Agree 100%, I have been painstakingly trying to point out this simple fact for years now.
This, MOTD has a great example last night of a keeper (Ben Foster) turning a similar corner into an attack for his team.
Vidic had VDS eating those for brekky, Bruce had the best ever area commanding keeper.
Yep, probably even more than 3. Remember Kompany alone scoring at least 2 identical goals against us.
If you think any defender is responsible for heading there you haven’t the foggiest, keeper has to take those all day every day.
We have a keeper who refuses to come out to catch those. If every fan knows that then Maguire should too.
It’s a nightmare to defend a corner there though as the striker will pretty much always have a massive run on the defender. For Maguire there is kinda like trying to beat someone at a high jump with a 3 yard run up when he has 10 yards.
Yeah, it's a terrible way to set up. The following is of course just how I see things:
This is where a goalie who commands his area would be a godsend. A ball that close to goal should be the keeper's all day, every day.
Welcome to my world, I've been trying for years to point out how big of a problem this is for our defence but, for some bizarre reason, our fans think this is normal.
We made the same mistake with Vestegaard against Southampton. I don't get why we don't use Maguire against their most obvious threat.
That goal was totally on De Gea. An inswinger into the 6. That's the keepers area. De Gea started to come out and then he stopped. And as soon as the goal went in he put his hand up to accept responsibility. He needs to be braver there. Punch the ball and we keep a clean sheet...
This. I think De Gea was at fault for another corner goal just a few weeks ago for not coming off his line.
Lewis Dunks for Brighton, it went under the radar because we won, but obviously over a season this will cost us points, just like it has been doing for ten years now, but, amazingly, some fans think we still have the best keeper in the world.
I disagree about blaming AWB. Otamendi runs in from the 18 yard line. Whoever is up there with him and letting him be goal side and not tracking him is to blame.* Everyone else is reacting to a guy who's had 12 yards to sprint in and head the ball. No one is stopping that human cannonball without an equivalent run up. So it's the set up that should take the blame.
That goal was 100% Maguire shitting his pants. Absolutely unacceptable how Otamendi flew over his head.
Even taller / stronger players wouldn't have fared much better in that situation IMO. Otamendi has had too much of a run up going against a guy who's at standstill. We're just back to the old Zonal vs man marking debate again.
Agree. If we are zonal marking, then I think it's a mistake, but De Gea should certainly have come for that. He may have got a bump, but he's a pro. Need to be ready for a aerial assault on Sunday, as big Dunc's got Everton firing, and attacking everything (including defenders).
