Just watching the Derby/Leicester game. Can someone explain to me the reason why most corner kickers now take great care to place the ball outside the quarter circle, with just an edge on the white line. What's the advantage?
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Corner strategy
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mervyn":s577ppku said:
I doubt there is any advantage as long as the ground is stable where the standing foot is going to be placed and the flag post isn't going to interfere with the approach to the ball.
Given the amount of corners that can't even beat the first man any more, I'm sure they are just stealing every inch they can to desperately get it to the back post!!
Although Bubba's is the sensible answer. Short of removing the corner flag, there isn't a great deal of room to take a corner unobstructed by the flag post. To get maximum curve on it, players need to swing their striking foot as deep behind and under the ball as they can.
Although Bubba's is the sensible answer. Short of removing the corner flag, there isn't a great deal of room to take a corner unobstructed by the flag post. To get maximum curve on it, players need to swing their striking foot as deep behind and under the ball as they can.