West Ham v Aston Villa post match

[Somniloquism]

Set piece goals this season.

1. Arsenal – 12 goals
2. Everton – 11 goals
3. Tottenham – 9 goals
=4. Wolves – 8 goals
=4. Luton – 8 goals
=4. Manchester City – 8 goals
=7. Newcastle – 7 goals
=7. Aston Villa – 7 goals
=9. West Ham – 6 goals
=9. Brentford – 6 goals
=11. Chelsea – 5 goals
=11. Liverpool – 5 goals
=11. Fulham – 5 goals
=14. Manchester United – 4 goals
=14. Bournemouth – 4 goals
16. Brighton – 3 goals
=17. Sheffield United – 2 goals
=17. Burnley – 2 goals
=17. Nottingham Forest – 2 goals
20. Crystal Palace – 1 goal

[VillaTim]

Cheers , slightly above average then , unless that includes pens too.

[Somniloquism]

Cheers , slightly above average then , unless that includes pens too.

It doesn't include pens as Liverpool has been given 8 and scored 5 so that would mean they haven't scored from one corner or freekick routine.

[Pat McMahon]

I did hear about a team who got a set-piece coach in and the improvement in defending them was almost immediate. I listen to so many podcasts about this shit I can’t for the life of me remember who it was, but maybe we need one. AM seems okay at the attacking ones.

I was listening to the Monday night club on 5 live and was surprised to discover that Shay Given has been a set piece coach. They also brought on a fella who had been the coach  at Wimbledon ( I think ) to explain the role and how they prepare for games.

[VillaTim]

Cheers , slightly above average then , unless that includes pens too.

It doesn't include pens as Liverpool has been given 8 and scored 5 so that would mean they haven't scored from one corner or freekick routine.

Cheers.
We've done some lovely intricate moves from set pieces and you just want one of them to come off as people will sit up and go wow !
Then there's the argument just get it in there and you see goals like Watkins at luton and Torres at Spurs.

[lovejoy]

On Sky last night Howard Webb said that whilst his arm was in an unnatural position he didn’t move it towards the bell. All of this is true but a completely different penalty interpretation than we’ve been given before. They back fill the answer to the decision.

[olaftab]

Cheers , slightly above average then , unless that includes pens too.

It doesn't include pens as Liverpool has been given 8 and scored 5 so that would mean they haven't scored from one corner or freekick routine.

Cheers.
We've done some lovely intricate moves from set pieces and you just want one of them to come off as people will sit up and go wow !
Then there's the argument just get it in there and you see goals like Watkins at luton and Torres at Spurs.

So that’s the thing. To score goals like Ollie’s headers v Luton and Ajax we need teams to be fearful of our so called intricate set pieces and we slip a simple one in.