Goals Scored From Outside The Penalty Area

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el punal

el punal

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Aug 29, 2012
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I'm racking my brains on this one, trying to recall when we last scored with a shot from distance. All our successful efforts have been close-in. Which begs the question can anyone in the team, with the exception of Kaz, hit the target from a free kick outside the box?
 




Hugo Rune

Hugo Rune

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Feb 23, 2012
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Brighton
Solly March's pile driver against MK Dons may have been from outside the box. Skalak & Knockers are both free kick specialists and should be able to score from well outside the box (as they have done before in their careers). You're right in general though. Perhaps we need to start scoring some more of these. I seem to recall B-Muff scoring a lot of goals from outside the box last season - it seemed to me they'd just **** the ball from anywhere and somehow it would go in.
 


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martin tyler

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Jan 25, 2013
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Scalek if on would be my preferred choice to hit a free kick.
Knockhart, Stephens and Kayal have all have had decent strikes from distance as well.
All count the same though
 




















perseus

perseus

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Jul 5, 2003
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Sūþseaxna
The Stephens free kick that Hemed claimed. But I noted this shortfall as well.

Shortage of headers this season until recently and a severe shortage of near post headers as long as I can remember. Longer because I cannot remember.

40% of our shots this season are from outside the penalty area. So it is not for a lack of trying! 15 shots per game average at home = 6 a game at home.

https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/211/Statistics/England-Brighton

Opposition is restricted to 48% of shots from outside the box.
 












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Machiavelli

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Oct 11, 2013
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Fiveways
Buzzer said:
Eh? The OP just asked when we last scored outside the area. I may have missed something but I don't think either a season or league was mentioned.
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Everyone else is interpreting it as this season, and without wanting to be too pedantic, COC is not a league ...
... but we could surely find something better to have a proper scrap about
 




Buzzer

Buzzer

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Oct 1, 2006
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Machiavelli said:
Everyone else is interpreting it as this season, and without wanting to be too pedantic, COC is not a league ...
... but we could surely find something better to have a proper scrap about
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Fair enough. If that's how you've read it then I'm wrong and I can't name a specific goal this season outside the area but have a vague recollection of Solly March scoring a screamer. I'm too done in to have a scrap.
 


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Machiavelli

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Oct 11, 2013
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Buzzer said:
Fair enough. If that's how you've read it then I'm wrong and I can't name a specific goal this season outside the area but have a vague recollection of Solly March scoring a screamer. I'm too done in to have a scrap.
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Just off to bed myself, but there have been more than you think:
RvlP v QPR
Stephens v R'ham (?)
Baldock v Bristol City
Both of Kayals
The March one you mention

That's six for starters
 




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NooBHA

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I like it the way that it is. That means we are finding ways to break teams down or play through and past them
 


studio150

studio150

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Jul 30, 2011
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On the Border
The thread does raise another query on goals scored from outside the area. Who holds the Albion record for most goals from outsidethe area.
Paul Clark Brian Horton or a more recent player.
 


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