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Three Takeaways From the Carabao Cup Win

By David Crook

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 01: Pyrotechnics are set off against a backdrop of Manchester City fans waving flags during the Carabao Cup Final between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on March 1, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 01: Pyrotechnics are set off against a backdrop of Manchester City fans waving flags during the Carabao Cup Final between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on March 1, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 01: Rodrigo of Manchester City scores their second goal past Orjan Nyland of Aston Villa during the Carabao Cup Final between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on March 01, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 01: Rodrigo of Manchester City scores their second goal past Orjan Nyland of Aston Villa during the Carabao Cup Final between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on March 01, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images) /

So, City go about a billion games without scoring from a corner and then score twice in three games? Typical City.

Despite having a team of veritable midgets, City have managed to score from corners. On Sunday it was our tallest player – Rodrigo – who headed home. His well placed header beat the keeper and helped to seal the game.

The crazy thing is that given we have both failed to defend corners and failed to score from the corners we get given, those dilemmas appear to have disappeared at the same time.

Analysing the movements at corners – both defensively and in attacking phases – not much has seemed to change to account for our sudden prowess. Maybe, it is all down to luck, rather than training after all.

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