Weird football observations

[downunder]

Why do players act so f*cking mental about corners? Put it on the line. Properly.

 

and are more goals scored now from corners since they all started putting the ball forward 6 inches?

[Maldini]

Why do players act so f*cking mental about corners? Put it on the line. Properly.

 

It doesn't have to be on the line, a part of it just has to be over the line. It gives you a slightly better angle to get your foot around the ball and get whip on it if it's an in-swinger. 

[Tommy Cockles]

Socks over the knees. Where did that come from?

 

Should be a bookable offence.

Edited February 14, 2017 by Tommy Cockles

[Tosh]

Think that was John Terry and thus should be an amputation offence

[RP]

It doesn't have to be on the line, a part of it just has to be over the line. It gives you a slightly better angle to get your foot around the ball and get whip on it if it's an in-swinger. 

 

 

That's what they want you to think.

 

In reality, it makes fck all difference.

[New York Red]

Socks over the knees. Where did that come from?

 

Should be a bookable offence.

I think they should be forced to wear suspender belts if they do that.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

When a goal is scored it's not uncommon for the keeper to throw a hissy fit but are largely exempt when they don't make a regulation save.

 

They should be less d****eadish

[Cam]

Wrong thread.

Edited February 14, 2017 by Cam

[KBR]

Why do players act so f*cking mental about corners? Put it on the line. Properly.

Exactly.

They nudge it as far forward as they can, and still make sh*t deliveries, often not even beating the first man.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Corners are s*** generally.

 

Saw a stat a couple of years ago (it may have improved since) that you score a goal about every 45 corners (apparently the 2010 WC it was 1 from 70)

 

Admittedly what constitutes a goal from a corner - i.e. how many touches before it's considered open play again?

 

So why teams don't go for something different like a short corner as that way you're going to keep possession to do something better with the ball

[Ripley]

When a goal is scored it's not uncommon for the keeper to throw a hissy fit but are largely exempt when they don't make a regulation save.

 

There has never been a decent goal scored in Scottish football.

[schmuckdonald]

The majority of goal kicks are badly organised nonsense.

[Cam]

Whatever happened to the much-lauded Friday night games?

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

next season innit?

[Cam]

No, this season. We played Chelsea on a Friday evening but there's been only about three games so far and we're in March:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/sky-sports-reveal-first-premier-8367922

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

I thought there were to be a handful of trial games this season & then it kicks off next