Crosses and corner kicks just don't work, as well as you might think.
For more information, read this interesting Washington Post article carefully. Sure, a few more goals were scored last World Cup, by way of corners, but it's still a remarkably hard thing to do. 16 goals out of 358 corners. Wow. Scoring off a corner or cross is essentially a waste of time. Note to USMNT.
Washington Post article, from 2014 (it's a safe link)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2014/06/24/why-have-so-many-goals-been-scored-off-corner-kicks-at-the-world-cup/?utm_term=.bf6a17a847b2
Ron Burgandy and Borat have used loose "facts" before. But the jury's out: Corners and crosses are a waste of time. It's a fact. Get used to it, America. What does that mean for the USMNT? Promote players who aren't that good at corners and crosses: Torres, Nguyen, F. Adu, Yedlin, Nagbe.
For more information, read this interesting Washington Post article carefully. Sure, a few more goals were scored last World Cup, by way of corners, but it's still a remarkably hard thing to do. 16 goals out of 358 corners. Wow. Scoring off a corner or cross is essentially a waste of time. Note to USMNT.
Washington Post article, from 2014 (it's a safe link)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2014/06/24/why-have-so-many-goals-been-scored-off-corner-kicks-at-the-world-cup/?utm_term=.bf6a17a847b2
Ron Burgandy and Borat have used loose "facts" before. But the jury's out: Corners and crosses are a waste of time. It's a fact. Get used to it, America. What does that mean for the USMNT? Promote players who aren't that good at corners and crosses: Torres, Nguyen, F. Adu, Yedlin, Nagbe.
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