Loïc Quéguiner

Tracking EPL set pieces. Birds are cool.

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Tracking EPL set piece roles for DFS players. Corners, free kicks, penalties. Know who’s on the ball before you lock your lineup.

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Even if Americans are happy that Balogun can now play (myself included), FIFA has just set an insane precedent:

Any interpretable red card at the World Cup can now come under scrutiny in hindsight. The referees judgment isn’t final. It hints at the fact that FIFA can do as they please, even if it means disagreeing with the subjective decisions of their own referees.

Imagine how Rafael Clauss (referee) and Juan Soto (VAR) are feeling right now? FIFA just undermined their credibility.

This isn’t overruling something objective, a decision that’s based on fact. They’re rescinding a decision based on opinion. For as much as I believe Balogun didn’t deserve the red, it’s an interpretable decision.

Anything can now be questioned after the fact. And it’s up to FIFA’s “judicial body” – whoever that is, wherever they are – to call make critical decisions as they see fit.

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Canada vs South Africa final set piece data:

Eustaquio: 4 corners (2L, 2R) and 2 free kicks. Set piece domination continues. Nice goal, too.

Appollis: 1 corner. South Africa only earned 1 corner the entire match.

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Round of 32: South Africa vs Canada

Eustaquio is the undisputed set piece king for Canada, with 29(!) corners taken during the group stage. He takes set pieces from both sides and rarely shares. Ali Ahmed left out of the starting XI.

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South Africa set piece duties are not 100% clear. Appollis, Maseko, Modiba, and Mofokeng have all participated in corners during the group stage. Of these, Appollis has taken the most (6). Mokoena likely on penalties.

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Colombia vs Portugal first half set pieces:

Not much happening in terms of set pieces. James with a short corner that resulted in a shot. Ronaldo took a crack from distance but straight at the keeper.

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Limited set pieces for Panama - Barcenas with a delivery on a free kick and a corner

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Panama vs England first half set piece notes:

With Rice resting for England, corner duties are split between Anderson (left) and Saka (right). Anderson also provided a free kick delivery, while Rashford attempted a direct shot on a free kick in a dangerous area.

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Pedri, Yamal, Baena, and Porro all started. It was Baena and Yamal who split corners before everyone was subbed off. After that, Nico Williams took a short corner.

Final tally
- Baena: 4, left side
- Yamal: 1, right side
- Nico: 1, left side

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Spain set piece notes after Saudi Arabia match - after being the primary set piece option vs Cape Verde (until Yamal came on late), Pedri didn't take a single corner vs Saudi Arabia:

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Correction on Egypt - Marmoush took one on the left side (short)
- Ashour (2)
- Salah (3)
-Marmoush (1)
- Zizo (1)

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Belgium vs Egypt first half set piece notes:

Belgium with zero set pieces in dangerous areas

Egypt with 4 corners, split between Ashour on the left and Salah on the right. Salah the only one with deliveries, the rest were short.

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Egypt with 7 total corners
- Ashour on the left (3, short)
- Salah on the right (3 - 1 short, 2 deliveries)
- Zizo with one delivery from the right late (Salah and Ashour subbed off)

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Cape Verde almost stunned everyone with their lone corner. Arcanjo with a delivery from the right side led to a header on target.

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Spain vs Cape Verde first half set piece notes:

Spain: Pedri taking everything (4 corner- 2 left, 2 right). No short routines and no dangerous free kick situations. No Yamal or Porro in the first half.

Cape Verde with zero set piece situations in dangerous positions

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Spain vs Cape Verde full time set piece notes:

Spain with 11 total corners
- Pedri took all of them from both sides until Yamal came on. Yamal then took over right side duties.
- Key takeaway is the set piece duties are split when both are in the lineup

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Japan: Kamada on left corners and left free kicks. Kubo took one right free kick. Ito sent in quality deliveries from the right side, one of which led to Japan's equalizer in the 89th minute.

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Netherlands vs Japan halftime set piece notes: Reijnders handling everything for Netherlands - left corners, right corners, right side free kicks. Three deliveries resulted in shots. Kamada on left corners and left FKs for Japan. No right side set pieces yet.

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Netherlands vs Japan full time set piece notes:

Netherlands: Reijnders dominated corners and free kicks from both sides while on the pitch. Depay took a left side corner after Reijnders came off.