Football boss debunks brief nook fantasy as followers reward ‘phenomenal’ rationalization
You know that collective exasperated groan soccer followers make when their group takes a brief nook? Well it seems it is fully unjustified.
Since time immemorial, supporters have thought of failure to arbitrarily lob the ball into the field from the nook quadrant not solely a big waste of time, but in addition a criminal offense towards sporting ethics. Short corners are about as loathed as half-and-half scarves, however that may not be the case for lengthy after Notts County supervisor Luke Williams went full fantasy buster on the overtly-dreaded set-piece tactic.
He claimed his facet have been greatest nook takers in English soccer, with one in 4 producing a shot on track. However, because of the widespread close-minded view of what constitutes a nook, these pictures are deemed, incorrectly in line with Williams, to have come from open play.
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“Right, I’m going to tell you the truth now,” he mentioned at a press convention after his facet’s 4-2 win over Bradford. “We have the most shots on target from corners in the EFL. One in four corners results in a shot on target, which is the best by a long way.
“We’ve really scored probably the most targets within the division from corners, however you [reporters] do not know they’re from corners, do you? Because except we whack it within the field it is not a nook. We take a nook, we move the ball, till that ball is turned over or we give it away or it goes off the pitch, it is nonetheless a nook! And we’re extraordinarily profitable at corners. I’m sorry to interrupt your hearts nevertheless it’s the reality.
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“I made sure we did the research, and I’m being serious now. Corners [crossing the ball into the box] have a very low success rate across football worldwide. When someone runs through the crowd and heads the ball and smashes it into the back of the net, we remember it.
“We do not keep in mind the 50 corners that get caught by the goalkeeper or hit the facet netting or get headed away. We simply overlook. We additionally overlook that when ball comes into the pitch instantly and will get handed 5 occasions and crossed in from the opposite finish we expect it was open play, that it was simply part of the sport. But it wasn’t, it was from a nook.”
He also said his County side make it their mission to keep the ball moving to ensure their opponents never get a breather, noting that “defenders love corners” that get crossed in because most of them are “6ft 3ins” and are “glad to have a relaxation”.
A clip from Williams’ speech has been doing the rounds on social media and fans have been lavishing the former Swindon boss with praise ever since. One X user wrote: “This is phenomenal. Believes his manner works and has the stats to again it up. Top degree administration.”
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Another mentioned: “Brilliant. Wish mainstream sports channels would show more of this type of insight instead of the Prem entitled cry babies day after day.” A 3rd added: “Luke Williams is a football genius.”
A Notts County fan beamed: “Can’t stop watching this. Of all the signings we made over recent years, Luke Williams, surely, is the greatest of all. It’s like all the learnings and wisdom gained through a coaching career released in the Notts County sandbox and here we now are with a castle. Inspirational.”
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County are gunning for back-to-back promotions following their leap as much as League Two from the National League final season. They’re at the moment third within the desk, degree on factors with fellow promoted facet Wrexham, after profitable 10 of their first 18 league video games.
Williams arrived on the membership in 2022 and guided the membership to a second-place end within the National League in his first season on the helm, attaining promotion by way of the play-offs. He’s gained a whopping 60% of his matches as supervisor of the Meadow Lane membership, with 45 wins from 74 video games.