We've played 4 league games this season and we've not scored from a corner as yet. Now after only 4 games, that not all that surprising.
But have a guess how many corners we've had in those 4 games? Maybe about 16, thats 4 a game. No, more than that. 20 then , 5 a game. No guess again. 24 then, thats 6 a game. No. In 4 games we've amassed 32 corners. 32 bloody corners & we've not scored 1 goal. In 2 of the games, we've managed double figures, 12 against Sheff U & 11 against the Blue****e. In those 2 away games we had 23 corners, didn't score from 1, & collected only 1 point. You'd think on the law of averages if you just banged the ball in the box, it would sometimes fall to one of our players but no.
What makes this all the more surprising is we are a big side, good in the air. Our 2 central defenders Carra & Sami are brilliant in the air. SG is more than useful as well. Even Garcia & Xabi are decent. Both have scored goals recently with their head. Not for LFC of course, but for Spain. Upfront we have either Crouch or Kuyt most games, both of whom are decent. So in any 1 game we'd have two from carra/Sami/Agger, Kuyt or Crouch, Sg or alonso ( 1 of the 2 usually take the corners) & maybe Garcia. On top of that we'd have usually Bellamy or Robbie sniffing around for knockdowns.
Its not a new problem of course, we've always been ****e at corners. Even during our 1970's & 1980's heydays we were ****e. We invented the ****ty short corner. many a time I've known the short corner ending up back in Clems or Brucies arms as we managed to cock another 'training pitch' masterpiece up.
What surprises me is that Rafa is such a meticulous planner. I'd expect him to practice different corners, have a few moves up his sleeve. But if he has we aint seen them yet.
Even last season was woeful. An anorak mate of mine came up with some rediculous stats on our corners last season. we scored from every 37th corner or some such ****e.
So then corners...why are we so crap. And have we scored from a corner since Tommy Smith in Rome 1977. Probably, but not many!!!
But have a guess how many corners we've had in those 4 games? Maybe about 16, thats 4 a game. No, more than that. 20 then , 5 a game. No guess again. 24 then, thats 6 a game. No. In 4 games we've amassed 32 corners. 32 bloody corners & we've not scored 1 goal. In 2 of the games, we've managed double figures, 12 against Sheff U & 11 against the Blue****e. In those 2 away games we had 23 corners, didn't score from 1, & collected only 1 point. You'd think on the law of averages if you just banged the ball in the box, it would sometimes fall to one of our players but no.
What makes this all the more surprising is we are a big side, good in the air. Our 2 central defenders Carra & Sami are brilliant in the air. SG is more than useful as well. Even Garcia & Xabi are decent. Both have scored goals recently with their head. Not for LFC of course, but for Spain. Upfront we have either Crouch or Kuyt most games, both of whom are decent. So in any 1 game we'd have two from carra/Sami/Agger, Kuyt or Crouch, Sg or alonso ( 1 of the 2 usually take the corners) & maybe Garcia. On top of that we'd have usually Bellamy or Robbie sniffing around for knockdowns.
Its not a new problem of course, we've always been ****e at corners. Even during our 1970's & 1980's heydays we were ****e. We invented the ****ty short corner. many a time I've known the short corner ending up back in Clems or Brucies arms as we managed to cock another 'training pitch' masterpiece up.
What surprises me is that Rafa is such a meticulous planner. I'd expect him to practice different corners, have a few moves up his sleeve. But if he has we aint seen them yet.
Even last season was woeful. An anorak mate of mine came up with some rediculous stats on our corners last season. we scored from every 37th corner or some such ****e.
So then corners...why are we so crap. And have we scored from a corner since Tommy Smith in Rome 1977. Probably, but not many!!!
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