Martinez and Jones comments on set pieces

[Kiwi]

I believe future comments from the manager and players suggested they have worked on them more. Pre West Brom if I remember correctly.

 

[Walken]

Osman being a grass again, the snidey little kopite

 

[Zatara]

Think we've been better at defending them since Howard's been took out, Joel actually instructs his defenders. Personally think a lot should be up to jags to marshall his defence on them like you see some of the top center halves doing

Jagielka has zero leadership on the pitch and no doubt contributes to the meek defending.

 

[mkrudden]

Jagielka has zero leadership on the pitch and no doubt contributes to the meek defending.

Zat?
You made a shift in allegiance and not notified us in writing?

 

[royalbalou]

Just no time for set-piece training.... When are the new beds arriving at Finch Farm?

They can dream about it

 

[Zatara]

Zat?
You made a shift in allegiance and not notified us in writing?

I think Martinez needs to change the defence now...hes done Attack and midfield (almost) now needs to build the defence up.

No one should be safe.

 

[Stanley Parker]

I think Martinez needs to change the defence now...hes done Attack and midfield (almost) now needs to build the defence up.

No one should be safe.

Change the personnel or the way the team plays?

 

[Zatara]

Change the personnel or the way the team plays?

Personnel. If you look at the stats we shouldnt be conceding these goals.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Well to be fair, if there were less reasons, there'd be less threads.

The problem is that every thread on Martinez just ends up being exactly the same stuff regurgitated.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

orrrr.....maybe its just another thing that Martinez is seriously lacking in?

If the thread just stuck to the title then that's not a problem, but it will end up like all the other Martinez threads, with the same stuff regurgitated over, and over again.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

The problem is that every thread on Martinez just ends up being exactly the same stuff regurgitated.

There's always the option to just not read them, tbf.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

There's always the option to just not read them, tbf.

And miss out on all the fun!

 

[Number_25]

Osman the snidey little kopite.

 

[toffeemax]

Quote taken from Leon Osmans autobiography

''Another difference between the managers is their approach to set-pieces. With Moyes, we could spend an hour and a half on Fridays going through routines because he was so meticulous in that aspect. If I was a manager, I'd probably do the same because fine lines can determine games. He hated losing goals at set-pieces because it was something he could influence."

"Martinez doesn't really do that. It's rare for us to work on set-pieces. You're given your roles, you're supposed to understand them and if you don't, find out, think for yourself. That was a big changeover for us."

"We questioned why we weren't working on set-pieces and Graeme Jones, the assistant manager, said: "How many do you have to defend in a game? Three? So why would we spend two hours standing around to defend three set-pieces when we could work on moving the ball."

3 set pieces today.