Never understood some people's obsession with this

Have we actually let in many goals from set pieces this season? Doesn't feel like it.

If zonal working was demonstrably much less effective than man-to-man then nobody would ever use it. Lots of teams do use it so the odds are is is pretty equally effective, and what governs how well you defend set pieces is more likely down to how good your individual players are at it.
Our problems in recent years are far more likely to stem from just not having enough players who are good at heading the ball (in which case you are stuffed even if you employ man-to-man) than to what system we use.

Posted By: mr carra on November 15th 2021 at 13:49:19

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Assuming this is the end of zonal marking then? (n/m) (NCFC) - KetteringRyu, Nov 15, 13:42:28
- Dean Smith uses zonal marking (NCFC) - jAC, Nov 15, 14:42:40
  - whats his policy on the "mixer"? vis a vis putting it into said scenario (n/m) (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Nov 15, 15:02:02
    - He said he’s gonna stick it right up your corridor of uncertainty pal (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Nov 15, 15:54:44
      - Lube on the shirt fronts to really grease it up on the long throws (n/m) (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Nov 15, 16:56:18
    - He likes to pickup the spare man, hit them down the channels and use the overload. (n/m) (NCFC) - munter, Nov 15, 15:16:40
      - *WANKS* (n/m) (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Nov 15, 16:55:42
- Never understood some people's obsession with this (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 15, 13:49:19
  - Mr carra speaks sense (NCFC) - jampersands, Nov 15, 13:57:25
  - Hardly any from set pieces this season or last (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Nov 15, 13:57:17
  - Yeah exactly (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Nov 15, 13:55:54

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