corners

okay so i want to know a few things about corners....

whats best : inswinger or outswinger?

where should i aim for and at what height?

when attacking corners, does anyone know a good run?

thanks all help appreciated

our manager usualy askes the person takin the corner to drive it in chest height as it causes alot more problems for the defending team. he asks that the balls got plenty of pace and is still rising when it reaches the box.

Something i always do when there is someone covering the posts is get right in front of the keeper, makes it ten times harder for him to call for balls. youve got to watch the ppl on the post dont step off and render you offside tho.

as for inswingers and outswingers i dont think theres a difference, or if there is it varys from team to team as some players may be better at inswinging a ball and someone in the box may be better at attacking it as a pose to an outswinger, so thats something you will have to take a look at in training.

Its always useful to have someone about 10 yards outside the box because more often than not, if the defence are successful in clearing the ball then it will fall to the person poaching 10 yards outside the box, and obviously then you can mount another attack.

Corners can take years to master, you can have nothing planned, a terrible ball in, no set piece and yet someone will score a cracking goal, and you can have years of preperation, skilled attackers and people who know what theyre doing yet they wont score.

The most important thing on corners is the delivery and movement in the box.
A good tactic to use is bang someone in front of the keeper (like mentioned above) and deliver the ball near the front post for your man to flick the ball on. The more people in the box the harder for the keeper to come out and putting the ball near the penalty spot is good if you have a tall man attacking around this space but with a man on the keeper aswell.

Another tactic is short but this must be done quickly. If the player is closed down then he can fake to cross and back heel it to the corner taker (in 11 a side keep onside) which then allows him to get nearer to the 6yd box to cross. Research shows that when crossing near the byline the closer to the 6yd box the higher chance of scoring. But also players in the box must have good movement and know before hand where each other are going to run into which space.


You'll have to practice alot in training but it'll pay off.

Hope this gives you a few ideas.

thanks for replies guys you both obviously know what your talking about

inswingers are definatly more dangerous, its far more difficult to defend against a ball swinging into you rather than away

yer i mean we have scored 3 direct off corners, without hitting anyone, in 6 games

no two ways about it, inswinging corners are best. some like to do a mixture of both, but i prefer inswingers. aimed at the near post and someone tall infront of the keeper. of course you will also need a man on that front post, who it is depends somewhat on where keeper has wandered off to.lol

inswinging with someone attacking the near post to attack the ball before keeper has chance to claim it. Also remember to follow up any rebounds or the second ball so a man on the edge to ping the ball back into the penalty area is quite useful.

If you saw the Bolton Chelsea game on Wednesday night, Michael Ballacks header was straight out of the FA coaching manual!

ok thanks guys i think im gonna go more for the inswingers

if your about 5ft.5 either go on the keeper or outside of the box
if your about 6ft stand a yard off the six yard line