FA cup winners 2006 wrote:Elvistheblue wrote:FA cup winners 2006 wrote:Mahrez and Sane need to be given a run of games. I think if both of them got 6 games on the bounce, we would have a clinical front 3, which we have never had
We have never had a clinical front 3? We score 100 goals in the Premier League, but we don't have a clinical front 3. I need to lie down.
i would class a clinical front 3 as a set of players who get 1 clear cut chance and bury the ball, we dont do that. We need 4 or 5 chances to score a goal. We regularly put ourselves under pressure in games by not having converted the chances we should have - Sterling the biggest culprit closely followed by Jesus.
Its OK in about 30 of the games we play in the PL as the opposition just set up to contain us and we get chance after chance and eventually score. However in the CL, we dont always get that luxury.
Take last night in around the 10th minute, Sterling done well to break into the box and if he got his head up Gundogan was completely free on about the penalty spot. Sterling never got his head up and took on a shot into the side netting. Sterling had the beating of his man and with silva on that side with him, we put everything through him but he wasn't clinical enough.
Sure we could go out and win the next 2 games 5-0 and the stats will show that we have scored 11 goals in 3 games which looks good but doesnt mean we are clinical.
This is getting of topic and my original point was that if Mahrez is giving a run of 6 games, i think he will settle into his role and confidence and responsibility will grow and he will be a more clinical member of our front 3
I understand what you are saying, but football isn't like that, and never will be. I don't think anyone can criticise us for not being 'clinical' when we have scored the goals we have. 102 goals last season, this season, we are 6 games into a season. we've scored 15 goals...that isn't really a problem, is it?
Last night, Delph shouldn't have kicked air, and Fern shouldn't have lost the ball in midfield. Had they not done that we would have won 1 nil.....but football isn't as clear cut as all that.
We lose 1 match, and suddenly we aren't this or that. We will lose football matches...it happens.
Back on topic, as for Mahrez, I'm not sure we have the luxury of being able to give him 6 games, to get going....not from what I've seen. He's far from being on form at the moment. That could change with one goal, or one assist....doesn't have to be 6 matches....but at the moment, even 6 matches wouldn't be enough. Ordinary would be a kind description of his performances so far.