Some City Opta stats for 2010/11

[Jumanji]

There is this fallacy that Dzeko can only thrive with 2 wingers supplying crosses. That wasn't the case at Wolfsburg and it won't be here. Put the ball in the right area from any position, and he will score goals.

Yep, take a look at his goals, most weren't from crosses (a third were), but the rest from fast build up play and very good service.

Not to mention too, at Wolfsburg, he was the man and his confidence was through the roof.

Kind of like for his national team which he scored the other day for.

 

[CTID_Stateside]

this was in the mirror the other day, a massive list containing all teams, it took me about an our to digest it all.

 

[Dax777]

Crosses are supposed to come primarily from overlapping fullbacks. Case in point Boyatta's overlap for a cross that Barry smashed into the cross bar. That is how you get crosses in.

If City really were interested in getting better, we'd be driven by the stats and not emotion. You want to improve in areas where City is weak? Look to the fullbacks. Bring in Wiel and Baines and our crosses will tripple over a season, and the completion percentage will probably double with ease.

Now that is not gonna happen coz we love Micah and Zaba and we just spent big on Kolarov.

Want to improve quik counters. Move Toure to DM where his passing and speed can aid the fast break. Push SIlva to the AM, bring in Bale on the left and Aguero on the right of the of the attacking mid. And now you have 4 very good passers, one visionary and 2 speed demons. Drop Dzeko or Balotelli up fron and suddenly goals are plenty! Bu gelling will take time again. We might take a step back before 2 forward, but that is what is needed.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Saw this on another forum and I've just copied the relevant bits.

43 - Carlos Tevez has scored 43 goals in the Premier League since he joined Manchester City on the eve of 2009/10; more than any other player.

34 - Manchester City have secured a top three finish in the top-flight for the first time in 34 years, since 1976/77.

8 - At the age of 20 years and 139 days old, Mario Balotelli became the eighth youngest player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League with his treble on 28th December 2010 against Aston Villa, and the youngest since Luke Moore in 2005/06

9 - Carlos Tevez scored the first goal of the game on nine occasions in the Premier League this season; more often than any other player.

20 - The top goalscorer award was shared by Carlos Tevez and Dimitar Berbatov, the first time it has been shared since 1998-99 (Owen/Hasselbaink/Yorke 18)

5 - Carlos Tevez scored the most braces (two goals) this season, five times.

9 - Manchester City won the most penalties, scoring with eight of them.

8 - Manchester City scored the most deflected goals this season (eight).

15% - Manchester City were the least successful crossers in the top-flight in 2010-11, with only 15% of the wide deliveries reaching a team-mate.

76.4% - Joe Hart had the best saves-to-shots ratio of any regular goalkeeper in 2010-11.

10 - Three players managed 10 shots in a single game this season. Samir Nasri for Arsenal at home to WBA, Andy Carroll for Newcastle at home to Man City and Daniel Sturridge for Bolton at home to West Ham.

55 - 55% of Manchester City's goals this season arrived in the first half of matches; a Premier League high.

24 - Manchester City scored the most goals in the opening half an hour of matches in the Premier League this campaign (24).

An' if yer add all those together yer get 316.4. An' if yer add those digits together yer get 5 which was the number Dave Ewing had. Spooky stuff!

 

[Damocles]

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[Jumanji]

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I fooking hate you.


;) Just kidding mate, thanks a million for this

EDIT: AND it's visually appealing, +1.

 

[quiet_riot]

An' if yer add all those together yer get 316.4. An' if yer add those digits together yer get 5 which was the number Dave Ewing had. Spooky stuff!

Eh?

3 + 1 + 6 + .4 = 10.4

 

[arthur]

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here's some useful figures