Everyone Back For Corners

[minijc]

Noticed this has started again, first two games I watched us we left one up on the halfway line, now we are not doing this, very negative especially against a team like Alloa, this needs to stop.

[dunc_afc]

It's infuriating, noticed at one point we had a corner and they left a guy somewhere around the halfway line so we left 3 back to mark him. It's so hard clearing the pressure with everyone in our box and vice versa preventing the opposition from clearing properly with loads back.

[fine-n-dandy]

It's a Jamie Langfield thing. All down to him & you can see this is true by how mental he goes if anyone dares to stay out during a corner.

 

Thought McInnes had nipped it in the bud though but obviously not if it was happening again last night

[RTYD]

Noticed this has started again, first two games I watched us we left one up on the halfway line, now we are not doing this, very negative especially against a team like Alloa, this needs to stop.

It's pish, utter pish. Two should be kept up.

[K-9]

First time had seen it this season yesterday in last 10 mins as we tried to hold on to force extra time. Embarrassing!!

[K-9]

And for those corners Alloa had left 3 back. So 3 back, 1 taking corner and of course the keeper meant we had 11 back to deal with just 6 Alloa players!!

[boboisared]

I saw Man Utd with all 11 back against Swansea. I'm sure I've seen Arsenal doing this too.

 

Bizarre tactic.

[boboisared]

im RELATIVELY certain davie moyes (and fergie before him) and arsene wenger knew what theyre doing

 

cheers

I did mention that at the end of last season but I just find it peculiar. Clear the ball and you're up against it again.

[supermario]

Langfield tweeted about this when Brown was in charge. Said he was strongly against it cause it crowds the box and invites the opposition to put more players up!

[fine-n-dandy]

Langfield tweeted about this when Brown was in charge. Said he was strongly against it cause it crowds the box and invites the opposition to put more players up!

You just made that up because Brown was quoted as saying that it was the way Jamie Langfield likes it.

& this has been confirmed (by myself included) at countless games where a player dares to hang around the halfway line only to be lambasted by Clangers & called back into the box.

 

Watch him yourself next time someone stays out (if they dare)

[Ingolfsson]

This, and inverted wingers can really GTF.

[RTYD]

Langfield tweeted about this when Brown was in charge. Said he was strongly against it cause it crowds the box and invites the opposition to put more players up!

Jimmy once said it was Langfailed who encouraged it.

[fine-n-dandy]

good

 

so jamie commands respect?

 

nice

No they are all worried he'll report them to the police if they don't suck up to him.

[fine-n-dandy]

Looking a great deal more organised at corners & thankfully, we rarely have two men out taking our corners also.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24857012

 

Wee link (Pat Nevin I know) but it's actually pretty interesting to watch & makes a lot of sense & (with the emphasis on the counter attack) this type of defending benefits on leaving a man (or even two) out field up the park.

[ericblack4boss]

When I asked Brown about he maintained that Ferguson once told him that an empty box favours the attacking side. So that's why he did it.