dibraidio wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 2:35 pm
That site doesn't give stats on crosses. It doesn't appear to distinguish between long passes, crosses and long balls. The ratio of passes to long balls for Burnley is around 1:4.6 which sounds about right because we try and transition quickly and after 4 or 5 passes the ball will either get punted forward into the channels or someone will try and cross it into the box.
Another notable thing in that set of stats is that Burnley have been dispossessed as many times as Norwich.
The Palace match was typical, they were far better than us at moving the ball, and holding on to it. You can expect the long pass
to occasionally go astray, but even our short passing was poor. It's something we had improved on this season. Yet somehow we managed to create more chances than them.
I think playing out from the back is madness, unless you have the quality to do it, which is a very small group of teams, probably the top 3 only, and even they make rickets on a regular basis.
The style doesn't bother me as much as the apish way others follow it. Nowhere near enough individuality in management. I blame it on the must have coaching badges turning out clones. Why it is necessary to have to be accredited in order to organise a team is head shaking.
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