Corner kicks can seem pointless, can't they? Over the past decade in Europe's top five leagues, about three percent of all corners have led to goals. If goals are so unlikely, why even try? If it's a choice between lumping the ball into the penalty area, with the faint hope that this is one of the three times out of 100 that your team miraculously converts, or playing it short and re-establishing your standard patterns of possession, then, well, it doesn't seem like much of a choice at all. Jose...
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