OK so I'm sending this on my phone so not got the ability to type this out but ideally would paste these league tables weekly to provide a statical analysis of our position.
Tails mentioned these stats in his latest article so thought it was worth flagging. Apologies if you don't believe in stats or believe that points on the board is the only thing that counts.
For reference, last season had us way down on these stats which eventually came to roost. Another example was Bristol City who also dropped off so clearly these stats have merit.
This season we are 6th in xG which is pretty good and 20th on xG against which is less good. Overall net position was top 10 which probably feels about right.
So the lessons for me, one is obvious, we have missed some really good chances, Grabban early on and Guerrero in the last game. However you could also argue that we've had some nice matches which makes the xG against stat particularly worrying and perhaps shines the light on the fact that our defence so far (and central midfield perhaps) has been the weak link.
How much of this was based on the first four games under Sabri, pass not sure. I certainly feel that the defence is weaker than least year right now. Christie is a huge downgrade on Cash, perhaps Worrall will help when he replaces Figs. Left back is also a weak spot and we really need one of them to step up their game. I would back Ioannou personally although I'm aware he's not popular.
Tails mentioned these stats in his latest article so thought it was worth flagging. Apologies if you don't believe in stats or believe that points on the board is the only thing that counts.
For reference, last season had us way down on these stats which eventually came to roost. Another example was Bristol City who also dropped off so clearly these stats have merit.
This season we are 6th in xG which is pretty good and 20th on xG against which is less good. Overall net position was top 10 which probably feels about right.
So the lessons for me, one is obvious, we have missed some really good chances, Grabban early on and Guerrero in the last game. However you could also argue that we've had some nice matches which makes the xG against stat particularly worrying and perhaps shines the light on the fact that our defence so far (and central midfield perhaps) has been the weak link.
How much of this was based on the first four games under Sabri, pass not sure. I certainly feel that the defence is weaker than least year right now. Christie is a huge downgrade on Cash, perhaps Worrall will help when he replaces Figs. Left back is also a weak spot and we really need one of them to step up their game. I would back Ioannou personally although I'm aware he's not popular.