Chelsea are working on Set Pieces as they look to reduce the conceded goals from corners, Video from the team’s training ground shows new set piece coach working on each Tall Players reaction to set piece, Chelsea who suffered a lot from set-piece last season will look to have a better campaign on that ground having employed Mcaphee who is credited for Aston Villa’s set-piece culture
And Sky Sports Jounalist reacting to the development
“Look, when you watch Chelsea last season, you can see exactly why they’ve brought in another set-piece coach. People laugh at these appointments, and I get it, but football has changed. Margins are tiny now.”
“Chelsea scored around 11 Premier League goals from set-pieces last season, which is a decent return, but they still had too many defensive lapses. Too many goals came from players switching off, losing runners, or failing to win the first ball.”
“The thing that would frustrate me is that a lot of the goals they conceded weren’t because the opposition came up with some revolutionary set-piece routine. It was basic defending. Mark your man, attack the ball, clear your lines. That’s football.”
“Can the new set-piece coach improve Chelsea? Of course he can. If he helps them become stronger in both boxes, cuts out those cheap goals they conceded from dead-ball situations, and adds a few more goals at the other end, then he’ll be worth every penny.”
“But no coach can go onto the pitch and head the ball away for you. The players have to take responsibility. Clear your box, be aggressive, win your duels, and suddenly everyone starts talking about how brilliant the set-piece coach is.”
“The proof will be in the pudding, but if Chelsea turn those defensive mistakes into clean sheets and become more ruthless from corners and free-kicks, this could end up being one of their smartest appointments of the summer.”
Via (Skysport)