robertolfc90

I believe getting this right is often the difference between finishing 3rd and 1st in the league. However, I can never employ a system that regularly works for my team. How does everyone else go about setting up their corners?

Hawshiels

In FM2007, it was easy. You got someone like Corluka (great heading and jumping) and with near post corners you set the intruction for Corluka to do a near post flick on. This however has been fixed in FM2008 but here is what you can do.

The tall defenders are now marked more closely by the two central defenders in the opposition team. So, take your next two best players at heading and jumping and get one to attack the near post and one to attack the far post. Have the two tallest players in your team "attack ball from deep" ensuring that their two central defenders (and usually their best heads) are out of the way.

There are maybe others that spend time on this more than me and they would be good to hear from in this thread but this gets me about 14-15 goals a season. I have Zapata and Barzagli as my DCs that usually get marked tightly, but my two DMCs of Arouca and Baraja attack the near and far posts and get me the goals. Hope this helps.

p.s. You are right .... Scoring from corners and defending at corners can be the difference so I like to spend time getting this right. The views of others would be appreciated.

vasilli07

There is a thread with a corner routine which is deadly. Do a search.

Joor

First its important to have noone at near post - its bugged.
Spread out your players, you dont need 8 inside the area - infact 4 or 5 is much better which give you alot more one on one challenges.
I always keep 2 back, one short option and one outside area. Now take your best header on forward, 2nd attack near post and 3rd attack far post. The last 2 attack from deep. Aim mixed .
This setup gave me 11 goals from corner with AC Milan first season.
And its only Ambrosini who is great in the air (18heading and jumping)..rest are average - Gilardino(17/16), Nesta(16/16), Kaladze (15/16), Inzaghi(16/16).

My corner sitiuation looks like this:
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/7780/corner1dd0.jpg
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/2693/corner2lc8.jpg
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/3591/corner3sb9.jpg

Here is another one from right side where Gilardino score(attack far post)
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/747/corner4hi8.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6631/corner5ln4.jpg
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8901/corner6gq3.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8166/corner7bb3.jpg