Set piece weakness?

Fisher maybe. He was blocked / forced out of position both times. He’s a decent footballer, but lacking strength off the ball, identified by the Stevenage players last night. Not so much lack of marking; they moved him at the free kick with a blocker and at the corner one of theirs forced him under the ball. I wonder if VAR might have intervened in a Premier League game. Not saying it should, just idly wondering.

Posted By: APB on August 14th 2024 at 10:07:05

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Set piece weakness? (NCFC) - APB, Aug 14, 10:07:05
- Saw them at….. (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 14, 14:42:03
- Attacking set pieces were dreadful too though (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 14, 10:31:11
  - No more Hughes (NCFC) - APB, Aug 14, 10:40:35
    - City recruited a well-respected set piece coach possibly from Brighton a few weeks ago (NCFC) - Chicken, Aug 14, 11:27:43
    - Worth the money if you can come up with (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 14, 10:46:34
    - Depends who you are I suppose. Look at Everton. They scored (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Aug 14, 10:44:35
    - 24% of our goals last season were from set pieces (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 14, 10:43:27
      - Really? That seems high. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Aug 14, 10:44:27
        
        Sorry, 22.7% (18/79) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 14, 10:47:16
        
        Does that include penalties and direct free kicks? (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 14, 11:18:15
        
        Long throws could also be regarded as set plays (NCFC) - APB, Aug 14, 12:48:38
        
        Mmmm going to disagree to a point regarding direct fee kicks (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 14, 12:35:49
        
        Anything that is a set piece (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 14, 11:30:44
        
        We did have quite a few, I guess. Quite memorable ones too. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Aug 14, 10:46:29
        
        Some of them did involve subtle fouls (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 14, 10:47:37
- Huge push on Kenny for the second. Would be disallowed 9 times out of 10 (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 14, 10:15:34
  - Absolutely blatant (NCFC) - Kangol Canary, Aug 14, 10:26:29
    - Long is really sh*t. I know he’s only a reserve but inspires zero confidence (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 14, 10:42:52
      - VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Aug 14, 11:36:46

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