Defending A Set Piece

Well the old problem of failing to defend set pieces reared it’s head again twice last night.
First up the opening goal and a well worked set piece by Aberdeen.
I say Aberdeen but the fact is that set piece was implemented several times at Celtic under Neil Lennon with Charlie Mulgrew normally being the recipient as Scott Brown and or Nir Bitton blocked the runners trying to get out.
It’s a basic Sunday League tactic that really should be defended much better than it was.
The second goal came as no surprise to me because for whatever reason that’s the second time I’ve seen our defensive coaches try match Taylor (one of the smallest defenders on the Park) up against Ferguson at the back post :man_shrugging:t2:
Surely with a bit more organisation a taller player say O’Reily could be tasked with tracking the runner to the back post because by my reckoning that’s twice now Ferguson has had joy from us doing exactly that?
If I can see this from a remote viewing situation why can’t our defensive coaches see this from 50 yards away in the flesh as it were?
Then there is the after match post mortem…at what point do they join the dots and see the glaring problem?
I would be checking both their eyesight early onset of dementia.

Very basic stuff these were not intricate pieces of footballing genius.

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That mis match of Taylor and Ferguson was shocking. Seems like you don’t need to coach that.

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If it’s obvious to you or I then you seriously have to question why it isn’t obvious to those entrusted with sorting these problems out surely. :man_shrugging:t2:

I mean how much are they paying these guys?

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