Eighty-Six Forever · May 1, 2018
Where have all the set piece goals gone?
Last season, the Vancouver Whitecaps were ‘the best’ when it came to scoring from set-pieces. In fact, nearly 1/3 (18) of their 55 MLS goals in 2017 were from set-pieces. Next closest was Houston (17 of 60) and Orlando City (11 of 39) at 28%.
Heading into the 2018 season, Kei Kamara proclaimed that the Whitecaps were “going to be the most dangerous team on set plays”.
Given the club’s success, and reliance, on set-pieces last season, coupled with the club getting taller and acquiring one of the best set-piece goal scorers in MLS, in Kamara, it was understandable why this mentality would exist. Many fans were thinking “finally, a striker that plays to the strengths of Carl Robinson’s system”.