blahblahblah 2 Posted May 4, 2007 According to ITV Footballs website, we have the worst record in the league for converting games where we score first into points. We''re the 6th best team in the league at converting games where the oppositions scores first into points though. Does this tell us something about our team ? Do we sit back too much when we score first, attempting to protect our league instead of extending it ? Should we play like we do when the opposition scores first when we score first, if you follow my meaning ? Or is it just another case of statistics proving anything you like ? [:s]Record when Opposition Scores First TeamPldWDLFAGDGFAGAA PpGPts 1Derby County (3)1853101929-101.051.611.0018 2Stoke City (7)154291420-60.931.330.9314 3Ipswich Town (14)2874172843-151.001.530.8925 4Sunderland (2)153481625-91.061.660.8613 5Southampton (6)153392228-61.461.860.8012 6Norwich City (16)2353152346-231.002.000.7818 7Sheffield Wednesday (10)1734101933-141.111.940.7613 8Plymouth Argyle (12)2028102037-171.001.850.7014 9Preston North End (8)2344152544-191.081.910.6916 10Birmingham City (1)152491423-90.931.530.6610 11Crystal Palace (13)2033141832-140.901.600.6012 12West Bromwich Albion (4)1623111428-140.871.750.569 13Hull City (21)2635182146-250.801.760.5314 14Leicester City (17)2225151538-230.681.720.5011 15Colchester United (9)1823131633-170.881.830.509 16Queens Park Rangers (19)2726192653-270.961.960.4412 17Barnsley (20)2732222058-380.742.140.4011 18Burnley (15)2022161432-180.701.600.408 19Coventry City (18)2631221952-330.732.000.3810 20Luton Town (24)2723222560-350.922.220.339 21Southend United (23)2515191455-410.562.200.328 22Wolverhampton Wndrs (5)1906131742-250.892.210.316 23Leeds United (22)2622221853-350.692.030.308 24Cardiff City (11)2005151335-220.651.750.255Record when Scoring First TeamPldWDLFAGDGFAGAA PpGPts 1Preston North End (8)191711389292.000.472.7352 2Cardiff City (11)2017304315282.150.752.7054 3Birmingham City (1)2924325318351.820.622.5875 4Wolverhampton Wndrs (5)2621413813251.460.502.5767 5Coventry City (18)161240269171.620.562.5040 6Sunderland (2)2923245522331.890.752.4471 7Derby County (3)2519424117241.640.682.4461 8Colchester United (9)2318235421332.340.912.4356 9Queens Park Rangers (19)1712322714131.580.822.2939 10Burnley (15)1913423715221.940.782.2643 11West Bromwich Albion (4)2819636027332.140.962.2563 12Barnsley (20)1812333320131.831.112.1639 13Crystal Palace (13)2214533919201.770.862.1347 14Ipswich Town (14)1510233315182.201.002.1332 15Leeds United (22)1711332817111.641.002.1136 16Southampton (6)2717645124271.880.882.1157 17Sheffield Wednesday (10)2516454831171.921.242.0852 18Stoke City (7)2615924720271.800.762.0754 19Hull City (21)1510142919101.931.262.0631 20Plymouth Argyle (12)2414734124171.701.002.0449 21Luton Town (24)138232816122.151.232.0026 22Leicester City (17)2011633322111.651.101.9539 23Southend United (23)159243221112.131.401.9329 24Norwich City (16)201145312291.551.101.8537 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blahblahblah 2 Posted May 5, 2007 Maybe I should have titled this "Worst in the league at converting leads to wins". Or "1st Wizard Cluck and Smudger are girls." Might have got a few more peoples attention. I thought it was interesting anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,265 Posted May 5, 2007 [quote user="blahblahblah"]Maybe I should have titled this "Worst in the league at converting leads to wins". Or "1st Wizard Cluck and Smudger are girls." Might have got a few more peoples attention. I thought it was interesting anyway.[/quote]"DELIA DOES A RUNNER!".........Would have certainly grabbed everyone''s attention.......followed by a little apology the next day (the size of a postage stamp) on the inside back page amongst the mobile-phone adverts......to say that you were actually, wrong.[8-|] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,351 Posted May 5, 2007 [quote user="blahblahblah"]Maybe I should have titled this "Worst in the league at converting leads to wins". Or "1st Wizard Cluck and Smudger are girls." Might have got a few more peoples attention. I thought it was interesting anyway.[/quote]It is interesting and at first I found it confusing because it takes strong character and leadership on the pitch to come back from a goal down to win the game. But further investigation will show that the five games we did win after falling behind were both games against Luton, both games against Leicester and the home game against Leeds. I think this says more about those teams inability to hold a lead than our ability to bounce back. Though it says plenty about us that we fell behind in these games in the first place. Grant has seen the problems so lets hope he can fix them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZLF 261 Posted May 5, 2007 I think it shows the two sides of our team, when we go forward and attack we do have some talent and can win games; once we have gone behind we have to attack, gain some momentum and confidence and can pick upi points. Conversely I do think we sit back on a 1 goal lead. Sadly over this season the midfield have not been good at protecting the defence and team have found it easy to score against us. More isgnificantly it highlights the significant lack of back bone and confidence in the side that when we conceed an equaliser we struggle to regain momentum to take it back again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shyster 0 Posted May 6, 2007 We neither have the ability nor the work-rate to defend a lead.The midfield has performed below average, as has our defence, and we have three forward players in Earnshaw, Huckerby & Croft whom seldom if ever get back to help out. Individuals with their outstanding attributes aside; every successful football team has to play as a unit and the cohesiveness necessary for the afforementioned to function are seriously lacking within the present set up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huddy 0 Posted May 6, 2007 We''re not good full stop!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Boy 0 Posted May 6, 2007 The lack of backbone is mostly apparent in the back four, where lack of confidence in themselves and each other means that the shape goes to pieces, they defend too deep, back off too much and concede dangerous free-kicks. This is the most urgent thing for Grant to address. The statistics aren''t lying in this case - it''s Norwich City in a nutshell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites