Tottenham Hotspur have announced the appointment of Thomas Frank as their new Head Coach, with a contract running until 2028.
Keith Andrews, who worked with Thomas Frank as Brentfords set-piece coach, is a leading candidate to replace Thomas Frank as head coach.
He has helped Brentford achieve a good set-piece performance in the previous season in both attacking and defending aspects.
In attack, they accumulated the third-most xG from set-pieces in the Premier League, 16.71, after Crystal Palace and Arsenal, 17.02 and 16.87, respectively.
In this analysis, we wrote about his set-piece attacking tactics, especially in long throw-ins.
In defence, they conceded the fewest goals from set-pieces in the previous season, with just two corners, above Manchester City, who conceded five goals.
They were particularly effective in defending corners, conceding the fewest goals in the previous season, with Aston Villa also conceding two.
This tactical analysis will be a set-piece analysis that shows Keith Andrews tactics in defending corners and the strengths and weaknesses of his scheme.
Keith Andrews Main Defending Corner Scheme At Brentford
Lets start with their main defending scheme in corners and then explain their reactions to different things, showing their strengths.
As shown below, they defend the expected in-swinging cross using a hybrid and very balanced system.
Four main zonal defenders and an additional one (yellow) are ahead of them to defend this area and get the first touch, usually against flick-ons.
This additional one has many different uses, as a short option or a rebound player, as we will show later.
In addition, they use four man markers (blue) and a player on the edge of the box (green) to get the rebound and go to defend short corners.
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Against out-swinging crosses, they follow the same main scheme in the same match.
However, the zonal defenders positions vary somewhat depending on the opponent.
For example,
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