Watford (A) - Post-Match Thread

[halfcenturyup]

We don't have an Edison.

He obviously hasn't seen the light.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Given the possession we had, and how Watford only had 4 or 5 touches of the ball before we scored in the 4th minute, here are some interesting stats:

Brentford have applied the most pressures in the Premier League this season (3,968), while Manchester City have applied the fewest (2,694). However, we know that opportunities to pressure their opponents will vary between teams depending on how long they have the ball for.

Another way to frame these numbers is to look at where these pressures are applied. By splitting the pitch into three thirds, we now see a much more predictable pattern emerge with the teams. Manchester City apply a higher proportion of their pressures in the final third than any other team in the Premier League (29%). This is 11.8% above the league average (in absolute terms). This shows that when they do pressure the opposition, Pep Guardiola’s team often do so in advanced areas of the pitch.

Things that make you go…”Hmmm…!”

 

[BuzLightyear]

• Premier League

		Team	P	GD	Pts
1		Man City	15	23	35
2		Liverpool	15	32	34
3		Chelsea	15	26	33
4		West Ham	15	9	27
5		Arsenal	14	-3	23
6		Tottenham	13	-4	22
7		Man Utd	14	0	21
8		Wolves	15	-1	21
9		Brighton	15	-2	20
10		Leicester	14	-3	19
11		Crystal Palace	14	-1	16
12		Brentford	14	-2	16
13		Aston Villa	14	-4	16
14		Southampton	15	-7	16
15		Everton	14	-7	15
16		Leeds	14	-7	15
17		Watford	15	-9	13
18		Burnley	14	-7	10
19		Newcastle	15	-13	10
20		Norwich	14	-20	10

Thanks for this table. Interesting that only 4 teams have a positive GD. Never seen this situation before.

 

[KS55]

Makes you wonder what is the purpose of a forum?

To allow blues to post a load of bollocks!

 

[Gray]

Thanks for this table. Interesting that only 4 teams have a positive GD. Never seen this situation before.

Let’s hope that doesn’t become 5 today.

 

[come-on-barney]

Ahhhhh ... the latest thing the sheep say.... City are boring

Anybody who says that is either bitter as fuck or knows fuck all about football

Funny that you've never heard a 'pundit'... even the most anti City ones... say it EVER

Redknapp was drooling over us

 

[CookiesForCream]

All the media can go on about is us needing a striker.
Why? Are we not entertaining enough?? We control games and score goals. Yes we spunk away chance after chance which infuriated me, but the movement and ball speed is mesmerising.
So many are insistent we must have a striker, if we were to get one, and go on to wallop teams 6 or 7 every game, would this shut the media up, of course not, they’ll find something else to try and pick a fault with.
We are doing well, look at who we have already played and made them look ‘not all that’.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Ahhhhh ... the latest thing the sheep say.... City are boring

Anybody who says that is either bitter as fuck or knows fuck all about football

Funny that you've never heard a 'pundit'... even the most anti City ones... say it EVER

I must admit there are times when I think...ffs City do something interesting, it eventually happens but they go about it in a tried and trusted ' keep it in the fridge manner '..it works, it's just very regimented, relentless so to speak.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

All the media can go on about is us needing a striker.
Why? Are we not entertaining enough?? We control games and score goals. Yes we spunk away chance after chance which infuriated me, but the movement and ball speed is mesmerising.
So many are insistent we must have a striker, if we were to get one, and go on to wallop teams 6 or 7 every game, would this shut the media up, of course not, they’ll find something else to try and pick a fault with.
We are doing well, look at who we have already played and made them look ‘not all that’.

My thinking exactly. If we did put our chances away we'd be winning by cricket scores every week and that just doesn't happen in football for some reason.

 

[the plasterer]

Superb performance, especially in the 1st half, Bernardo, gundog and Rodders midfield is a thing of beauty, kev now facing a battle to get in starting 11, never thought I'd ever say that