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#nufc One for the tacticians: Why don’t teams leave a player on the halfway line, or on the last man, when defending deep? Seems to me that it would force teams back and provide a dangerous out ball. Or do you really need all 11 behind the ball?

Managers rarely leave a player near the halfway line during corners because statistical analysis shows that committing all 10 outfield players to the penalty box significantly improves defensive security against modern, highly coordinated set-piece routines.