For all the sneering and laughing at this set piece guy (and believe me I have been part of that). It shouldn't be missed that other teams seem to have spotted this and then adapted to what they have seen as a clear weakness.
I have to only just had a quick look at the stats this evening, but goals and shots from corners are now increasing and have done for the past two seasons, and more and more teams are going for the back post. This was one of the better written pieces that some may enjoy. So does seem we have missed a trend potentially and made ourselves vulnerable.
"One key difference, though, is how many more of the corners aimed to the back-post zone resulted in shots. Of the corners where the first contact was at the back post, 25.8% were turned towards goal compared to 13.2% at the front post and 12.2% in the centre. Almost two times as many of the corners where the first contact was at the back post were converted into goals (3.1%) as corners to the front post (1.6%) and to the middle of the goal (1.5%)."
Source:
13.9% of all goals scored in the Premier League in 2022-23 came after a corner. So, we've taken a look at what worked for each of the teams
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