Austin MacPhee

[ChicagoLion]

The stupid corner routine where we put 8 in the 6 yard box, lots of pushing and shoving and inevitably give away a foul.

[Drummond]

If it works it's genius and if it doesn't it's stupid.

[astonvilla82]

We had a corner against Leeds late on and we couldn't understand why there weren't more Villa players in the box, completely the opposite of today,no need to be pushing and shoving today, use your damn brains if they got them

[Risso]

The set pieces were abysmal today. Everything overhit, or straight to an opposition player. And we've got two set piece coaches now haven't we?

[tony scott]

I Think it’s easy to blame the set piece coach, but some the routines today were awful are the players listening

[LeeB]

I Think it’s easy to blame the set piece coach, but some the routines today were awful are the players listening

Never mind listening, are they executing them? Can do all the fancy routines you like but if you balloon the ball over everyone's head it's fucked.

[VILLA MOLE]

Can we not just inswing it hard and fast under the goalkeepers nose a few times !

[eamonn]

Sounds a bit kinky.

[London Villan]

Hours a practice you'd hope...

Whipped in near post
Whipped in back post
Short to change the angle
One aimed between the penalty spot and six-yard box.

Simple

[eamonn]

Our trick of hanging a corner to the back post and having a couple of players hovering there and in front of the goalie on the line, blocking him in the process, seemed to have been spotted by Newcastle leading to that kerfuffle at the end of the first half.

[AV82EC]

You’d like to think if the same players practice the same thing again and again you’d gain a bit of muscle memory and execute better.

[London Villan]

You’d like to think if the same players practice the same thing again and again you’d gain a bit of muscle memory and execute better.

This seems to make sense doesn't it. Does it work in practice?

[Pat Mustard]

Whoever is responsible for setting up that wall the way we did for their goal yesterday needs hauling in.  It was a good two yards out of position (half the wall weren't even blocking the goal), and was basically inviting Trippier to hammer it at goal.  Even before he took it I was screaming at the TV, it was an absolute disaster waiting to happen.

[Ian.]

A wall was and I presume still is the keeper’s responsibility. Can’t blame Austin for that.

As for our other free kicks, I’m completely baffled why Dougie has suddenly stepped up when we have Digne and Phil on the pitch. What’s that all about?

[Risso]

Whoever is responsible for setting up that wall the way we did for their goal yesterday needs hauling in.  It was a good two yards out of position (half the wall weren't even blocking the goal), and was basically inviting Trippier to hammer it at goal.  Even before he took it I was screaming at the TV, it was an absolute disaster waiting to happen.

It was abysmal. Even without the unlucky deflection off Buendia, they still gave one of the best free kick takers in the league a free hit through a six foot gap from 18 yards. Never mind all that new fangled player lying on the floor bollocks, just make sure their two players find it hard to move out the way to make a huge gap.