[Archived] Defending Corners & Set Pieces

[bluebruce]

But then what happens when he is not able to get past the crowd of players in his way to get to the ball?

We have Samba barge them all out the way of course.

[den]

No i think we should man mark, except for our best header of the ball who should just look for the ball.

LOOK for the ball? Stand there and hope it comes somewhere near him>

The best header should mark their biggest aerial threat.

[dopper69]

LOOK for the ball? Stand there and hope it comes somewhere near him>

The best header should mark their biggest aerial threat.

Isn't everybody missing the fact that for his height, Samba is not a brilliant header? I've seen Gamst get up in the air more spectaculary than Samba

[thenodrog]

Isn't everybody missing the fact that for his height, Samba is not a brilliant header?

Not everybody dopper.....

We have a ch of 6'5" who unfortunately cannot jump and head a ball......prob cos he has never had to. Unfortunately Villa have one about the same size who can.

Timing to take a header on the running jump for max height is a difficult skill. One that I never possessed unfortunately but I played alongside a ch who was about the best in the NW outside the football league, he won just about everything in the air despite being only about 5ft 10".

[CAPT KAYOS]

Bring Back Speedie.... superb at heading a ball for a smallish guy