With our three tall centre backs plus Kouyate and Antonio, how could we possibly let in
a headed goal from a set piece free kick where the scorer was virtually unchallenged?
Not exact matches
During his 50 minutes on the pitch, including the half an hour of extra time, Balotelli's poor pass led the match - winning free - kick, while he also failed to mark Branislav Ivanovic, who
headed in the night's only
goal from that
set piece.
Although much was made of Arsenal's zonal marking system in the aftermath of a
goal conceded
from a
set piece against Manchester City, the reality is that both Premier League
goals against the North London club this season have been the result of goalkeeping errors; Wojciech Szcz?sny fumbled a cross against Southampton and against City, Vito Mannone raced off his line only to get nowhere near David Silva's corner, allowing Lescott to
head home.
The only
goal conceded by us
from a
set piece this season was scored by Jamie Vardy
from a corner on the opening day, but that game also saw Giroud score the winning
goal with his
head froma corner so we are having the best of it right now.
«That's just what we need — he can score
goals not just when we're dominating the game but he can really turn the game on its
head with a
goal from a
set -
piece or out of nothing and that's what he did.
Hence my call for Jansson but then we will be short for a defender
from my own analysis of the season we were shay in the attacking department and we were gifting opponents
goals on
set pieces so we need 2 players whether we have the funds or not a defender and a striker are very much essential requirements to progress a
head
No one can link up play, win possessions
from goal kicks, score better with their
head (too bad we don't lob the ball over the top every game, not in our philosophy I guess) and defend
set pieces in the league than OG.
After the jubilation of the equaliser, West Ham pressed United back and then turned the game on its
head with two soft
goals both
headed in
from close range by Antonio and Reid that stemmed
from a couple of
set pieces delivered by Payet and poorly defended by the United back four.
Liverpool have been vulnerable
from set -
pieces this season, conceding seven
headed goals in the league.
Again we conceded a
goal from a
set piece, again our eleven - foot German failed to clear a cross with his
head that allowed the opener and then letting John Terry poke home
from a corner.