[Albion] Zonal marking v Man marking at set pieces

[RM-Taylor]

First time I really noticed that we’d switch to a zonal marking system was the Burnley game. Zonal marking does not work as seen today for their equaliser. A man marking system is so much better and then you can pinpoint which players should be tracking whom.

How long will this last do we think? Cost us the goal today so wonder if we will switch back to the standard usual method for the game next weekend. Thoughts?

 

[severnside gull]

It’s shit - we don’t/can’t make it work.
Quality of players or quality of coaching? We need to change!

 

[jimhigham]

Conceded more goals from set pieces than any other team in the division this season. Speaks for itself. Whatever we’re doing isn’t working and it needs to change. This is purely in terms of set pieces. I’m loving the general team play.

 

[Swansman]

They had lots of set pieces and created very little from them.

 

[Stat Brother]

You don't take Duffy out of this teams set piece defending and expect to carry on like nothing has happened.

 

[Sheebo]

I be not really understand it all. But we’re bad at set pieces HOWEVER today we did well considering the amount they had. I love Maty I think he’s class. But I def see a weakness of a hesitancy to come and claim crosses etc. And when he does it’s punches... which is not ideal.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

First time I really noticed that we’d switch to a zonal marking system was the Burnley game. Zonal marking does not work as seen today for their equaliser. A man marking system is so much better and then you can pinpoint which players should be tracking whom.

How long will this last do we think? Cost us the goal today so wonder if we will switch back to the standard usual method for the game next weekend. Thoughts?

It’s actually a combination of both.

I was very worried when I saw Gross marking Mings.

However, zonal is not a great system.


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[GT49er]

Just marking would be good!

 

[One Love]

They had lots of set pieces and created very little from them.

Well I've just watched the short highlights and they had the goal and the Mings chance that Ryan managed to clear with his leg.

Pretty sure they looked like scoring quite a few times more as well.

It's the deep runners, we just don't pick them up and they end up being free in the box.

 

[Stephen Seagull]

When you actually watch their goal again you’ll see that they’d prepared the set piece:

The offside player doesn’t move and just blocks the defender tracking back into he box, this leaves the attacking player completely unmarked.

I would love to see us play this dirty every now and then, we need a bit of grit in the team

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

You don't take Duffy out of this teams set piece defending and expect to carry on like nothing has happened.

Quite.


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[One Love]

When you actually watch their goal again you’ll see that they’d prepared the set piece:

The offside player doesn’t move and just blocks the defender tracking back into he box, this leaves the attacking player completely unmarked.

I would love to see us play this dirty every now and then, we need a bit of grit in the team

We used to do this sort of thing a lot under Hughton. Potter seems to want us to play fair.

 

[Weststander]

Just marking would be good!

This.

Never see conclusive proof that either zonal or man marking is always a car crash.

 

[Seasidesage]

I personally think man to man marking is better but when almost every good team in world football has switched to zonal I think we have to consider the possibility that its a superior method?

Analytics or fans eyesite? Hmmm

 

[ATFC Seagull]

I have never played football at a level where zonal marking has been suggested or considered, so can't speak with much authority on it.

However it strikes me that the man in the pub always thinks zonal marking is rubbish and costs goals, yet the majority of top coaches in the professional game use it. Which must indicate something.

 

[blue-shifted]

Given the number of corners and free kicks we conceded, conceding 1 is about par.

More important than the method of marking is finding a way to not concede free kicks around the box. (yes I know Villa were diving sh**s) but there loads of needless corners as well.

Oh and scoring from one of our own for a change would be good

 

[lawros left foot]

I have never played football at a level where zonal marking has been suggested or considered, so can't speak with much authority on it.

However it strikes me that the man in the pub always thinks zonal marking is rubbish and costs goals, yet the majority of top coaches in the professional game use it. Which must indicate something.

Hmmmm, who was it who said” We’ve had enough of experts, in this country”?

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

You might concede more from zonal marking but you should create more counter attacks from it, it's the risk the manager takes.

 

[Arthritic Toe]

Given the number of corners and free kicks we conceded, conceding 1 is about par.

More important than the method of marking is finding a way to not concede free kicks around the box. (yes I know Villa were diving sh**s) but there loads of needless corners as well.

Oh and scoring from one of our own for a change would be good

We are shockingly bad at attacking set pieces. We had 3 corners today, took them all long, and didn't once manage to get it over the first defenders head. I just don't get it. Seriously, I as an overweight 50 something with arthritis can do better than that. I can kick a football from a corner that lands somewhere near the penalty spot every time. Why do we find it so hard?

 

[Sirnormangall]

I’ve always favoured man marking over zonal. But there’s so much clever tactical blocking that I’m no longer sure. Much of the tactical blocking should be penalised for obstruction imo, but not always given.