This is something that i really do not understand.
Firstly, when the ball is cleared, it goes straight back to the opposition, unless you run the ball out the box then there is no chance of a counter attack.
Since we have been doing it, we seem to have lost more goals and look more of a shambles than leaving at least 1 man up the park.
Recently whilst Calderwood has clearly been instructing them to all get back for corners; We lost a goal to Hamilton when Sodje headed it off Miller into our own goal and we gave the St Johstone player a free header and conceded from a corner in our last game.
I think there it is phsycological aswell, it has a very negative effect on your own team and positive effect on the opposition.
If a team see's you bringing Everyman back to defend corners it indicates that you feel your team is bricking it and on the back foot.
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Thread: Everyman back defending corners
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07-05-2011 05:48 AM #1
Everyman back defending corners
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07-05-2011 06:30 AM #2
Seconded - always annoyed me. If the opposition have 5 or 6 players above 6 foot who always appear in the opposition box at set plays then perhaps I can just about understand it - trying to crowd the area so the attacking team can't get a free header in, but otherwise surely if you leave 2 up then they must have minimum 3 defenders. Always did this when I coached juvenile teams
Probably why I am typing this instead of being a senior coach I suppose
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07-05-2011 06:51 AM #3This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Just as strange is how a team with Dickoh, Sodje, Hanlon, Palsson, Scott, Vaz Te and Divis, probably Hibs' biggest in some time, STILL can't defend corners.
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07-05-2011 08:47 AM #6
I see nothing wrong with bringing everone back for a corner, its a tactic that has worked well for us this season, when was the last time we lost a goal from a corner.
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07-05-2011 09:25 AM #7
So how come when other teams do it.....we never score
Another negative about having all your players back at a corner, is it's very hard for a GK to come out
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07-05-2011 02:29 PM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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07-05-2011 10:59 PM #9
Where did we sign this Everyman from anyway? If we bought him just to defend corners he clearly isn't up to the job! Must have been a Yogi signing
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08-05-2011 09:09 AM #10
takes you right back to the Alex Miller days - whole Hibs team in the box defending corners, ball gets cleared and comes straight back in.
Bit worrying when we are adopting these tactics against the "might" of Accies & St Mirren
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08-05-2011 10:33 AM #11
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No such thing as an inability to defend corners - only an inability to defend.
We've got quite bit of sorting to do over the summer.
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