Corners - both ends

[melv]

I think that our pitch is to big it seems to suit the away teams better than us just a thought

 

Eh?

[Tenement Funster]

Did you stop supporting during the days of Gareth Griffiths or Sam Collins ?

 

Or even John McCombe. Also Chris Robertson wasn't bad off the odd corner either. It's just at the moment the deliveries aren't goo enough and our defenders aren't the biggest (without Inniss).

[Trampilot]

We've never been able to score from corners in all the time I've supported us. It must just be a Vale thing.

 

I seem to recall Robbie Earle and Darren Beckford combining quite well from one or two!

 

This season though I think they have been pretty dire. The ball rarely gets past the first man and when it does it goes straight to the keeper. In some ways if we haven't got the players to take decent corners then all just take quick two man corners.

[Guest]

Corners hey what a bone of contention be nice c Vale score from one .

Was Gareth Griffiths v Rotherham.scored both the last one score from one enlighten me lol .

I think foley puts a decent ball in meself much better than.that Chris lines but your best header of the ball is Dicko then u aint going score often or at all.

Uche doesnt seem good in the air ,neither is Daniel .

So if i was the corner taker id float the ball to the edge of the box where i would have the player with the best technique volleying it .

The ones we conced from r no different than the ones Sam puts in .

[colin]

Corners hey what a bone of contention be nice c Vale score from one .

Was Gareth Griffiths v Rotherham.scored both the last one score from one enlighten me lol .

I think foley puts a decent ball in meself much better than.that Chris lines but your best header of the ball is Dicko then u aint going score often or at all.

Uche doesnt seem good in the air ,neither is Daniel .

So if i was the corner taker id float the ball to the edge of the box where i would have the player with the best technique volleying it .

The ones we conced from r no different than the ones Sam puts in .

 

Daniel is alright in the air. He wins a fair few headers and flick ons

[fraggle]

Simple one here - maybe they should be practicing set pieces on the Vale park pitch, anyone know if the training pitch represents the same dimensions as the match surface?!?!

 

We never seem to do any good... Maybe it's all about where we practice?

[Biddulph_PV]

I think that our pitch is to big it seems to suit the away teams better than us just a thought

 

We need a new stadium then.

[Fosse69]

We need a new stadium then.

Or a training pitch the same size as the match pitch

[SourceOfTheTrent]

Referencing my original post to start this thread what I think we need most is some fresh and imaginative thinking at coaching level regarding corners at both ends of the pitch.

[geosname]

How about a circular pitch?

[SourceOfTheTrent]

How about a circular pitch?

Maybe Aussie Rules would suit us better? 😊

[Paul6754]

Vale appear to "float" corners and free kicks into the box these days whereas in the Prem they seem to "whip" them in with speed, dip and bend (a right footer from the left side and vice versa), would be worth trying if not just to mix it up.

 

I'm "a man on either post guy" when defending corners.

[Seamus O'Wye]

Vale appear to "float" corners and free kicks into the box these days whereas in the Prem they seem to "whip" them in with speed, dip and bend (a right footer from the left side and vice versa), would be worth trying if not just to mix it up.

 

I'm "a man on either post guy" when defending corners.

 

...Couldn't agree more. We must get much more pace on the ball... our 'floaty' ones give the keeper far too much time to come and collect/punch - Foley just isn't the right person to be taking them.

And I'm another 'man-on-each-post' fan!

[ginge]

Thought apart from the first couple O'Connor's deliveries were much better today than corners in previous games.

[pvfcoasis]

just mark your man, watch the ball, jump before the other player, stick to him like super glue?

what the hell is so hard about that?

they get paid for this!