Short-Corner Combinations

Three short-corner options and the decision rules for choosing between them in a match.

Corner with full box setup: taker, short option, box runners, defenders (start passive).

1. Routine 1: short 2v1 — taker plays short, gets the return, delivers from the improved angle.
2. Routine 2: reverse — short option dummies, taker drives to the byline alone.
3. Routine 3: edge pullback — short exchange, then pull back to the edge runner for a strike.
4. Five reps each, then live defenders and the taker picks based on how the short is defended.

• The short corner exists to create 2v1 — if two defenders come out, the box is now winnable; deliver.
• The return pass must arrive in stride for the first-time cross.
• Box runners hold their timing — the routine changing doesn't change their jobs.
• Edge runner arrives late and open — the pullback is the most under-defended ball in football.

• The short pass is played with no intention — the 2v1 must be attacked, not admired.
• Box runners abandon their runs when the routine goes short — the delivery still comes; hold the structure.
• The same routine repeats until defenders read it — vary on a signal, that's the point of having three.

• Fully live defending.
• Add a counter-attack consequence if it breaks down.
• Call routines with code names from the bench.

• No defenders, walk pace.
• One routine per session.
• Serve the final delivery by hand to groove the runs.

• Every routine ends with a delivery or strike — no fizzling out.