retired_sajl

Hey after the great sucses of the "Near Post Corner Routine", i decided it was a little boring doing it for every game and team i used so varied it a little bit...

Have 2 players stay back (Smallest on the pitch and one has to be quick)

have the corners aimed towards near post

Have one player stand on far post
Have the rest of your players attack the ball from deep no matter of there size, so Send in Terry and defoe as they both serve a purpose...

I have noticed that if the ball does not clear the first defender on the near post it falls to a shhoting oppertunity for an advancing player or another corner and when it does clear the 1st man you tend to find players unmarked for the knock downs.

I have got steed Malbranque and Jermaine Defoe 9 goals each from this routine so far and King has 5 so it seems to be working...

See what you think and give some FB

Harboggles

Will give this a try in the next game.

Harboggles

Just a quick question, should i put anyone on the near post? You don't specify, but you said "if the ball does not clear the first defender on the near post...". Thanks.

retired_sajl

i tend not to, if you have a good corner taker it will clear 9 times out of ten, I have Nakamura (he a bit good) When i play teams with a lot of height like Bolton i change it to mixed if not doing to well... This is because they usually have Gary Speeed on the Post - sorry forgot to mention that

retired_jules1582

Sounds interesting, will give it a try. Must be me, but the near post flick hardly ever worked for me. Man mountain, good jumping, good heading on near post and he forever headed it into the side netting. I like a bit more success than that!