not really-I think they poached him from Brentford. One of my gripes is our throw ins-we don't seem to practice them -they can lead to a goal scoring chance. I also think we should have a defensive coach-someone like Martin Keown or Tony Adams- and a forwards coach-they are specialist positions same as goalkeeper.
Its the incremental improvements - If the throw-in coach means that they have 1-2 better chances each game across the season then it increases the chances they'll score and win the game. At their level just 2 points could be the difference between being champions and losers.
They've had a throw in specialist coach the whole time Klopp has been there. I seem to remember the original guy left a few years back.
How about a placing-the-ball-in-the-corner-quadrant coach? Cadden always seems to struggle with that.
The NFL have a coach for nearly every position, l say all the time footballs going the same way, Fanzones, Data driven, half time shows, pre match entrances...
Are you meaning we are (or football in general) is being "Americanised".... Lol, be careful, we've been here quite recently
Arsenal have a coach who specialises in coaching set pieces. People have commented how effective Arsenal have been when they take set pieces this season.
He was literally referring and comparing to the NFL. You can't get much more American than American Football
Not many players put the ball inside the quadrant nowadays. They have the bare minimum ‘outer edge’ of the ball just touching the outer edge of the quadrant
Yes, which is allowed, didn't stop half the West Stand saying their set pieces were outside the lines.... Some need to learn the rules
All about the marginal gains in professional sport. 1 point gained through defending/attacking set piece, throw in can be the difference come the end of the season. Same with defending/attacking/goalkeeping coaches which have all been around for years. Some top clubs have upwards of 50 coaching/backroom staff to analyse set pieces of rivals, positions of play, how teams deal with various phases of play and transitions.. Its a complicated but simple game.
The Derby corner taker in the second half put the ball right on the line whereas Cadden (as you say) positions it with a millimetre of it above the line, necessitating the linesman to crane over it to check. I really can't see the point of this as there's no significant advantage to be gained. It must boil the lino's pee.....
