Free set-piece routines

Proven corners, free kicks and throw-ins drawn on a to-scale pitch. Browse them, steal one for Saturday, then design your own.

• The Quick Corner — Play it fast and low to the near post the instant the ref allows it — while defenders are still jogging back and counting runners.
• Near-Post Flick-On — Big target attacks the near post to glance the ball on; two runners crash the back post and six-yard line behind the defence.
• The Back-Post Overload — Stack three attackers at the back post against two markers, hang the delivery deep, and attack it on the move.
• The Short Corner — Pass short to a support runner, commit the nearest defender, then cross from a better, squarer angle into a now-stretched box.
• Wide Inswinging Free Kick — From a wide free kick, whip an inswinger between keeper and defence; attackers attack the spot, and even a deflection beats the keeper.
• The Long Throw — Launch a flat long throw to a target at the near post, flick it on across the six-yard box, and crash runners onto the second ball.
• The Four-Man Wall — A four-player wall covers the near-post half of the goal so the keeper can set for the far post, with one player charging out to close the angle.
• Wall-Gap Free Kick — A two-taker routine — a dummy run freezes the wall and keeper while the ball is rolled sideways for a team-mate to strike through the gap or around the end of the wall.
• Zonal Defence (Corners) — Six defenders guard the key zones across the six-yard area with two on the posts, so every dangerous delivery runs into a defender already attacking the ball.
• Man-to-Man Defence (Corners) — Each marker picks up a specific attacker and stays goalside, with post guards and an edge marker covering the short routine and the second ball.
• The Train (Stacked Corner) — Attackers queue in a tight “train”, then break to different zones on the taker’s signal — making man-marking almost impossible to track in time.