The Mullin Corner Routine - Very Successful

Hi,

I am currently playing with Blackburn and I have struck gold with a corner Routine.

Samba ended the season with 25 goals & 10 own goals were scored by the opposition as a result of samba causing problems.

My SC also scored 5-10 goals from this routine

I play the formation below but you can adjust accordingly depending on formation.

Aim corner at the near post from both right and left.

Corner taker. Must be a left footer from the right & a right footer from the left.

Orders

DL - Stay Back

DR - Stay Back

DRC - Attack Near Post (samba)

DLC - Attack Far post

DMC - Back if needed

MRC - Stand on far

MLC - Attack Ball from deep

AML - Lurk (these are my two corner takers)

AMR - Lurk (these are my two corner takers)

SC - Challenge GK (strong targetman type will get a few goals from here)

Think I have covered everything if you have any questions feedback let me know.

It can be improved further by switching to the same corner routine that was the bug last year. S. Taylor has 19 in 22!!! for me at the moment.

Same as yours in terms of delivery but put full backs+dmc to stay back, best header to attack near post (S.Taylor for NUFC) and ALL other players to Lurk. It's a definite exploit of the match engine and highly unrealistic. Not sure why it hasn't been fixed since SI knew it was such a big bug in 2011

It can be improved further by switching to the same corner routine that was the bug last year. S. Taylor has 19 in 22!!! for me at the moment.

Same as yours in terms of delivery but put full backs+dmc to stay back, best header to attack near post (S.Taylor for NUFC) and ALL other players to Lurk. It's a definite exploit of the match engine and highly unrealistic. Not sure why it hasn't been fixed since SI knew it was such a big bug in 2011

not sure how your managing to set most of your players to lurk because on FM12 you can only set ONE player to do one task.

Quite easily - on the tactics screen, select set pieces. Then where it has the drop down 'set piece attributes blue button' next to 'players' at the top left of screen, change this to 'Attacking Corners' then you can position your players where you like, including multiple players performing the same role if you wish

wow, this maybe worth a try. Don't usually like explointing bugs but may try this for a couple of games, see how many Samba can bag, i can imagine it being really useful playing against bigger clubs were your only hope of scoring is set pieces.

Just like to endorse the Mullin14 corner routine, I'm scoring a goal every three corners with Watford in League 1.

Centre Back with 17 heading ability has scored 18 goals with three games left to play.

Looks more like a user interface exploit.

Using the standard corner options via the set piece editor, you cannot assign two players to one instruction, though via the more advanced settings, you can.

Indeed. Eventhough it says swap with X, it doesnt swap.

If this is indeed an exploit, how come it's still possible in FM12? I'd rather see it as an advanced feature.

Looks more like a user interface exploit.

Using the standard corner options via the set piece editor, you cannot assign two players to one instruction, though via the more advanced settings, you can.

infact, if you pick more then one player for say "lurking", only one of them will still preform the assigned task, the other once will act as if they have "forward" instructions

Yes, I've had a look at selecting multiple players for one instruction (which was the "bug" in earlier versions of FM) and noticed the same thing. Only one player will assume the "lurking" instruction, whilst the rest are simply "forward".

Purely an interface glitch so far as I can see and having looked at a few other things, I don't see any corner "bug" that can be exploited here.

Nice try folks... but no cigar.

When it comes to corners.....lets keep things on mixed.

Unless you are JEF United Chiba and you have a 6'8.5" striker. They also have a 6'5" midfielder. But that in itself is sort of a cheat lol.

Yes, I've had a look at selecting multiple players for one instruction (which was the "bug" in earlier versions of FM) and noticed the same thing. Only one player will assume the "lurking" instruction, whilst the rest are simply "forward".

Purely an interface glitch so far as I can see and having looked at a few other things, I don't see any corner "bug" that can be exploited here.

Nice try folks... but no cigar.

Hi this corner routine is not meant to be one that is looking for a bug or to exploit something the reason there are 2 players on lurk is that they are the 2 corners takers one from the right and one from the left.

Hope this helps.

Its obviously an exploit. Find me some real life examples of central defenders scoring 25 goals in a season from corners. If you're happy playing the game this way then go for it but for me it's hollow and an unrealistic way of winning.

Hi this corner routine is not meant to be one that is looking for a bug or to exploit something the reason there are 2 players on lurk is that they are the 2 corners takers one from the right and one from the left.

Hope this helps.

Here's the thing mate. No one goes out trying to exploit the game (well, at least the majority of us). We try new things and sometimes we find something that is effective....maybe too effective. I mean, thats how we find exploits in the first place.

It can be improved further by switching to the same corner routine that was the bug last year. S. Taylor has 19 in 22!!! for me at the moment.

Same as yours in terms of delivery but put full backs+dmc to stay back, best header to attack near post (S.Taylor for NUFC) and ALL other players to Lurk. It's a definite exploit of the match engine and highly unrealistic. Not sure why it hasn't been fixed since SI knew it was such a big bug in 2011

yeah this si the better i would say - hobbs scored 19 goals for me in the 1st season, 1st season in the prem with hull and he's already scored 10 goals in 16 games!!

i couldnt care if its a bug or not. kompany is on 14 goals this season and im only in january!

can you upload a tactic with that corner routine?

If I try to put everyone on lurk it changes the previous lurk player to default is that correct?

Its obviously an exploit. Find me some real life examples of central defenders scoring 25 goals in a season from corners. If you're happy playing the game this way then go for it but for me it's hollow and an unrealistic way of winning.

I agree. I hate seeing defenders with 20+ goals. However I do look for tall forwards to exploit the set pieces. I love 6'9" strikers with jumping and heading of 20

If I try to put everyone on lurk it changes the previous lurk player to default is that correct?

I think so! as I mention in the opening post i do not do this.

I give the orders that are in the opening post.

the reason there are two players on lurk is that they are my 2 corner takers one from the right and the other from the left.

See my orders listed below.

Aim corner at the near post from both right and left.

Corner taker. Must be a left footer from the right & a right footer from the left.

Orders

DL - Stay Back

DR - Stay Back

DRC - Attack Near Post (samba)

DLC - Attack Far post

DMC - Back if needed

MRC - Stand on far

MLC - Attack Ball from deep

AML - Lurk (these are my two corner takers)

AMR - Lurk (these are my two corner takers)

SC - Challenge GK (strong targetman type will get a few goals from here)

Yea but copying yours does what i mentioned above. In the creator you cant put both on the same thing so you must do it in the player instructions section if you then put on on to lurk then choose someone else to do the same thing the previous guy then changes to default.

Can you check and see if this is how yours is set up.

Yeah will do I wont be able to till later.

But i did not use the creator only the player instructions.

Im pretty certain that I have one winger lurking outside the box when I take a corner from each side.

I know if I say set my mc to be the corner taker then one of my wingers will default to "forward" and the other winger will will be on "lurk"

Go to squad screen, then tactics, set pieces. Now just below that is a drop down with an eye icon, select set pices from that and now you should have the squad list with all their roles assigned. You are free to change them to whatever you like.

I don't think it matters if the wingers are lurking the main point of the set piece is for the defenders to be attacking the post (IMHO)

the 2-3 players that lurk are essential for this to work so that the defender attacking near post has space. an improvement is if you keep a good crosser/passer as short option - when the defender doesn't have a clear chance at goal he simply heads the ball to the short option who crosses/passes it right back in the box.

Wow this really works. Terry 35 goals for me in a season. Feels like im cheating though

Wow this really works. Terry 35 goals for me in a season. Feels like im cheating though

and it only took ALL season to figure that one out!!!!

My center back scored 10 goals in about 45 games. Dont think thats too unrealistic. Does it only happen at the near post with the CB with an inswinger?

It's like plugging in two pads on Fifa and scoring against yourself, what's the point? Your playing the game why would you want to just cheat yourself?

I never knew that this was a bug at any point.

well I have nearly completed my season and I have not seen the results that others are posting I play as Rangers and have Goian attack near post he has like 11 goals thats all. Wonder if that could come down to not having great corner takers though.

Great corner takers are the key to my set-up in post 2. I've noticed a massive difference when playing with teams who havent got a decent set piece specialist. Also the CB has to have good bravery, jumping, heading, strength attributes

my defender does have those attributes just guess I dont have a very good corner taker. Would it not be possible to get good results just making your best corner taker take the pens from both side of the pitch I think I done this in last years one to good affect.

Im playing with dynamos fc in s.africa... using a slight variation of this corner routine and bam... 8 games in... my CB has 10 goals... beautiful

anybody know how to put more than one person to lurk? everytime I select someone it swaps them!

nvm...figured that out! lol

nvm...figured that out! lol

How did you do it???

Yep how do you do multiple lurkers? Also could you have 2 people attack the near post?

like this-

although, weirdly it disappears and sometimes wont let you.

Wow this is ridiculously effective. First game my captain centre back got a hatrick lol. Have gone back to my previous settings now. I would lose interest in the game very quickly if it wasn't a challenge. Nice find though. Very impressive

Is the actual cheat the fact that people lurk?

It doesnt really matter if you have you players on lurk or not. any tactic that has aim corners to near post one player attacking the near post and the rest of the players doing something else this will get 20 goals a season from your DC.

i beg to differ, if u put the corner taker to aim at far post and ur best heading player to attack far post it would yield similar results

After much more playing around in this area I have to say it is a combination of how good your player is at taking corners and the receiving player at scoring them.

I like to have someone stand on the post and challenge the keeper so that they can snap up any loose shots my biggest and badest header has. If my best corner taker is out I dont score as much.

For Example I am managing rangers I had Gre Wylde taking my corners defender only had around 10 goals in the season nearign the end of the season then Rivaldo came back from injury played celtic 3 corners from Rivaldo and 3 goals for Goian.

Works well, can be confirmed.

i beg to differ, if u put the corner taker to aim at far post and ur best heading player to attack far post it would yield similar results

If you look at what I said... "any tactic that has aim corners to near post one player attacking the near post..."

If you get a one on one situation, be it at the near post or far post, and you have Christopher Samba, he can easily score 20+ goals for you a season. And until Samba starts scoring like a world class striker, I don't want it to happen in the game.

I can't be bothered to see if I've said it already in this thread but I'll say it now; leave your corner kick distribution on mixed. You'll get the most realistic results that way.

I actually don't think what is described is really an exploit - in fairness it sounds like a fairly standard way to issue corner instructions. I'd say it's more a match engine problem where defenders don't defend corners very well.

I'd be interested to hear other opinions, but I have matches where I dominate stats, but then lose a goal at a corner. Some things I've seen in the player set to a post coming off the post to try to pick up someone that has got free - then my defender doesn't get to it, and the attacker has an easy header in.

not working for me the guy attacking near post just passes it back to the corner take and doesn't head it or anything