kennec

how do u set up your corners?

i been using near post flick and use an big target player for it..

when i dont have an targetmen i havent found any good tactic.

anyone else had ???
corner tactics thread only

Millie

Does this count as a tactic request?

I use the near post flick too, prefering a big (jumping, strength, heading) centre back to a target man for the role. Then I have my second best header on the far post and a reasonably strong, aggressive player (usually my centre forward) to challenge the goal keeper.

Then I might have a player with good long shots "lurking", my full backs always to stay back, a midfielder "back if needed", perhaps a winger to offer the short option, and then anyone who doesn't have an instruction to attack the ball from deep or one of the posts.

Senderos and Vidic have been immense for me in this role, averaging over 7.50 ratings a season sometimes!

My set up is pretty much taken from a certain website based in Britain with a reputation for tactics.

kennec

k ty for input mille.

if your targetmens are unavaible to play how do u do then? do u have an backup corner tactic?

i ask couse before i played with targetmens but i discovered an new tactic today wich have let me won all games today.unfurtenly it has small pacy attackers up top only and now i cant score on corners anymore.

before my targetman scored loads ion corners. now i only score on breakaways and from long shoots

Millie

Well, I always have a couple of tall centrebacks, so I just make sure that my tall centre back is playing in the position which is told to go up for the near post flick.

If I were to change it because of a missing player, then I'd probably just swap the near post flick instruction with another player who had high jumping and strength attributes. But on the whole I keep it the same. Means I have far less fiddling to do.

As an example, at Arsenal I used to have Senderos and Richards. Senderos would usually start, and Richards would replace him if Senderos wasn't available. At Barca at the moment I've got Vidic and Corluka.

Worked a treat in the lower leagues too, where I had one guy with jumping 17 in the Conference regional and another with 15 who I would rotate.

But, if you don't have that sort of squad, just make sure that your best player (and only your best player) is set to the near post flick and you should bag yourself an extra 10 goals a season (providing they're any good).

kennec

cool.

i agree that nearpost flick ons are vry powerfull. i was mainly looking for an good alternative corner tactic.

i guess even if i havent any good heading striker i can always use my best aerial central defender for it

cheers

Googen

I've been using my biggest aerial threat, (currently my taret man at Feyenoord, Zigic, quite a tall chap), to challenge the keeper in my corner set-ups but now I might put him on near post flick-ons. I usually score a few goals from corners every season but I've always had the feeling that I could be scoring more. I would definitely agree with Millie about having a long-shot specialist lurking outside the box during corners. If you have a decent sniper you can score more goals from this position than from headers in the penalty area.

Heading into the 2012/13 season so I'll have to wait until the pre-season friendlies come around before I can test it out. I'll let y'all know how I get on in my Rule of One thread.

Alurny

1. Make sure all corners are in swingers (Right foot from left and vice versa)

2. Cross to near post only

3. Tell best header, jumper, Determination, to do "near post flick on"

I get about 15-20 goals a season this way.

kennec

ye

i bought in rolando bianchi and an 33 year old beckham and now i score like crazy on corners haha

muzzvsworld

I often think i could score more from corners. Its always on front post with either bale, basturk or makoun taking the corner. Iversen or Eddie J on near post flick and Davies or Hobbs on keeper. Van Der Vart is lurking outside box. Surely thats a recipe for success?