The perfect corner.

[mjmorris335]

Very interesting article in The Times this morning about the effectiveness (or not) of the corner in the Premier League this season.

The Times is behind a paywall so I'm not sure if the link below will work for non-subscribers.

Mike




https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/spor ... -cb953snrq

[Euler]

Thanks for posting. If you register for the times you get two free articles a week I think.

[megarain]

I dont follow this sport, but, seem to recall, there was some odd stat, that Man u hadnt scored from a corner, for a huge chuck of time .. like maybe 5 yrs ? a few yrs ago.

Dunno if it was accurate, is still relevent etc.

[Naffman]

I remember corners used to be a big deal, now no one seems to score from them!

[max_usted]

I remember corners used to be a big deal, now no one seems to score from them!

I watch huge numbers of football matches - really notice how often corners provide chances for the team defending them when they clear it (on the break away). In otherwise structured matches. cleared corners are often the only time when one side over-commits numbers forward. Happens time and time again, e.g. Rio Ave vs Benfica (0-1) last weekend where Benfica's only goal (and only chance) came from a break-away after defending a corner.