[Albion] BHA are BOTTOM of the table in set piece goals

[Easy 10]

2 goals from set pieces this season is pathetic. I don't even know why I bother getting mildly excited at a corner or free kick any more.

Why is this ? Graeme Souness made quite an interesting observation in his column yesterday, when talking about how West Ham have gone from one of the top set-piece goalscorers last season, to one of the worst:

"There are two components to scoring set-piece goals. Delivery, which I would suggest has not changed. And a willingness to take a blow for the cause — put your head where you might get an elbow across your chops — which I would suggest has."

Are we a team of powder-puffs, unwilling to stick our heads in amongst the flying boots and clattering keepers when the ball is in the danger zone ? I cannot accept it's just down to bad delivery.

Considering we are 3rd in the EPL with open-play goals (behind only Arsenal and City), if we were even HALFWAY decent at set pieces, imagine where we could be in the League right now.

There MUST be a reason. What gives ?

 

[macbeth]

No I don’t think they’re too afraid of heading the ball, to me it seems they’re more afraid of heading it on target than anything else

 

[Washie]

I've never got excited at a corner. You're more likely to concede from a corner than score from it.

 

[Swansman]

Just not a lot of aerial threats in the team. Dunk, Webster and Fergie... and the former two are absolutely hopeless when it comes to getting their headers on goal.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

I've never got excited at a corner. You're more likely to concede from a corner than score from it.

A statistical impossibility (if you're talking in general terms).

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Palace have scored 9 goals all season?? That can't be true.

 

[Easy 10]

Palace have scored 9 goals all season?? That can't be true.

9 goals in open play

 

[macbeth]

Oh dear

 

[Swansman]

A statistical impossibility (if you're talking in general terms).

Think it is statistically quite likely that counter-attacks resulting from corners lead to as many goals as the corners themselves.

 

[um bongo molongo]

I don’t think our delivery is great. All a bit floaty.

 

[dazzer6666]

Assume our full time set-piece coach is under a fair degree of scrutiny/pressure…..interestingly he doesn’t seem to be so active onbthe sidelines at recent matches. Used to see him bellowing instructions.

 

[Swansman]

Assume our full time set-piece coach is under a fair degree of scrutiny/pressure…..interestingly he doesn’t seem to be so active onbthe sidelines at recent matches. Used to see him bellowing instructions.

The boys tried a couple of new variations in the last few games so I think this is an area that is currently being worked on. Hopefully something good will come out of it.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Yeah, but we're joint top for own goals

So we obviously are good at FLUSTERING the opposition.

 

[Bodian]

Quite good at forcing own goals though. And even our corner goal was an own goal - so 5 really.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Assume our full time set-piece coach is under a fair degree of scrutiny/pressure…..interestingly he doesn’t seem to be so active onbthe sidelines at recent matches. Used to see him bellowing instructions.

Apparently, last years is back with the U21s.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

So what are our two? One must be the Ali Mac free kick against Leicester, what is the other one. Chelsea scored an own goal from a corner in the 4-1 bumming we gave them, but normally own goals don't count in these things (and it's got its own column anyway)

 

[fruitnveg]

We're bottom because we can't deliver nor are we brave. It sucks.

 

[Giraffe]

Under Potter we were always aiming for dunk at the back post. Under De Zerbi we seemed to be hitting the area around the corner more, inswingers generally. Frankly though the outcome appears the same regardless.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

We're bottom because we can't deliver nor are we brave. It sucks.

Now, look at who has the most goals from open play.
Either that, or I’m going boss eyed.

 

[studio150]

Yes let's become a Sean Dyche team and only score goals from corners and set pieces, so that we can move up the table for goals from dead ball situations, and not bother to score from open play.

Currently 5th highest scorers in the division. Surely it's goals that count not where they come from.