In our last 10 games we've only scored 5 goals

[Jezzman]

.... that's a scoring percentage of 3%... if we look at the percentage of shots on target it's only 7%

 

In average we hit the target more than twice as many times as our opposition but only score half as many goals..... it's unbelievable because we dominate heavily and in average over the last ten games we've had the ball 58% of the time

 

[Guest Kev]

Thanks, that's cheered me up immensely.

[Chili Palmer]

Thats shocking, Our forwards should be shot...but then again there is only a 3% chance we would hit them...

[Ombudsam]

There's only so many ways you can put the same thing.

[maldini11]

Is it true that Rafa doesnt want our strikers too practice shooting?

[Guest mick the baker]

No rafa wants to shoot the strikers.

[Maldini]

Those possession stats are unreal though, we're dominating almost every game. If we can keep our confidence and add that killer edge up front we'll be pretty formidable.

[Ombudsam]

Those possession stats are unreal though, we're dominating almost every game. If we can keep our confidence and add that killer edge up front we'll be pretty formidable.

 

there's f*ck all we can do til summer is the annoying thing. Luckily we're in the quarters of the cup. It's great having that to play for.

[Andy-oh-six]

Time to revert to counter attacking. One chance, one goal, three points!

 

Those stats are pretty shocking.

[Maldini]

Once they scored the heart went from our lads, I knew when Simao scored that we weren't going to get back in it.

 

That Luisao was brilliant again though wasn't he, how the f*ck is Roque Junior in the Brazilian team ahead of him?

[Guest Sabre]

Most galling out of all of those are the Charlton and Birmingham matches at home.

 

45 shots. 20 on target. Average of 66.5% possession. One goal.

Edited March 9, 2006 by Sabre

[growler]

I agree with the possession stat, but the shots on goal stat would include Crouch and Moro passing the ball to their keeper, and any long ball that is directed towards the goal. It doesn't measure the genuine chances created, of which we have had virtually none.

[fyds]

We created all our chances in the first 35mins yesterday. After that we tested their keeper once when stevie just knocked it wide in the 2nd half.

 

Too many f***ing long balls.

Not so - Xabi had a very good shot tipped over in the second half, Stevie whipped in a cross that Crouch narrowly missed, and Fowler had yet another perfectly good goal ruled out.

[Nebraska Red]

where's me straight razor and hanging rope?

 

this post is very depressing, funny in parts, but depressing overall.

 

'Thats shocking, Our forwards should be shot...but then again there is only a 3% chance we would hit them..." funniest thing I have read since Scally Bob's Belfast scarf story.

 

 

Not so - Xabi had a very good shot tipped over in the second half, Stevie whipped in a cross that Crouch narrowly missed, and Fowler had yet another perfectly good goal ruled out.

 

talking of Folwer's disallowed goal last week when Cusse was ruled offside. Juventus' 2nd goal was allowed even though they had 2 or 3 players in offside positions leaving the box assuming the keeper still had the ball. once it was dropped, surely they were offside? It was also an English crew headed by Poll.

[Guest Kyo]

Stevie whipped in a cross that Crouch narrowly missed

 

Is that a chance though? Had crouch got a touch on it, do you really think he would have scored. Leave that stuff to Ell Morow.

[Back entry diddler]

And why does every goalkeeper seem to play out of their skin against us - thinking particularly Sao Paulo and WBA ?

[Puskas]

If we had decent strikers who were converting a quarter of the shots on target we've had (which is what our opponents have managed against us), we'd have scored 17 goals instead of 5.

 

It's noticable that our shots on target percentage compared to total shots is also lower than our opponents as well.

 

If we were 'as accurate' and 'as reliable' as our last ten opponents, we'd have scored 20 in the last 10 games, not 5.