of putting in good free icks and corners. Bottom line...Stans a greedy fucker. We don't need greedy fuckers at the moment.
Nice idea ! Unfortunately I can see the definition of "decent ball" proving to be very subjective and lacking consensus. I think that could cause quite a bit of tension between the "decent ball" und "shite ball" camps to be honest, so probably in practice not such a great idea.That said I'd bring in a new instruction on free kicks and corners... Whoever is taking set pieces has one chance to put a decent one in. If you hit the first man someone else gets the next one. Decent ball, whether we score or not, and you can continue.
Nice idea ! Unfortunately I can see the definition of "decent ball" proving to be very subjective and lacking consensus. I think that could cause quite a bit of tension between the "decent ball" und "shite ball" camps to be honest, so probably in practice not such a great idea.
But in a meritocracy your idea would indeed have merit
You could say that but then the taker could always claim extenuating circumstances like "the wind stopped it in the air" or "my standing leg slipped as I was about to connect with it", or "but the first man came out of nowhere, he wasn't there when I was lining it up" etc. etc."decent ball" surely wouldn't include hitting the first man three times in a row. Tbh I'd sub him off for that never mind take free kicks off him.
You could say that but then the taker could always claim extenuating circumstances like "the wind stopped it in the air" or "my standing leg slipped as I was about to connect with it", or "but the first man came out of nowhere, he wasn't there when I was lining it up" etc. etc.
Sure, as a fan, we see these things very much black or white but as a player you could probably come up with a thousand reasons why your corner was intercepted. I think it unlikely that the taker would ever be willing to admit "yes, ok, that was a crap corner, you're up for the next one !". It just wouldn't happen unfortunately.
Like you, I think putting in crap corners when there are others in the team who might fancy a go and actually do a bit better, should have consequences. I think it would be difficult to put a workable solution in place though, too many egos on the pitch.
Like I said, limited or not, they are available and could be used as an excuse for an interception, so the point is valid. A player is unlikely to just openly accept that he played a poor corner, there will always be some excuse for why it was intercepted and that in itself opens up room for debate and arguments on the pitch, which is unlikely to be helpful.Not beating the first man has limited extenuating circumstances. Dans ball for the goal was in "the mixer" and every ball there would cause them problems.