In football, a set play, also known as a set piece, refers to a planned, structured play that begins from a dead-ball situation, such as a free kick, corner kick, or throw-in.
These situations allow teams to organize and execute specific strategies designed to create scoring opportunities or gain a tactical advantage.
When the ball is dead, the keeper really comes alive.” That describes what should happen on set play that threaten the goal. Set play stop the flow of the game, if only briefly, and give the attacking team a chance to orchestrate a scoring opportunity. The goalkeeper must go to work to thwart the opponent’s plans as soon as the referee makes the call.
Whether it’s a free kick (and the wall needs to be set up) or a corner kick (and the defense needs to be positioned properly), the keeper must be calm, composed, and clear about what he wants his teammates to do in response to the call. The keeper’s ability to quickly organize the team will play a major role in whether or not a goal is conceded. In today’s game, players have the ability to curve a ball over the wall and to serve in a dangerous free kick that can be directed into the net off a foot or head.
Before the restart, the keeper must be sharp and alert-and must be ready to eliminate as much of the risk of a goal being scored as possible. How does a keeper limit the opponent’s chances of scoring on set plays? He works on these plays during training and talks about them in team meetings. He rehearses where players need to be, the vocabulary that will be used, the roles that certain players will have, and the position that he will take up in the goal.
The keeper must assess the danger of free kicks that are within shooting distance and must set up a wall of teammates to protect the goal. He must provide the leadership that his defenders need to cope with free kicks and corner kicks that may be launched into the danger zone.
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