Good stats
. So, statistically we should probably play it out wide then get the cross in 
... so long as it's not back to our keeper!
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[Albion] Surely we must have some decent free kick takers in this squad?
- Thread starter Lady Whistledown
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. So, statistically we should probably play it out wide then get the cross in ... so long as it's not back to our keeper!But I do quite like his ballet-style lifting up and standing on his tippy-toes just before he takes it!
GoingUp
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When we get Modric next season he will be smashing them in.
It's all a bit too much drama for me (unless that's in my head), too predictable
Seen videos of him knuckleballing them into the top corner in training. Frustrating he's never managed to do it properly in a game.
Yeah, it's mental...
Anyone who thought this experiment was finally over had an unexpected treat today!
Mustafa II
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Direct freekicks are very, very rarely scored in the Premier League these days.
Only 11 direct freekicks were scored in the Premier League in TOTAL last season, an all-time low. That's down from 18 in the previous season.
If Dunk is the best we have in training, so be it, let him have a pop... whoever else takes it is equally unlikely to score, statistically.
Then we should play it wide and get the cross straight in.... to Muric's hands...oh
BRIGHT ON Q
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Comes to something when I don't even want a free kick given to us in a dangerous position because it wastes about 3 minutes a time and you know the bloody outcome!
METALMICKY
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And don't forget our new decoy corner routine. Get the ref involved in lots of jostling in the 6 yard box and then the cunning plan of knocking it short to Ferdi who's got no idea about the plan!Then we should play it wide and get the cross straight in.... to Muric's hands...oh
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It would help if he didn’t smash it straight at the wall though - free kicks have a much better chance of going in if they actually go over the wall if that was the intention.
Mackie’s amazing free kick against Leicester
Mustafa II
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Imagine every club is bemoaning the same thing.
In the Premier League 23/24 season:
- 283 direct freekicks were taken, with 11 being scored. That's nearly 1 in 22 freekicks, or 4.6%
- Out of those 11 scored, 3 were scored by City
- Which means 12 other clubs, including Brighton, did not score a direct freekick last season
I think it's one of those things... everyone has fond memories of stunning direct freekicks being scored, but in reality it just isn't a dangerous attacking position anymore, as the game has evolved a lot since.
Ipswich would’ve been delighted every time we won a corner or free-kick.
Killed our open play momentum, 11 defenders, static football, zzzz Albion players in whispering conferences eating up precious time, jostling in the box to wind up our players.
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Our short corner in the second half was a thing of comedy.