So goal difference of +24 for first 80 mins compared with -7 for last ten (plus added time). Wow. Our overall superiority squandered by a notoriously brittle defence that crumbles at the death. Kane must be in despair.I was looking for an 80 minute PL table this season, and stumbled across this overview of goals scored/conceeded per 10 minutes:
www.soccerstats.com/table.asp?league=england&tid=j
It's basically a confirmation of our shortcomings: No other teams have a worse goal difference for the final 10 minutes (2-9) and no other team have conceeded as many goals just before/after the break and in the final 10 minutes (16) as us.
It was the same in the beginning under Poch, and to solve this, he increased the complexity of the training exercises in the latter part of the training sessions. If I remember correctly, the season after he started doing this, we had the best defensive record, and went unbeaten at home.So goal difference of +24 for first 80 mins compared with -7 for last ten (plus added time). Wow. Our overall superiority squandered by a notoriously brittle defence that crumbles at the death. Kane must be in despair.
He was supposed to have worked on defending at the end so that players got used to concentrating when tired which had been a prob.It was the same in the beginning under Poch, and to solve this, he increased the complexity of the training exercises in the latter part of the training sessions. If I remember correctly, the season after he started doing this, we had the best defensive record, and went unbeaten at home.
Hopefully we get a DoF in before the summer to sort out this shortcoming.I was looking for an 80 minute PL table this season, and stumbled across this overview of goals scored/conceeded per 10 minutes:
www.soccerstats.com/table.asp?league=england&tid=j
It's basically a confirmation of our shortcomings: No other teams have a worse goal difference for the final 10 minutes (2-9) and no other team have conceeded as many goals just before/after the break and in the final 10 minutes (16) as us.
Looks like most clubs are within 3 points of their expected points.... That's pretty good isn't it?Steve, that is basically a post saying that xP and xG are poor predictors of league position after this many games. And what are you doing posting at 5:51 AM, are you alright hun?
Any table at this point is only indicative. You can look at the statistical trends and begin to draw some conclusions.Steve, that is basically a post saying that xP and xG are poor predictors of league position after this many games. And what are you doing posting at 5:51 AM, are you alright hun?
They don’t have enough Goals in their team
A lot has been said in some media about how Woolwich was on this special run of good form. That's the period from round 15 to 29. However, apart from a good five game spell mid-season, they have largely gained points while not really outscoring anyone. Their GD from round 20 onwards suggests more of a flat and stale run, now with the predictable drop at the end.
As for us, it's remarkable to watch how we have gone from 1 to +19 in six games. That's a run of form.