The secret to set piece success

edna krabappel said:

By far my favourite thing about our corners is their splendid consistency.

The (very) occasional one drifts harmlessly over every man in the penalty area and out for a goal kick. But by far the most popular routine is the one where the taker places the ball, then steps back to survey the positions of his eager team-mates, all jostling for a prime spot in front of goal. He then raises his right arm, palm forward, into the air, as if to suggest to everyone watching that there's some magnificent secret tactical plan afoot.

At which point he steps up, and delicately- but with uncanny precision- curls the ball to the defender waiting on the near corner of the six yard box, who heads it gratefully towards his winger (the one positioned immediately outside the penalty box because they've watched our games and know all of our corners will be like this), who races away, before being challenged by Bruno. And so it starts again.

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Stuart Munday said:

This is the one thing that really winds me up about the Albion, I honestly can't remember a single goal from a set piece all season which for a top six side is ridiculous. Middlesborough scored from 2 corners which must be more than we have scored at home all season, if Dunk could get the same amount of goals as last year we could be in the top two.

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edna krabappel said:

By far my favourite thing about our corners is their splendid consistency.

The (very) occasional one drifts harmlessly over every man in the penalty area and out for a goal kick. But by far the most popular routine is the one where the taker places the ball, then steps back to survey the positions of his eager team-mates, all jostling for a prime spot in front of goal. He then raises his right arm, palm forward, into the air, as if to suggest to everyone watching that there's some magnificent secret tactical plan afoot.

At which point he steps up, and delicately- but with uncanny precision- curls the ball to the defender waiting on the near corner of the six yard box, who heads it gratefully towards his winger (the one positioned immediately outside the penalty box because they've watched our games and know all of our corners will be like this), who races away, before being challenged by Bruno. And so it starts again.

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hans kraay fan club said:

No. Interplay between Stephens and Kayal, spread wide to Van la Parra, first time cross, Hemed, job done.

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Machiavelli said:

From where I sat it didn't look like that. It looked as though Hemed had conspired to be thwarted yet again, and when their keeper palmed the ball way up in the air I managed to do ten press-ups,* and then re-emerge to witness the ball looping back down and into the net.

* I made that bit up

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Acker79 said:

Does tonight's second goal count as scoring from a set piece?

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