What's the issue with dead ball?

[leemccarthyn]

Something that's been puzzling me for a while is why, over say 4 years, a total of what 50 players? none of them can make good use of the dead ball?
CCM has been atrocious at penalties since Jedi left, I know, but that's a psychologically challenging task. But corners and free kicks carry nothing like that freight.
How hard can it be for a professional footballer to skilfully kick a stationary ball?
My theory: there isn't much time for it at training, and because of the way this league is set up, there's only weak incentives for hard work on your own.
But I'd love to hear your thoughts.

 

[NoDiggity]

Something that's been puzzling me for a while is why, over say 4 years, a total of what 50 players? none of them can make good use of the dead ball?
CCM has been atrocious at penalties since Jedi left, I know, but that's a psychologically challenging task. But corners and free kicks carry nothing like that freight.
How hard can it be for a professional footballer to skilfully kick a stationary ball?
My theory: there isn't much time for it at training, and because of the way this league is set up, there's only weak incentives for hard work on your own.
But I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Last two seasons Tommy H has been carrying a slight hammy injury so after a few games of taking corners & free kicks Okon opted not to have him take them. Mulvey didn’t rate Tom H so obviously didn’t have him take any dead balls but now we have a coach that realises he can take dead balls I think they’ve improved dramatically.

 

[marinermick]

Towards the end of the game Hoole put in an absolute peach of a corner and I was think "where was that all season".

We have lacked a true dead ball specialist since Perez (McCormack's brief poor cameo aside) and it has cost us. They are worth the money you spend on them.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Oooh oooh, I know this one!

We still can't take them.

Like swapping out a sub par keeper, getting a dead ball specialist is one of the simplest, but most vital changea that would drastically improve our general play and pay good dividends across a whole season.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Monty was the funniest corner taker

2 hands up = behind the goal
1 hand = straight to 1st man

Never failed

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Really he did two things? I don’t remember that much diversity. I thought he only did high floaters to ‘somewhere’ in the box.

 

[Wombat]

We simple don't spend time practicing dead ball kicks. Maybe they would have WeeMac lob in some corners for 5 mins and the end of training. Only the keepers do.

 

[BrisRecky]

What they need is Brad “Chicken”Porter to come in and train the nuftys in how to take a corner properly