Yep. Failing to score from set pieces has been a massive issue in the past.
We've had players like Defoe, Townsend, Soldafo, Lennon, Lamela, Eriksen, Holtby, Rose, Naughton etc attacking them making us look like an under 11s girl side.
With Ade, Kane, Dier, Walker, Kab, Vert, Capoue, Bentaleb, Moose, Sandro, Chadli etc steaming in we can get way more out of them.
I know you don't rate Paulinho, but a huge plus to his game is causing chaos in the box too. He does not score pretty goals, but he can bundle them in and has good positioning in the final third. I don't think his shooting can possibly have been much worse.
I've been a huge advocate of Etiksen taking all set pieces, but if Lamela does take the cornrrs from the right, at least you have Eriksen who can be world class if the ball drops to him from a knockdown.
Exciting stuff. It's about time we bullied teams and dazzled them at the same time. Eg, eriksen killing the ball dead after it came down with snow on it. If we compete in all areas, we can get rid of the soft spurs curse and still do it with style.
Another thing is we have some players who are actually good at headers for the first time since time began. Chadli for instance can direct a powerful header, has good technique.
The biggest failing under Redknapp was being shit at corners. That for me was the only major thing he failed to address sat all. I think Poch is already looking to improve that area of our game.