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Blackpool was. Stanley Matthews...Neither count as professional
Blackpool was. Stanley Matthews...
...are we in serious danger of becoming theNo the point of a striker is to help his TEAM score the most amount of goals possible. So yes, individual scoring is obviously correlated to team scoring, but If the chance creation is so focused on the striker and it takes away more chances from other players, it doesn’t help the team.
It’s too simple to say that the strikers only job is to score goals. More individual goals doesn’t always equal better.
That said, Richy has been good lately but won’t continue to score at this rate and he’s probably not good enough overall to give him a starting spot without competition. I’d like to see us purchase an established winger next year and rotate richy and son at CF.
I'd rather we purchase a better CF to push Richie (potentially out of the team, even, if Veliz can begin to come on next season) and let Son remain where he has historically been best. Son's done a good job as a CF in spots, but I really don't think he can hold that position in a more full time role.No the point of a striker is to help his TEAM score the most amount of goals possible. So yes, individual scoring is obviously correlated to team scoring, but If the chance creation is so focused on the striker and it takes away more chances from other players, it doesn’t help the team.
It’s too simple to say that the strikers only job is to score goals. More individual goals doesn’t always equal better.
That said, Richy has been good lately but won’t continue to score at this rate and he’s probably not good enough overall to give him a starting spot without competition. I’d like to see us purchase an established winger next year and rotate richy and son at CF.
The only thing that could be worse than having to live in Wolverhampton would be losing twice to Wolverhampton
roast dinner shop
A hard match incoming. Not even sure we ever have easy games, which is frustrating.
We have no excuses and all the motivation in the world, but we all know it won't be plain sailing.
We aren't quite clicking, which Postecoglou has to put right, but it's also quite difficult to understand what tbat missing link is.
2-1 or 3-1 to either side.
You say that, but last time I was in Wolverhampton I ended up in a late night roast dinner shop outside the University campus. Carved beef and roast potatoes covered in gravy on a yorkshire pud at 1am? Fuck yeah.
Admittedly everything else is shit.
We have our best back 5 together again but are still conceding goals and plenty of chances. Should we be worried? Understat have us currently ranked 7th worst in the league for expected goals against (xGA).
I think a lot of this is down to Angeball rather than the quality of players we have. We've seen this pattern in other teams he's managed. For example, in his first season at Yokohama he ranked 2nd in the league for goals scored, but 3rd worst for goals conceded. But the next season he won the league. Hopefully something similar happens here, but I think we're going to continue to look a bit leaky whoever plays.
I used to tease an old colleague of mine about them wearing orange, he always insisted it's "old gold"What kind of professional sports team wears. fucking orange anyway
That's my kinda shop.roast dinner shop
Yeah, I was thinking about a chant to piss them off and thought "your orange shirts are rubbish" would probably do the trick. Apparently they are easily offended.I used to tease an old colleague of mine about them wearing orange, he always insisted it's "old gold"
You'll never sing that.We have our best back 5 together again but are still conceding goals and plenty of chances. Should we be worried? Understat have us currently ranked 7th worst in the league for expected goals against (xGA).
I think a lot of this is down to Angeball rather than the quality of players we have. We've seen this pattern in other teams he's managed. For example, in his first season at Yokohama he ranked 2nd in the league for goals scored, but 3rd worst for goals conceded. But the next season he won the league. Hopefully something similar happens here, but I think we're going to continue to look a bit leaky whoever plays.