Free-kick threat

[auk]

If we give away a direct free-kick in a dangerous area (as in our last match v City), I would favour covering each goalpost with our two tallest players - and maybe DH a yard in front of the goalline..

It may not eliminate the chances of De Bruyne (or whoever) scoring direct, but it should reduce them.

The flaw in this argument is that City would be able to move attackers into the penalty box without any prospect of them being offside.

However, I still City think would be more likely to score with a direct pop at goal if the two posts are unguarded.

Best of all would be not to concede a free kick in a perilous part of the pitch.

 

[eaglesdare]

If we give away a direct free-kick in a dangerous area (as in our last match v City), I would favour covering each goalpost with our two tallest players - and maybe DH a yard in front of the goalline..

It may not eliminate the chances of De Bruyne (or whoever) scoring direct, but it should reduce them.

The flaw in this argument is that City would be able to move attackers into the penalty box without any prospect of them being offside.

However, I still City think would be more likely to score with a direct pop at goal if the two posts are unguarded.

Best of all would be not to concede a free kick in a perilous part of the pitch.

That's the simplest solution.

Before man u equalised in the last final Rooney should have been fouled before walking through our defence 😬

 

[BromleyMonkey]

If we give away a direct free-kick in a dangerous area (as in our last match v City), I would favour covering each goalpost with our two tallest players - and maybe DH a yard in front of the goalline..

It may not eliminate the chances of De Bruyne (or whoever) scoring direct, but it should reduce them.

The flaw in this argument is that City would be able to move attackers into the penalty box without any prospect of them being offside.

However, I still City think would be more likely to score with a direct pop at goal if the two posts are unguarded.

Best of all would be not to concede a free kick in a perilous part of the pitch.

I remember sitting behind the goal and screaming at hennessey to put someone on the post he wasn’t covering as (can’t remember who it was) curled the ball into the top corner.
I also remember screaming at the TV for him to do the same up at Anfield as Trent Alexander Arnold scored and the Sky pundits went on to wet themselves over it, even though the gap Wayne left anyone could’ve probably looped the ball in
But as you say teams are reluctant to do that anymore because of the offside issue