(10-06-2020, 09:55 AM)Shabby Russian Wrote:(10-06-2020, 09:51 AM)Ted Maul Wrote:(10-06-2020, 09:47 AM)Shabby Russian Wrote:(10-06-2020, 09:04 AM)Ted Maul Wrote: I can't help but feel we've left ourselves woefully short at the back.
I'm confident we'll score enough goals to keep us up, but we're currently on course to concede around 100.
I'm not confident we will score enough goals to stay up.
Not sure we are creating enough chances from open play or getting enough possession to force dangerous dead ball situations.
Look at our goals so far, 2 great dead ball goals, a solo goal, a catastrophic defensive howler, leaving one goal where you could argue was well worked from open play and even then it wasn't what you would goal a definite chance.
Two games where we failed to score and more importantly didn't really look like scoring.
Sheffield United scored 39 goals and finished 9th last season. Crystal Palace 31 and finished 14th.
Bournemouth scored more goals than Palace, Newcastle and Brighton and got relegated. This team is capable of 40 goals in this division, defend properly and it's enough to keep you up.
You are right to point this out - but Sheff Utd and Palace last season had a better defence than ours and could get away with not scoring lots of goals.
Mt take from your post was that we could possibly score enough goals to offset our shaky defence.
Against the lesser sides at home we really need to pick a very attacking line-up and go for it, similarly away.
He who dares wins!