Friday was always set-piece day. Twenty-four hours before a match, working on our defensive shape and how we plan to attack at corners.
It will be the same up and down the country now. Around 22 per cent of all Premier League goals this season have come from dead balls, and that number does not include penalties. They remain as important as ever.
The final session, a day out from battle, gave you a feel for corners that could prove decisive. The starting XI would be known by this point and we would line up for set-pieces against the substitutes and kids.