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[Albion] Set Pieces









warmleyseagull

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Apr 17, 2011
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Fans of most teams think they are terrible at set pieces. I agree we seem to have been below average, but it would be interesting to see the stats that back it up.

One set piece we HAVEN'T been terrible at is penalties - certainly not with Ali Mac and Pedro.
16th last season with 8 (excludes pens): https://www.90min.com/posts/premier-league-teams-most-goals-set-pieces-2023-24-ranked. Subtracting set piece League position from actual position places Albion in 18th with -5 (finished 11th, set piece position 16th) ahead of Man U -7 (8,15) and Palace (10, 20).

Stand outs were Luton +14 (18,4) who scored 14 set piece goals, 25% of their total GS, and Everton +13 (2,15) with 18. Everton scored only 22 goals from open play, 7 fewer than Sheff U.
 
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Johnny RoastBeef

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Jan 11, 2016
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Lovely corner we scored from in that friendly. Great delivery.

The reaction of Jonas Scheuermann, after Sarmiento scored, and the knowing look Andrew Crofts gave him, makes me think that it was something they had been working on in training.

Milner's first two corners were shocking though. Both only just reached the first defender who cleared them easily.
 




WATFORD zero

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Jul 10, 2003
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But we want a specialist yeh?

Fab can't get bogged down in where people are moving to for a long throw.

By the way, if that is how we're going to play, hurling in to the near post, it will have been a good while since we've seen that!

It is a Brighton tradition innit, Eddie Spearritt :wink:

And I have to add that I think Barco hits a brilliant flat corner :thumbsup:
 




dazzer6666

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Mar 27, 2013
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Burgess Hill
Nick Stanley settling in well.


On the same theme.……finally a job at Chelsea that even Boehly couldn’t bring himself to steal what we had to fill :laugh:
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