| Where have the goals gone in the Championship? 13:16 - Nov 21 with 728 views | SimonJames |
New analysis article on the Beeb, says:
"After 15 rounds there have been 435 goals in 180 matches, which is 57 fewer than we had at this stage last season.
It's a four-year low - so where have all the goals gone?
...what QPR could do with those extra 57 goals!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c1lg9le3m0lo |  |
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| Where have the goals gone in the Championship? on 13:34 - Nov 21 with 670 views | PlanetHonneywood |
I bet they've gone as teams maybe prefer to reach Nirvana through keeping it tight at the back and being defensively rock solid as opposed to playing expansive entertaining football to reach the Premier$hip.
I for one thank Nourry for not falling for it and sticking hard to our beliefs and principles. If I may, applying one of Sid Waddell's best quotes: Alexander the Great conquered the world at 33, Christian Nourry's done it at 26! |  |
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| Where have the goals gone in the Championship? on 13:52 - Nov 21 with 625 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
Scott Parker's back? |  | | |
| Where have the goals gone in the Championship? on 13:54 - Nov 21 with 625 views | Northernr |
Pleased to see us doing our bit.
In all seriousness I think the Burnley and Leeds away games were pretty instructive to this. With the state we're in Burnley really could and should be winning that 2-0, 3-0, and Leeds should be putting four on us. Both of them instead content to waste vast amounts of time in the game just rainbowing around in front of us. Side to side to side to side and back again.
I get the theory. Team sits back and you have to draw them out to create space. But in football now so often the away team has no interest in being drawn out. They've no ambition other than to get a draw in the game. So they'll just sit there, and you'll rainbow around in front of them.
Even when it does work, it's so fcking dull.
Football trends are cyclical and sheep like.
Arsene Wenger was revolutionary, suddenly everybody was eating pasta.
When Mourinho won the Champions League with Porto saying he didn't want the ball, we then went into years of teams not wanting the ball. Grim period of football. Actually it was Ian Holloway going into the Premier League with Blackpool and showing you could get somewhere in that environment by having a bit of a go, even if you've got Alex Baptiste, Ian Evatt and Gary Taylor-Fletcher in your team, that seemed to snap teams out of that phase.
There was a while when Pulis and Allardyce types were getting big Premier League, and even the England job.
World Cup in Brazil, everybody played three at the back. Suddenly, everybody's playing three at the back. Like in 1990 when everybody played a sweeper system (except England of course, which Robson got it in the teeth for until he switched).
Unfortunately for the paying public the current trend is set by "Pep" and followed by Russell Martin types and it is FCKING HORRENDOUSLY DULL.
It's ripe for some Chris Wilder type to go through the divisions again playing 4-4-2 with a lot of pace and width and a big man little man strike force, because nobody else is doing it and therefore nobody else can play against it, and frankly that moment cannot come soon enough because football is incredibly boring at the moment. |  | | |
| Where have the goals gone in the Championship? on 14:06 - Nov 21 with 577 views | flynnbo |
| Where have the goals gone in the Championship? on 13:54 - Nov 21 by Northernr |
Pleased to see us doing our bit.
In all seriousness I think the Burnley and Leeds away games were pretty instructive to this. With the state we're in Burnley really could and should be winning that 2-0, 3-0, and Leeds should be putting four on us. Both of them instead content to waste vast amounts of time in the game just rainbowing around in front of us. Side to side to side to side and back again.
I get the theory. Team sits back and you have to draw them out to create space. But in football now so often the away team has no interest in being drawn out. They've no ambition other than to get a draw in the game. So they'll just sit there, and you'll rainbow around in front of them.
Even when it does work, it's so fcking dull.
Football trends are cyclical and sheep like.
Arsene Wenger was revolutionary, suddenly everybody was eating pasta.
When Mourinho won the Champions League with Porto saying he didn't want the ball, we then went into years of teams not wanting the ball. Grim period of football. Actually it was Ian Holloway going into the Premier League with Blackpool and showing you could get somewhere in that environment by having a bit of a go, even if you've got Alex Baptiste, Ian Evatt and Gary Taylor-Fletcher in your team, that seemed to snap teams out of that phase.
There was a while when Pulis and Allardyce types were getting big Premier League, and even the England job.
World Cup in Brazil, everybody played three at the back. Suddenly, everybody's playing three at the back. Like in 1990 when everybody played a sweeper system (except England of course, which Robson got it in the teeth for until he switched).
Unfortunately for the paying public the current trend is set by "Pep" and followed by Russell Martin types and it is FCKING HORRENDOUSLY DULL.
It's ripe for some Chris Wilder type to go through the divisions again playing 4-4-2 with a lot of pace and width and a big man little man strike force, because nobody else is doing it and therefore nobody else can play against it, and frankly that moment cannot come soon enough because football is incredibly boring at the moment. |
All credit to Luton who at least had a go last season. They had a good time and pocketed a shed load of money to help fund the new stadium. Also, they didn't have a gambling company as a sponsor and missed out on a lot of cash but that's to be applauded too. |  | | |
| Where have the goals gone in the Championship? on 14:21 - Nov 21 with 542 views | charmr |
Amen Clive, spot on
My God, modern football is dull. [Post edited 21 Nov 14:23]
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| Where have the goals gone in the Championship? on 14:46 - Nov 21 with 461 views | switchingcode |
Plenty of goals at the G tech 30 in first 6 games. | | | |
| Where have the goals gone in the Championship? on 15:07 - Nov 21 with 410 views | kensalriser |
| Where have the goals gone in the Championship? on 13:54 - Nov 21 by Northernr |
Pleased to see us doing our bit.
In all seriousness I think the Burnley and Leeds away games were pretty instructive to this. With the state we're in Burnley really could and should be winning that 2-0, 3-0, and Leeds should be putting four on us. Both of them instead content to waste vast amounts of time in the game just rainbowing around in front of us. Side to side to side to side and back again.
I get the theory. Team sits back and you have to draw them out to create space. But in football now so often the away team has no interest in being drawn out. They've no ambition other than to get a draw in the game. So they'll just sit there, and you'll rainbow around in front of them.
Even when it does work, it's so fcking dull.
Football trends are cyclical and sheep like.
Arsene Wenger was revolutionary, suddenly everybody was eating pasta.
When Mourinho won the Champions League with Porto saying he didn't want the ball, we then went into years of teams not wanting the ball. Grim period of football. Actually it was Ian Holloway going into the Premier League with Blackpool and showing you could get somewhere in that environment by having a bit of a go, even if you've got Alex Baptiste, Ian Evatt and Gary Taylor-Fletcher in your team, that seemed to snap teams out of that phase.
There was a while when Pulis and Allardyce types were getting big Premier League, and even the England job.
World Cup in Brazil, everybody played three at the back. Suddenly, everybody's playing three at the back. Like in 1990 when everybody played a sweeper system (except England of course, which Robson got it in the teeth for until he switched).
Unfortunately for the paying public the current trend is set by "Pep" and followed by Russell Martin types and it is FCKING HORRENDOUSLY DULL.
It's ripe for some Chris Wilder type to go through the divisions again playing 4-4-2 with a lot of pace and width and a big man little man strike force, because nobody else is doing it and therefore nobody else can play against it, and frankly that moment cannot come soon enough because football is incredibly boring at the moment. |
Well, we've got the little man position covered... |  |
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| Where have the goals gone in the Championship? on 15:24 - Nov 21 with 375 views | kingsburyR |
| Where have the goals gone in the Championship? on 15:07 - Nov 21 by kensalriser |
Well, we've got the little man position covered... |
Lob Dunne up front with one of them. Sorted. |  |
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| Where have the goals gone in the Championship? on 17:22 - Nov 21 with 242 views | LimehouseR |
| Where have the goals gone in the Championship? on 13:54 - Nov 21 by Northernr |
Pleased to see us doing our bit.
In all seriousness I think the Burnley and Leeds away games were pretty instructive to this. With the state we're in Burnley really could and should be winning that 2-0, 3-0, and Leeds should be putting four on us. Both of them instead content to waste vast amounts of time in the game just rainbowing around in front of us. Side to side to side to side and back again.
I get the theory. Team sits back and you have to draw them out to create space. But in football now so often the away team has no interest in being drawn out. They've no ambition other than to get a draw in the game. So they'll just sit there, and you'll rainbow around in front of them.
Even when it does work, it's so fcking dull.
Football trends are cyclical and sheep like.
Arsene Wenger was revolutionary, suddenly everybody was eating pasta.
When Mourinho won the Champions League with Porto saying he didn't want the ball, we then went into years of teams not wanting the ball. Grim period of football. Actually it was Ian Holloway going into the Premier League with Blackpool and showing you could get somewhere in that environment by having a bit of a go, even if you've got Alex Baptiste, Ian Evatt and Gary Taylor-Fletcher in your team, that seemed to snap teams out of that phase.
There was a while when Pulis and Allardyce types were getting big Premier League, and even the England job.
World Cup in Brazil, everybody played three at the back. Suddenly, everybody's playing three at the back. Like in 1990 when everybody played a sweeper system (except England of course, which Robson got it in the teeth for until he switched).
Unfortunately for the paying public the current trend is set by "Pep" and followed by Russell Martin types and it is FCKING HORRENDOUSLY DULL.
It's ripe for some Chris Wilder type to go through the divisions again playing 4-4-2 with a lot of pace and width and a big man little man strike force, because nobody else is doing it and therefore nobody else can play against it, and frankly that moment cannot come soon enough because football is incredibly boring at the moment. |
Yeah this is true and I must admit I get very bored watching football these days. Not sure if I have lost interest or like you say, there's just too much messing about trying to get pass completion and possession stats in your favour. England do it as well. The Ireland match was a case in example. First half, we got to the by-line quite often but it ended up going back to a centre back. Why?! Play a quality ball in the box quickly. They did that in the second half and suddenly it was raining goals. Okay they had a man sent off but it just shows, make an insightful pass and you're in usually. You might lose the ball temporarily but if you are a good team you'll win it back soon enough.
One of the few teams that are enjoyable to watch sometimes are Brighton. They play that crazy high line thing and go at teams. Man City couldn't cope a few weeks ago. Other than that I am generally uninspired by so called 'big matches' these days. Maybe I am just getting old. |  | | |
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