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Flavia
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He didn't even tried to head the ball. He lost the player he was marking completely, the guy shove him aside, and went freely to score.
Sergio Busquets
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No way I didn't know u needed logic to score from corners against Barca
The Observer
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It's annoying that this glaring weakness hasn't been fixed yet. Last season it cost us more than anything else in big games, even more than the lack of pressing or injuries or defending from open play. Ronaldo, Varane, Ramos, T. Silva, Dante, Mandzukic. They all killed us in the air and now it just continues. 5 out of 12 goals conceded from headers. In big games you can't keep your opponents away from getting a few corners and freekicks around your box. Conceding 3 corners + 2 freekicks and at least 1 goal will come out of it with 90 % probability against tall teams (which everyone is compared to Barca).
Most of the time it isn't even about height. Bartra and Busquets lost their markers completely last 2 games. They weren't "outjumped". You can easily block even taller guys from gathering enough pace for a meaningful header if you are clever. But our players can't even stick with their markers.
Most of the time it isn't even about height. Bartra and Busquets lost their markers completely last 2 games. They weren't "outjumped". You can easily block even taller guys from gathering enough pace for a meaningful header if you are clever. But our players can't even stick with their markers.
At least Bartra tried to pressure Mussachio (not successfully I'm afraid) but Busi looked like he fell asleep on the corner
Cule4life
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This has to be on the manager. Wonder if he makes them practice enough
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Considering that Tata is bemoaning set pieces all the time in his pressers and has even changed the entire system from zonal marking to man marking / zonal marking hybrid form, I can't imagine he doesn't. But I'm also not sure he is personally teaching the players how to defend set pieces. That new guy "Rubi" was supposed to be the set piece specialist from what I know.
But I'm also not sure much can be "taught" there. Real Madrid have been as bad at defending corners as Barca in recent years despite being a tall team and Mourinho couldn't correct it (Welbeck goal in Bernabeu). Busquets has always been awkward defending corners. Gave Ronaldo a free header in the Supercopa as well last season for example.
We need to play more friendlies against Stoke tbh.
But I'm also not sure much can be "taught" there. Real Madrid have been as bad at defending corners as Barca in recent years despite being a tall team and Mourinho couldn't correct it (Welbeck goal in Bernabeu). Busquets has always been awkward defending corners. Gave Ronaldo a free header in the Supercopa as well last season for example.
We need to play more friendlies against Stoke tbh.
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Cule4life
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Neymessi
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BOSSquets
Too bad he is so underrated and many people think him as a diving king for that one dive. He hardly dives nowdays. But many people only know that dive and think him of a dive king.
Aryagorn
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we can only hope that works as a good luck charm for the bossToo bad he is so underrated and many people think him as a diving king for that one dive. He hardly dives nowdays. But many people only know that dive and think him of a dive king.
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