Albania have the best tactic at defending a free kick

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    dodworthred Well-Known Member

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    Wall lines up and another player lays down so the wall can jump and the ball can't go under
     
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    It's known as 'the draught excluder', which is sort of funny.
     
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    I think it's daft. Low free kicks tend to work less than conventional ones from my observation, so all you're doing is forcing the taker to take a more advantageous approach. I think there's probably an argument that the best thing is to just not have a wall at all - I think a lot of scored free kicks would be saved if the goalie could see the strike all the way rather than having his view impaired initially. Like so much of football the wall seems to be built on received wisdom rather than any proper analysis.
     
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    Didcot Red Well-Known Member

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    It gives the guy on the floor a bit of a rest.
     
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    reckon its more Norman Wisdom
     
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