Saint Garrett Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 Seems that the issue relies on creating chances rather than taking them? http://www.bsports.com/statsinsights/football/big-chance-conversion-premier-league-liverpool-tottenham-southampton JRod and Rickie take 2 of the top 3 spots when it comes to "big chance conversion". It feels that JRod misses one sitter a game, but maybe thats not the case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasiak-9- Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 Always better to see strikers who get chances and miss (amongst their goals) than ones who aren't getting chances at all and for whom you wonder how and where they're possibly going to get the next one (Rickie). However, Jay Rod. as you say has missed several really quite easy chances to score and as such I can't for the life of me understand the credibility of this list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 yeah that's what i think, that we don't create loads of "clear cut" chances. If you only saw us on MOTD you wouldn't know we are greatest team evar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 I had a quick flick but couldn't see anywhere what 'big chances' are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 Final 3rd we are poor. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?48314-Final-3rd#.Ut_W2n_fWK0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 I had a quick flick but couldn't see anywhere what 'big chances' are? "defined by Opta as one on one situation or a shot from just a few yards away" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfield Saint Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 The stat that jumps out for me is that the best goalscorers have the lowest % of their goals from "big chances" and therefore score more from half chances. We probably create more than our fair share of these but do not convert enough of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 Seems that the issue relies on creating chances rather than taking them? http://www.bsports.com/statsinsights/football/big-chance-conversion-premier-league-liverpool-tottenham-southampton JRod and Rickie take 2 of the top 3 spots when it comes to "big chance conversion". It feels that JRod misses one sitter a game, but maybe thats not the case! A lot of us have said this all along Emphasis is clearly on retaining possession. The fact J Rod scores so many also show our insistance to play off a front man and come from deep IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Tony Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 It feels like J Rod could have a hat trick every game recently. Creating chances certainly wasn't an issue against Sunderland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 THose 2 @Man City took their chances last night. They have the extra quality that our 2 just lack a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 22 January, 2014 Author Share Posted 22 January, 2014 THose 2 @Man City took their chances last night. They have the extra quality that our 2 just lack a little. Shock Ours cost £8m, theirs cost upwards of £50m ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 We have 2 x England stikers and 1 x Italy I think Luis Suárez and Sergio Agüero would struggle to score goal for us. We simply dont create enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 22 January, 2014 Author Share Posted 22 January, 2014 We have 2 x England stikers and 1 x Italy I think Luis Suárez and Sergio Agüero would struggle to score goal for us. We simply dont create enough You do talk some rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 Making stats suit your argument etc is all well and good and I have no idea what calculations were put into effect to create those but I can confirm the following: - I was ****ing screaming at the tv when I watched chance after chance get ****ed up or scuffed vs Sunderland (both times), Villa etc etc. - Every other team seems to score against us with their only chances, any hit and hope always seems to go in !!! (Sunderland/Spurs/Villa/Everton). - Dani has got better over the last 2 months by not playing, I expect he goes on a rampage and he scores 8 goals + by the end of the season. If there was a stat for least likely to lose the ball under pressure I would vouch for AL and Corky being up there with the best, the ball is glued to their feet in tight spaces. my own stats are: 5 beers so far. Conversion rate 100% Big Gulps taken 75% (got food stuck) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 We have 2 x England stikers and 1 x Italy I think Luis Suárez and Sergio Agüero would struggle to score goal for us. We simply dont create enough 2 of the Top 5 strikers in the world in my humble. Even if you dispute that, it's clear they are on a different level (with the greatest respect) to Rickie, JRod & Osvaldo. I'm also sure you would have something to say about someone else describing someone as an England Striker when they: A) Have played just 57 minutes for England & B) Played on the left-wing, not as a Striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 Many of the chances are not clear cut and players like Lallana and Rodriguez need to get their feet in the right position otherwise shots lack power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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