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How can football's lawmakers fix Premier League corner chaos?
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How can football's lawmakers fix Premier League corner chaos?

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Holding, wrestling, battling - call it what you will. Corner kicks in the Premier League are becoming dominated by it. Can anything be done?

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How can football's lawmakers fix the corner chaos? By Dale Johnson Football issues correspondent Published 51 minutes ago 514 Comments Holding, wrestling, battling ... call it what you will. Corner kicks in the Premier League are becoming dominated by it. More goals are being scored, but the amount of pushing and pulling has at times verged on the farcical. Defenders are grappling with attackers, and attackers are tussling with defenders. Former Premier League assistant referee Darren Cann told BBC Sport that "something needs to be done". "At many corner kick situations, there are often as many as 16 players packed into the six-yard box," Cann said. "This, frankly, is becoming a nightmare for the referee team to police. "We must find a solution to this epidemic." Are referees, players or coaches responsible for fixing behaviour? Or is it going to take a change in the law? Set-pieces mean Premier League no longer a joy - Slot Published 5 hours ago 'Ugly' or 'beautiful'? Set-pieces prove decisive for Arsenal again Published 19 hours ago Referees really don't want to get involved - Moyes Grappling has dominated the news conferences of managers over the last week. And the frustration appears to be on the rise. Everton boss David Moyes feels the onus has to be on the referees. He said the lack of action has been "poor". Take Everton versus Manchester United last week. The Toffees had several players standing on top of goalkeeper Senne Lammens. Leny Yoro was pushed into the net by James Tarkowski. Then Harry Maguire got involved too. "You get the feeling now that referees really don't want to get involved in any of it," Moyes said. "It's really poor that they've not tried to deal with it." With set-pieces becoming ever more important in the Premier League, it means teams seem to be upping their distraction tactics. "Attackers crowd the goalkeeper hoping to nullify his movement and effectiveness," Cann explained. "Defenders, meanwhile, try to block the attackers' run and s...
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