He'sRaldo
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Great football today. Deserves a result.
Well the end result was them winning the league at a canter & us finishing miles behind them, so what did it achieve? I would rather they beat us 9-0 & us win the league.Haha that's totally out of context and you know it. I'm referring specifically to our best performance away to City since they started existing in 2008, that another poster is trying to downplay to suit their agenda. I'm not debating the thread title, but if you couldn't enjoy us outplaying City on their own turf, as a United fan, then there really is no pleasing you.
Have a look more into the "chances" City had to accumulate that xG, they're all really low percentage efforts. They only had 1 chance that was above 0.1 xG, compared to our 4
Well the end result was them winning the league at a canter & us finishing miles behind them, so what did it achieve? I would rather they beat us 9-0 & us win the league.
Sure, and after taking the lead so early we were always going to sit back and let them pepper the goal from range.
Still wouldn't say we dominated the game though, or even tried to. But we were clearly well worth our victory.
We dominated the game I'd say, not in terms of possession, but we kept them quiet and looked like scoring with every attack. There was a 15 minute spell during the first half that we weren't comfortably on top, and that's pretty much it.
What game were you watching ?
West Ham had the better chances. They should have scored two more. Noble should have scored and Yamalenko as well
When your #9 does not run, does not stretch defenses and does not hold up the ball it is very hard to do much of anything
What's my agenda? Why does every disagreement has to involve some implied ulterior motive from another poster? No way that was our team's best performance away. Perhaps our best result. Two completely different things. Maybe you're the one remembering things differently if you thought that we had double their expected goals.Haha that's totally out of context and you know it. I'm referring specifically to our best performance away to City since they started existing in 2008, that another poster is trying to downplay to suit their agenda. I'm not debating the thread title, but if you couldn't enjoy us outplaying City on their own turf, as a United fan, then there really is no pleasing you.
I could see that happeningYou might want to check the conversation first mate, before you dive in - I was referring to away at City last season, completely unrelated to tonight.
What's my agenda? Why does every disagreement has to involve some implied ulterior motive from another poster? No way that was our team's best performance away. Perhaps our best result. Two completely different things. Maybe you're the one remembering things differently if you thought that we had double their expected goals.
I think if we had Ronaldo/Cavani on instead of Martial it would have been a different result. They at least move and make space. Martial just wants the ball to drop in his lap
Mata was decentMata and Martial never again please, that is coaching as well.
Really?? What about it was good? We looked like we didn't even care to win that game. I'll give that we weren't the shittiest team in the whole word, but good? Is good better then okay'ish?Thought it was a good game. You can we why Martial is on the way out, he plays a different sport that Ronaldo and Cavani do
When your #9 does not run, does not stretch defenses and does not hold up the ball it is very hard to do much of anything
Just a good game to watch. I accepted the standard wasn’t going to be swashbuckling since we had Mata and Martial up top but I thought Sancho carried the ball (and attack) well and Lindelof had a good showing.Really?? What about it was good? We looked like we didn't even care to win that game. I'll give that we weren't the shittiest team in the whole word, but good? Is good better then okay'ish?
The one position where I thought Ole can improve players is the #9, Martial tonight was giving us he’s impression of a lamp post. The guy is gone on strike and refusing to move.
Yeah agreed. He let the defenders have an easy game by basically standing and wanting the ball to feet all the time.I think if we had Ronaldo/Cavani on instead of Martial it would have been a different result. They at least move and make space. Martial just wants the ball to drop in his lap
Exactly. I think, it is mentionworthy to point out, that Liverpool for all their woes last season managed to be 2nd in terms of xg behind ManCity. Overperforming xG should somehow be expected on the lowest level (individual game) because our attacking personal is way above average and therefor should score more than average. But todays game showed what many of us noted - as soon as the very good individuals aren't on the pitch, our output turns completely to zero.Not gonna read to much into this one game, particularly as I couldn't give a shite about the carabao cup really.
On a general point though I would note that last season in the PL only one team overperformed their xG by more than us, while we were ranked fifth for npxG and eight for npxG/shot. And already this season (albeit in a tiny sample size) we're the team who has most overperformed their xG, third for npxG and ninth for npxG/shot, despite probably having had (on paper) easier fixtures thus far than our three main rivals.
Which (to my mind) suggests we're overly reliant on high quality players finishing relatively low xG chances? And I would say today's game followed that pattern too, except without the finishing turning up. And logic would suggest our inconsistency would diminish quite a bit if we were consistently creating a higher standard of chance.
Not gonna read to much into this one game, particularly as I couldn't give a shite about the carabao cup really.
On a general point though I would note that last season in the PL only one team overperformed their xG by more than us, while we were ranked fifth for npxG and eight for npxG/shot. And already this season (albeit in a tiny sample size) we're the team who has most overperformed their xG, third for npxG and ninth for npxG/shot, despite probably having had (on paper) easier fixtures thus far than our three main rivals.
Which (to my mind) suggests we're overly reliant on high quality players finishing relatively low xG chances? And I would say today's game followed that pattern too, except without the finishing turning up. And logic would suggest our inconsistency would diminish quite a bit if we were consistently creating a higher standard of chance.
Mata was decent
Our second string teams don't play as a unit or with the same identity as the Liverpool second side who is full of under 23's and Klopps philosophy.We are so disjointed with players shoe horned into positions where they are not used to playing.
This goes back to our management limitations and vision.
I really don't see us winning any silverware with Oles management capabilities.
So frustrating that we are a missing a trick with this squad.
Not gonna read to much into this one game, particularly as I couldn't give a shite about the carabao cup really.
On a general point though I would note that last season in the PL only one team overperformed their xG by more than us, while we were ranked fifth for npxG and eight for npxG/shot. And already this season (albeit in a tiny sample size) we're the team who has most overperformed their xG, third for npxG and ninth for npxG/shot, despite probably having had (on paper) easier fixtures thus far than our three main rivals.
Which (to my mind) suggests we're overly reliant on high quality players finishing relatively low xG chances? And I would say today's game followed that pattern too, except without the finishing turning up. And logic would suggest our inconsistency would diminish quite a bit if we were consistently creating a higher standard of chance.
That’s interesting. But surely the finishers we have in the side will see us outperforming xG compared to sides with inferior attacking options ?
Yep, in itself it's a good thing that our attackers have the quality to do that. You certainly want them overperforming rather than underperforming.
The problem is more a comparative one. So for example Man City were the next team behind us in terms of overperformance on +8.7 to our +9.8, so about 1 goal's difference. But they were also top of the league in terms of xG with 19 more than us, just as Liverpool had about 18 more and Chelsea 10 more. So we needed our finishers to overperform in order to keep pace with our rivals, whereas all their finishers had to do is roughly match ours to end up with (in some cases a lot) more goals. Which pits our players in a bit of an uphill battle to match them for goals.
When you consider the fact that we lagged behind Chelsea and City in terms of the amount of xG we were conceding last season as well (42.2 to City's 31.4 and Chelsea's 32.8) then you'd have to think that in a scenario where we win the league we would definitely see either absolutely stupendous levels of overperformance or improved underlying stats.
Which is why if we were to see those underlying stats start improving then we could start feeling a lot more confident. And I wouldn't have any doubts about our coaching at that point either.
I see. But surely our PL xG is quite a bit higher this season so far comparatively ? In fact I would be more worried about our opponents’ xG so far this season as we have been far too open for my liking.