The statistics that make Man City a phenomenon

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Haven't seen this posted anywhere but thought it deserved it's own thread anyway.

What a team, what a coach !

Another part of Pep’s philosophy is defence-by-attack. If you have the ball, the other side can’t score, and if you press them effectively when they do get the ball, they’re not much more likely to score. Last year Man City set a league record by allowing only 7.9 shots per game. This year it’s dropped even further, to 6.3 shots allowed. How good is that? Right now Swansea, whose attacking problems have been well-chronicled, are last in shots with 8.0 per game. So Man City turn every team they play into noticeably worse than Swansea, in attack anyway.


http://www.football365.com/news/the-statistics-that-make-man-city-a-phenomenon

Love it !
 
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Haven't seen this posted anywhere but thought it deserved it's won thread anyway.

What a team, what a coach !

Another part of Pep’s philosophy is defence-by-attack. If you have the ball, the other side can’t score, and if you press them effectively when they do get the ball, they’re not much more likely to score. Last year Man City set a league record by allowing only 7.9 shots per game. This year it’s dropped even further, to 6.3 shots allowed. How good is that? Right now Swansea, whose attacking problems have been well-chronicled, are last in shots with 8.0 per game. So Man City turn every team they play into noticeably worse than Swansea, in attack anyway.


http://www.football365.com/news/the-statistics-that-make-man-city-a-phenomenon

Love it !
Those stats are just completely mental. The beautiful thing is that it relies on a systemic way of playing rather that individual brilliance. We have already seen a couple of 'less good' performances but they are still good enough to win comfortably.
 

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