Practising set pieces

[Giordano]

Something of a philosophical conundrum for me....

 

IF we spend a lot of time practising set pieces as Lambert says in the last Echo report on Swindon game, and it's good when it pays off......does it mean that our defenders are being conditioned to think they cannot defend against a well conceived and executed set piece. Is this a pyschological achilles heel we are drumming into our defence?

 

And by the other side of the argument ~ how do we practise defending against set plays ~ and does that condition our forwards to think they are not able to score from them?

[Gemmel]

And by the other side of the argument ~ how do we practise defending against set plays ~ and does that condition our forwards to think they are not able to score from them?

 

At a guess, when they practice the set pieces, The defenders defend and the attackers attack.

[Giordano]

You mean special teams like american football?

 

Not much of a conundrum then. Sorry was being bit thick there. But how do you defend against Jaidi and Lambo if you are also one of the attackers or defenders...still bit confused...

Edited 1 March, 2011 by Giordano

[Gemmel]

You mean special teams like american football?

 

Not much of a conundrum then. Sorry was being bit thick there. But how do you defend against Jaidi and Lambo if you are also one of the attackers or defenders...still bit confused...

 

You use Fonte and Martin or Seabourne and then rotate, but you knew that anyway

[Matthew Le God]

You mean special teams like american football?

 

Not much of a conundrum then. Sorry was being bit thick there. But how do you defend against Jaidi and Lambo if you are also one of the attackers or defenders...still bit confused...

 

Because Saints have a bigger squad than just 11 players.

[Hamilton Saint]

Very simple: we should practise set-pieces at both ends of the pitch. Forget the conundrum, just do it! Practice makes perfect, etc., etc.

 

 

P.S. We scored from at least two set-pieces last game.

[Red And White Barmy Army]

I've had this conundrum myself as a coach. I brought in the B team to defend when i wanted to work on attacking and vice versa. Psychologically I just said to my B team that they did well and held their own at times (they didn't!) and when they all develop into the players they can be, they'll have no problem in being as good as that. Would be interested to know if Adkins did similar, although with over 20 players in the team it would be very easy to shuffle it about and use the likes of Martin & Seabourne against Jaidi & Fonte.

[Legod Third Coming]

One thing to say for Adkins compared to Pardew, our set pieces are a 100% improvement. We're scoring from them, they're original and they're opening up opportunities.

 

Yes, we still get the odd overhit corner but then we are in League One...