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Set pieces
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:34 pmby steven-lfc-forever
dont you think now that are set pieces should be top quality
we have gerrard riise hamann and ciise to strike for goal
and in the box hyypia, crouch, morientes
imagine if we got figo to cross for them 3....
what you think about are corners and free kicks this year 
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:41 pmby rafasredmen
I think we need to settle on a penalty taker sooner rather than later.I'm sure i remember Stevie G saying that was it for penalties last season after missing,Xavi missed in the final and Didi missed last night so who's the man for the job?
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:44 pmby Afroman
It depends who plays Morientes can strike a a ball and so can Garcia which one is etter
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:48 pmby dawson99
didnt reina take penatlies for his old club? just something i heard that he can at least do for shootouts. dont want him up the wrong end of the pitch if hes gonna miss and keep the ball in play
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:49 pmby andy_g
firstly, its OUR set pieces, or OUR corners. can't believe so many people write ARE for this.
*takes off good english tsar hat*
and yes, obviously our set pieces should be of the highest quality - but they should be anyway. we have two of the best deliverers of the ball in alonso and gerrard, hamman is also pretty good with the dead ball, we also have one of the fiercest strikers of the ball in riise.
i think we'll see more goals from headers from corners for sure. people aren't going to get caught out by the deep corner to an unmarked riise for much longer.
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:51 pmby destro
even the best deliverers of the ball can miss from 12 yards
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:57 pmby Afroman
They shouldn't miss, if any thing it should be saved
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:02 pmby PabloAimar
i dnt get why gerrard takes corners... alonso's always look MUCH more dangerous, and gerrard would be more useful on edge of the box.
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:01 pmby jeffiroquai
Cisse should be taking the pen's. Xavi/or and Figo the corners. Gerrard/Riise/Figo the Free's.
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:13 pmby The Ace1983
I just wish they would stop playing silly bug.gers when it comes to set pieces. Does anyone remember that time Baros tried to be sly by tapping the ball when no-one was watching and then someone else ran up to it and started dribbling towards the goal? What's the point? And when we have a free kick on the edge of the area, why don't we just get Gerrard or Riise to thump it or Alonso to float it, instead of tapping it around and spreading it to a runner? It might work one time out of ten. Pointless really.
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:31 pmby neil
The Ace1983 wrote:I just wish they would stop playing silly bug.gers when it comes to set pieces. Does anyone remember that time Baros tried to be sly by tapping the ball when no-one was watching and then someone else ran up to it and started dribbling towards the goal? What's the point? And when we have a free kick on the edge of the area, why don't we just get Gerrard or Riise to thump it or Alonso to float it, instead of tapping it around and spreading it to a runner? It might work one time out of ten. Pointless really.
dont know if you've noticed but teams tend to throw a few heads in front of the dangerous free-kicks.
we appeared to create some maverick set pieces last term,I say keep it up,obviously we need to burst an onion bag now and again for the sake of variety
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:41 pmby The Ace1983
neil wrote:dont know if you've noticed but teams tend to throw a few heads in front of the dangerous free-kicks.
you don't say? All I am suggesting is that with talent like Stevie G and Alonso, we should, for something a bit different, just try a normal free kick. Lesser players from lesser teams have joy with it, why do we have to fart about trying to draw the wall out. Do our players not have this ability? Of course they do. And if Riise or Didi hit one towards a wall I bet a few would duck (and if they didn't they'd probably get taken off with concussion and fewer teeth). I have no problem with innovation, but in some situations, why not try and be normal. If it didn't work, it wouldn't be normal.
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:43 pmby Gareth G
Gerrard preferre's to have the ball rolling with free kick's like Riise does, don't think he's too hot with dead ball situation's and a wall 10 yard's in front. I know for sure Bolo Zenden can hit a good dead ball free kick, as can Alonso. For penalties I think Cisse should step up and be the main man, from what I seen he put's them away nicely. Believe it or not, Carragher is a very good spot kicker as well.
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:48 pmby PabloAimar
bring back gary mac
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:19 pmby rafasredmen
Well so far Cisses' getting the vote for penalties, not too many left to try anyway.