Weston Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 I have a CB with 19 jumping and two strikers with 16 jumping. I want to instruct the kicker to aim set pieces at a particular player - should I have them aimed at the tallest guy even if he's a defender, or the 16 striker with better finishing and have the massive CB stand in the keeper's way? Does it actually do anything? Curious if any of you have any experience or thoughts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pileto Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Yes, it is effective, however during set pieces there are a few more things to consider. The player marking the keeper should also have strength as well as good balance, while the players attacking the ball should have a good heading. I always place my tallest players with the best jumping to attack the ball and then pick the one to challenge the keeper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 This is what I have for corners at the moment: For wide free kicks I have the CB be the target since there's no keeper marking in that scenario. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 So I guess my question is, should I stop overthinking it and have the massive CB be the target on corners too? Am I being distracted by a specialized instruction that is unnecessary? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 For anyone with similar questions, if it helps, I decided to remove the "mark the keeper" role and just put the biggest guy as the target for both wide free kicks and corners. He's scored 3 in our first 2 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarJ Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 04/04/2022 at 00:29, Weston said: So I guess my question is, should I stop overthinking it and have the massive CB be the target on corners too? Am I being distracted by a specialized instruction that is unnecessary? There are other things other than heading hand jumping reach. I like aggression, bravery and strength. I normally take the average of those attribute a pick the player that scores higher to attack the ball Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fc.cadoni Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 https://www.guidetofm.com/tactics/set-pieces/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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