Granada currently holds the 19th position in La Liga with 21 points after 34 matches, 11 points after Mallorca, who hold the 17th position, the first safe spot from relegation. With only four matches remaining, the prospect of survival in La Liga is exceedingly challenging, verging on the improbable.
On the offensive front, Granada has scored 36 goals, ranking seventh as the worst attacking line. This implies that they are better offensively than six other teams in the league. However, the issue does not lie solely in their offensive performance, as they have scored more goals than Mallorca, Rayo Vallecano, Las Palmas, and Deportivo Alav??s, all of whom are positioned above Granada in the La Liga standings.
On the defensive front, however, the situation is quite the opposite. Granada ranks second as the worst defensive line in La Liga, conceding 64 goals. Only Almer??a, positioned at the bottom of the table, has conceded more with 67 goals. It is noteworthy that Mallorca, occupying the 17th position, has conceded only 40 goals.
Defending against set pieces represents one of the most pressing defensive challenges encountered by Granada. At the time of writing, they stand as the second-most vulnerable team in La Liga, conceding 11 goals from set pieces, trailing only behind Villarreal, who have conceded 15 goals. However, particularly concerning corner kicks, Granada stands out as the most susceptible team in La Liga, conceding nine goals in such situations.
In this tactical analysis, we will delve into the defensive structure of Granada while defending against corner kicks, elucidating the weaknesses in their tactics that have led to such outcomes. Subsequently, we will discuss some suggestions aimed at potentially improving their performance in the future.
The main scheme
Starting with their main defending scheme at corners, they use the man-marking defending system with two zonal players, a short-option defender, a rebound defender and six man markers, as shown in the first photo below. Their two zonal defenders are assigned, one on the near post and one in the middle, to defend these areas, as shown in the second photo below. They stand more inside against in-swing crosses depending on the cross trajectory, as shown in the third and fourth photos.
Screens
The main disadvantage of this man-marking system is that you can control the defenders positions by asking your attackers to stand in certain areas to drag the markers with them, as in the photo below. In this photo, the opponent targets the far post, far away from the two zonal defenders, so he easily empties this area by asking the attackers not to stand there.
It is still a single problem: freeing the targeted attacker from his man marker. This can be done with many tricks; screens are the most common one. Doing a screen is simply going to your targeted mates marker to block him, preventing him from tracking your mate. Hence, the targeted player, in green, goes freely to the targeted area thanks to his yellow mate, who blocks his mates marker, a screen, as shown in the two photos below.
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