How Newcastle United Used Short Corners To Outfox Leicester City – Set-Piece Analysis

Newcastle United needed to beat Leicester City to get back to winning ways.

They are currently 12th in the Premier League after 16 rounds, a poor position for a team that has recently been considered one of the best in England.

Eddie Howes side didnt only win but also overwhelmed Leicester City with four goals to nil.

However, the first goal that opened the scoring for Ruud van Nistelrooys side was from a creative short corner.

In this tactical analysis, we will illustrate Newcastle Uniteds tactics in short corners against Leicester City and how they were simple, effective and unexpected.

The Old Story From West Ham United

We often hear about how coaches develop by noting others ideas to stay up to date and steal new knowledge.

Newcastle United are a good example because they benefited from West Ham United, who tested Leicester Citys gaps at defending short corners.

Newcastle United studied this match, discovered the gaps, and then designed effective and varied routines to exploit them.

Lets start with the first one!

In the photo below, Leicester City defend with four zonal defenders (green), five man markers and a defender for the rebound (orange).

One of West Ham Uniteds players on the edge of the box suddenly moves toward the taker.

This means that this rebound defender will move with him to defend the probable short corner, especially since this player is Mohammed Kudus.

In the photo below, the first zonal defender (green) goes to the short area to help in that 2v1 situation as the taker overlaps and joins the game.

The other thing we should mention is that the rebound area is free now, and you can see the short defender is worried about that, checking his shoulder back while tracking Kudus.