The Title Race - 2021/22

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Nice being the underdog for a change. Now the mighty Liverpool have surged into an insurmountable lead.

Just remember blues…don’t let it slip;)
 
bluenova said:
I'm not. It's one of the stats on the Premier League site. Apparently...

"A big chance is where the player would reasonably be expected to score and manages to get a shot away. These usually in occur in one-on-one scenarios or from very close range."

Salah, Jota and Mane have all missed more big chances than anyone in the City team this season.
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Ta mate, good work.
 
bluenova said:
I worked this out prior to last night's game, but in the PL this season City and Liverpool have missed the exact same number of big chances, had identical goal/shots ratios of 13%, and had identical xg/goals ratio.

So, any suggestion that Liverpool are somehow more clinical, or City are not ruthless enough, just doesn't hold up.

They've scored a few more goals because they've had more shots overall, but then they've also just had a run where they played teams in the bottom half of the table for weeks on end. Looking at the fixtures left, it would be a surprise if we didn't outscore them between now and the end of the season.
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I was looking at exactly that this week. But was thinking that a big chance missed could also end up hitting the corner flag despite being a big chance so I also looked at who has hit the woodwork the most.

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A number of these might not be big chances in the definition, but are chances that might have gone in.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
I was looking at exactly that this week. But was thinking that a big chance missed could also end up hitting the corner flag despite being a big chance so I also looked at who has hit the woodwork the most.

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A number of these might not be big chances in the definition, but are chances that might have gone in.
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If they're big chances, that are hitting the post instead of being missed, does that make the player more clinical? Then again is hitting the post better or worse than it being saved?

If you're bored, you could go and check the post hits. I had a look at the three games we dropped point recently and we hit the post 5 times, but four of those had xgs of 0.02, 0.06, 0.04 and 0.03 so they were a long way from big chances. The De Bruyne one at Palace was 0.26, but was given as offside.
 
lot of turns left in title race
Could end up with dippers playing bayern Munich Twice in champions league semis and the an FA cup semi with us or Chelsea
Dippers also have spurs, Everton and united home games along with us Newcastle and villa away
We could be playing three games with Chelsea As well!
Form in March gives you a chance but April and may is the real crunch time
 
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Must be the first time I'm not pissed off there is an international break on. Could actually do us a bit of good, to refocus on getting a bit of consistency and wins in a row.

Liverpool managed to just see their run through to the break too, so not exactly a distraction for them, might be a breather there too, but could also take that edge theyve been clinging onto off a bit.
 
Coatigan said:
Must be the first time I'm not pissed off there is an international break on. Could actually do us a bit of good, to refocus on getting a bit of consistency and wins in a row.

Liverpool managed to just see their run through to the break too, so not exactly a distraction for them, might be a breather there too, but could also take that edge theyve been clinging onto off a bit.
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Most important factor of the international break is our players returning injury/covid free.
 
Withnail said:
Most important factor of the international break is our players returning injury/covid free.
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Couldn't see Portugal on the list of fixtures, do they not play this round? Both of England's games seem to be at home.
 
Coatigan said:
Couldn't see Portugal on the list of fixtures, do they not play this round? Both of England's games seem to be at home.
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They play Turkey in a WC playoff on Thursday. Assuming Reuben is not in the squad as he is injured?
 
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