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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nProliferation of the Set Piece<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It began in 2014, when Gareth Southgate, manager of the English national team, took a trip across the pond to consult with professionals of the other football<\/em>\u2014that is, American football. Southgate sat down with NFL specialists from the Seattle Seahawks, that year\u2019s Super Bowl champion team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While the England national team didn\u2019t have enough time to properly apply set-piece strategy, Premier League teams certainly do. Today, clubs across Britain are applying set-piece strategy to cash in on corner kicks, free kicks, and throw-ins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the 2018-19 season, no less than 13 goals were scored from\u00a0throw-in<\/em>\u00a0plays alone. Compare that to the single throw-in goal from the previous season and you\u2019ll understand how the recent inundation of set-pieces in the Premier League has led many to rethink their in-play sports betting and Football Manager positions. This year, Liverpool is\u00a0favored for this year\u2019s Premier League outright odds, thanks in part to the club\u2019s attention on set pieces. In August of 2018, the club even hired a coach specifically for throw-ins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile in the FM world, Liverpool is a popularly managed team in the video game, where players can organize their own set-pieces and utilize high-accuracy kickers to bring in goals, such as Trent Alexander-Arnold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the 2007-08 Premier League season, 2.66% of corner kicks led to goals. In the 2013-14 season, that percentage raises to a full 3%. In last year\u2019s season, that number rocketed to 3.74%, the highest percentage on record, despite the fact that there were fewer corner kicks taken that year than the previous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But how do these statistics help FM players, and what is ultimately to be learned by the recent trends?<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are three key pieces of advice that FM players can learn from. Though not one of the key pieces, players should also pay special attention to Throw-In Routines\u2014don\u2019t forget that Liverpool hired<\/em> a throw-in specialist. FM enthusiasts should determine which players have suitable attributes for a throw-in play, consider which player should \u201clurk outside area\u201d and which should \u201ccome short\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first piece of advice is to analyze the squad. It is essential that FM players understand the limitations of their players, and know when players are too fatigued for certain strategies. Tactics may not work perfectly later in the season when star players are injured. Set pieces will come in handy when long-field runs aren\u2019t a viable option anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The second rule is a simple yet complex facet of managing: putting the right player in the right spot. The smallest player may not have the greatest jumping reach, but if they have high scores in bravery and off-the-ball play, they may be a surprising and effective candidate for a set piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lastly, FM players should mind past mistakes. That\u2019s right\u2014don\u2019t knock the failure of a set piece until you understand why it failed. In an unlikely turn of events, key FM advice regarding set pieces may again be pulled from American football, where an important facet of any coach or managers job is to analyze every play post-game and synthesize player aptitude, set-piece routine, and time of game to answer what went wrong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rise of the Set-Piece Any Football Manager enthusiast is well-educated in the world of football. The football management simulation video game necessitates a fan\u2019s passion\u2014and having broad knowledge of the global football climate doesn\u2019t hurt considering the game offers players 53 countries from which to pull a team. Like many football fans are apt to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":7894,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1517747614396-d21a78b850e8?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&w=564&q=80\")
Set Pieces in FM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n