Tom13 Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 9 hours ago, Rolta said: Seems like Hause ran away from goal looking for a shorter ball. I feel it might have been a plan, and more complicated than it seems. Hause said on MOTD that Mings was supposed to go into that area for the header, but he said to Hause last minute swap and do my role on this one. And it was a good job they did swap. I really do hope that MacPhee has realised just how good in the air Hause is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 8 hours ago, YouUnastanFren said: Nothing you idiots! Danny Murphy's dead He's locked in my basement Julie B is that you? Welcome. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gwi1890 Posted September 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2021 Notice the way we defend throw ins has changed to we box them in and there’s a clear shape about us when doing so, no more switching off and dropping back 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 26, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 26, 2021 Must admit I was a bit 'meh' when we appointed a set piece coach, but it's starting to look like an inspired move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post a-k Posted September 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2021 47 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Must admit I was a bit 'meh' when we appointed a set piece coach, but it's starting to look like an inspired move. 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 2 hours ago, gwi1890 said: Notice the way we defend throw ins has changed to we box them in and there’s a clear shape about us when doing so, no more switching off and dropping back I noticed this too when I watched the game yesterday, finally someone got to grips with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 The guys starting to get a bit of attention, how long before City come in and activate his £250M release clause 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfly Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 On 25/09/2021 at 20:00, VillaChris said: TBF it's nothing radical. I mean our two best corners today were just whipped into six yard box and one of our CBs made a run and got on the end of the cross. Konsa should've scored first half. Think at times set pieces just get overcomplicated. All that floated to far post nonsense under Lambert and short corners never seem to work for us. Nothing wrong with just whipping it into six yard box sometimes and see what happens. I think there's a certain nuance to it myself. For example the way Watkins positioned himself to restrict De Gea's movement but moved away long before Hause touched the ball. It looked deliberate. Football is simple in essence, but small margins make a huge difference. MacPhee's presence alone is proof of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 23 hours ago, birdman said: Whipped in. That's the key. In the past we've always floated in these awful corners time after time. I'm a massive advocate of belting the ball in with as much pace as possible. Defenders hate it! Great movement for the goal too. Agreed, but whipped in for maximum efficiency means as low as possible over the head of the first defender and so if they know you will whip it the tallest guy goes there and it hits the first man. So you have to mix it up a bit. It’s a funny little science. Kind of like when Lineker talks about how he would get deliberately caught offside once or twice to make it easier to beat the trap. Makes total sense we have someone who is now responsible for it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted September 26, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 26, 2021 On 25/09/2021 at 22:26, Tom13 said: Speaks well tbf Agreed. Also sounds like he’s been reading ‘inverting the pyramid’, which I would recommend, but which is a bit of a slog at times. A section in that book looks at number of passes before a goal is scored. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 32 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Agreed. Also sounds like he’s been reading ‘inverting the pyramid’, which I would recommend, but which is a bit of a slog at times. A section in that book looks at number of passes before a goal is scored. Suspect he’s more the sort of person Wilson would have interviewed to put the book together. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarpet Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 8 hours ago, HKP90 said: Agreed. Also sounds like he’s been reading ‘inverting the pyramid’, which I would recommend, but which is a bit of a slog at times. A section in that book looks at number of passes before a goal is scored. Took me bloody ages to get through that book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 But wait a minute Danny Murphy thought it was a bad move? I am confused. He is normally so right on many things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: But wait a minute Danny Murphy thought it was a bad move? I am confused. He is normally so right on many things. Dean Smith should do it because he's the head coach. Why bothering specialising at all? Sack off defensive coaches and attacking coaches and physiotherapists too. The head coach should just do everything. Danny **** Murphy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted September 27, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 27, 2021 20 minutes ago, bcarpet said: Took me bloody ages to get through that book! Yeah me too. I was fine until about the mid 1990’s then my eyes started to cross. Really in depth though and meticulously researched. Reminded me of a dissertation, which is probably why it was a tricky read. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I reckon he has probably been working with Luiz too on perfecting his set pieces. He has been whipping them In superbly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted September 27, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I reckon he has probably been working with Luiz too on perfecting his set pieces. He has been whipping them In superbly. The type of set pieces used will likely change depending on opponent, or at least I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pas5898 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Someone Saturday was saying the Bailey goal vs Everton (Throw in - Ings ball) was down to Macphee as well. They have an NFL style "play book" from certain situations tailored against the opposition, which I guess includes throw ins from the half way line as well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I still have PTSD about those terrible Westwood glided balls to the back post under Lambert. Did we ever score from one? EVER? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 27, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 27, 2021 I wonder if this guy is just REALLY good, or is our improvement just a result of us not putting enough attention on set pieces preciously? That's not me trying to take anything away from MacPhee, just genuinely curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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