How do we get better next season?

[Jordie]

Goals conceded:

0 - 23
1 - 21
2 - 8
3 - 3
4 - 0

We have literally never needed to score 4 or 5 to win a single game. We've needed no more than 2 goals in exactly 80% of our games. We have the best defensive record in the country.


Some of the things being said in the wake of 3 games is incredible, it's like people have literally forgotten the 49 games before last Wednesday.

Agreed.

 

[TFC]

Has Laporte really shown enough yet to suggest we should be building our defence around him?

The question for me is has he had enough chances yet to even show that hes capable? I would say not.

 

[Gray]

Goals conceded:

0 - 23
1 - 21
2 - 8
3 - 3
4 - 0

We have literally never needed to score 4 or 5 to win a single game. We've needed no more than 2 goals in exactly 80% of our games. We have the best defensive record in the country.


Some of the things being said in the wake of 3 games is incredible, it's like people have literally forgotten the 49 games before last Wednesday.

Yes we have on paper but in reality we haven't.

We push the opposition so far back that they have very few chances to attack us, but if we get a team who can defend and counter attack - our defence is shown up.

 

[domalino]

Yes we have on paper but in reality we haven't.

We push the opposition so far back that they have very few chances to attack us, but if we get a team who can defend and counter attack - our defence is shown up.

"if we get a team who can defend and counterattack"

Well apparently there's only one of those in the entire country so it's not a problem.

 

[ccr]

Welcome the referee with bricks, bottles and flares on his way to the ground.

 

[GeorgeHeslop'sTackle.]

He wasn't £50m mate

It’s my guess he was on about Stones rather than Gundogan

 

[aguerrrroooooooooooo]

It’s my guess he was on about Stones rather than Gundogan

I wasn't taking about stones though when I was replied too?

 

[aguerrrroooooooooooo]

Goals conceded:

0 - 23
1 - 21
2 - 8
3 - 3
4 - 0

We have literally never needed to score 4 or 5 to win a single game. We've needed no more than 2 goals in exactly 80% of our games. We have the best defensive record in the country.


Some of the things being said in the wake of 3 games is incredible, it's like people have literally forgotten the 49 games before last Wednesday.

It's fairly simple. Most teams in the premier league just can't cope with our dominance in possession so ergo our defence isn't ever properly tested against the likes of West ham or Huddersfield.
When we come up against a team that puts real pressure on our defensive line we fold more often that not

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Didn't he cost about £20mill?

Stones cost about £47m and 2.5m add ons

 

[domalino]

It's fairly simple. Most teams in the premier league just can't cope with our dominance in possession so ergo our defence isn't ever properly tested against the likes of West ham or Huddersfield.
When we come up against a team that puts real pressure on our defensive line we fold more often that not

Hahahahaha


We're sitting comfortably on top of the top 6 mini league with 7/9 wins against the best teams in the country. There are apparently 18 teams in the league who can't get at our defence and that's a problem?

Oh spare me a minute while I cry over our shite defence that's lost us 4 competitive games all season.


If only we had a defence like Liverpool's or United's or even Real Madrid's which "crumbles" against shit opposition as well as good ones.