Do we do any in training? Piss poor again today and need a variation against teams with strong aerial defenders. Numerous corners and free kicks today but didnt look a threat at all! Nearly all the aerial balls that went into their box(apart from Buckley half chance and Ulloa sitter!) were met by a red shirt.The few times they werent, Ipswich made sure they got to the `second ball` first,far too easily at times. Garcia needs to adjust tactics when playing teams like this, because a few teams have come to the Amex and got a result by frustrating us to go directer and filling their box to deal with this. More counter attack is a possibility, but then you have to rely on the opposing teams to have a go themselves, which some are a bit reluctant to do at times. All becomes very tactical, but Garcia and Jones etc are paid well to sort it out.
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Set pieces!
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Word for word 100% this. I said the same during the match. Buckley won three free kicks right in front of us and each one was identical, in that Ipswich dealt with them easily. There was no creativity at all.
Other than the fact Ulloa alone, should have had a brace of headers, possibly even a hat-trick, you might have a point.
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- #6
In all fairness to Ulloa, you rarely see him go 1v1, the other CB is waiting in and around the first challenge.Its the way we play at times.The header he missed in the 2nd half was when he managed to muscle between two defenders!
Phat Baz 68
Get a ****ing life mate !
- Apr 16, 2011
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Every free kick we had totalling about 5/6 just outside the area was sent in high and to the far post where there was no one 
Couldnt work it out why they kept doing it ?
Couldnt work it out why they kept doing it ?
blockhseagull
Well-known member
We did manage to take the worst free kick I've ever seen today
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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set pieces, including corners, seem to have been poor for Brighton for years. i dont know if its a not-top-drawer-players-trying-something-special or simply bad luck in having three or four squads inept at them.
tigertim68
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- Sep 3, 2012
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our set pieces were like the rest of our game today crap !
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Not great are they? Majority go about 3ft over the head of the far post attacker whilst the remainder don't clear the front post.
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- #12
We seem to play for winning corners,free kicks etc. instead of trying to get a quick pass or cross in.Therefore without training ,practice etc this seems like a complete waste of time and an area that needs a serious overhaul. If we are incapable of putting a set piece together then please do not play to try and win them!