Match Day Thread Peterborough v Hull City

I think they work it out in a similar fashion to fantasy football points.

 

I was right then, a load of bollocks.

 

That’s because we didn’t win - Peterborough lost.
Happens a lot when we score more than the favourite team.

 

To be fair corners are much better than before, and there is more than one routine. There is no doubt both Honeyman & Elders delivery has improved a lot, but you have to also give the coaches some credit for that improvement.

 

I'm confused about the criticism of Elder's delivery.

Is that the same Elder who has 9 assists in all comps?

 

He badly overhit one corner in the second half. That’s all it takes.

 

I expect to see similar should Honeyman ever do the same...

 

I think you have mis counted. His crossing from open play in general is very good. His corners were very poor against Peterborough.

 

With that ground under his feet I’m not surprised,
I’m laying pavers in my daughter’s garden that could best be described as a quagmire but I think I could put in a corner better on her mud than that on Tuesday night

 

They have been effective 18 times.

 

Exactly. Nobody seems to know how many corners, free kicks or throw in that needed.

 

Is he on Twitter ? we should all abuse him

 

You know, if this is hurting you so badly, why not go work it out?

Total numbers of free kicks, corners, aren't usually a stat people take notice of, because it doesn't matter.

 

If we keep attacking forcing free kicks or corners then we increase our chance of scoring. The answer is in the attempt to pressurise.

 

You taking free kicks and throw ins from inside our own half and well far away from creating any chance in there?

Because I don't think a free kick won in our own half counts as a chance to score, do you?

 

that is one solution
the other is to just be more effective at set pieces

 

We have played 35 and scored 18 from set pieces. I think that shows how effective they have been. It doesn't matter how many we have, it's how many have gone into the net that is important. Our corners and free kicks have been more more threatening this season. Even our throw ins have improved. Last season we might just as well let the opposition have all of those because they got the ball almost every time from them. Yes, Elder did over hit a couple and Honeyman didn't clear the first defender but compare that with the number that cause panic and you'll see it's very few. The stats would be even more favourable if Greaves had found the net with his chances!

 

We could say the same about goals to shot ratio for our strikers.

 

Regarding throw ins: It's rare to see anybody other than Honeyman regularly trying to make themselves available.

 

This sad bastard just worked out how many corners everyone in the league has had.

Total
1 Hull 189
2 Pboro 171
3 Lincoln 187
4 Sunderland 188
5 Doncaster 138
6 Portsmouth 187
7 Ipswich 153
8 Charlton 171
9 Oxford 181
10 Accrington 182
11 Blackpool 150
12 Crewe 173
13 Gillingham 139
14 Fleetwood 168
15 Plymouth 197
16 MK Dons 183
17 Shrewsbury 135
18 Burton 141
19 Bristol 172
20 Wigan 158
21 Northampton 134
22 Swindon 143
23 Wimbledon 130
24 Rochdale 142

Average 163