finishing 2020/21 (behind closed doors edition)

[Dameerto]

More goals in our first seven games than any other team (including ourselves) has managed before in the Premier League...

Scoring more goals and also, most likely, creating far more chances than any other team.

Chances created is what should be looked at when looking at finishing. Not goals scored.

I agree chances should be looked at, which is why I'm happy we finish enough of them to win matches in style.

[Nigels Tackle]

More goals in our first seven games than any other team (including ourselves) has managed before in the Premier League...

Scoring more goals and also, most likely, creating far more chances than any other team.

Chances created is what should be looked at when looking at finishing. Not goals scored.

I agree chances should be looked at, which is why I'm happy we finish enough of them to win matches in style.

wait until we play liverpool... we won’t get 10 fucking chances. need to be ruthless.

[Dameerto]

More goals in our first seven games than any other team (including ourselves) has managed before in the Premier League...

Scoring more goals and also, most likely, creating far more chances than any other team.

Chances created is what should be looked at when looking at finishing. Not goals scored.

I agree chances should be looked at, which is why I'm happy we finish enough of them to win matches in style.

wait until we play liverpool... we won’t get 10 fucking chances. need to be ruthless.

We DO need to be ruthless, but 15+ goals a game is unrealistic. (Just as our performance against Norwich was unacceptable). Most times we hit the sweet spot though, and on balance I'm generally happy.

[nottsblue]

We are always going to score plenty of goals. But missed chances make it harder for ourselves than it needs to be. The Watford game was a prime example. We scored with our first five shots on target. The game was over after 20 minutes. We can then take it easy and not have to worry. Although 3-1 at Everton sounds a breeze it was far from it. Had we took early chances and gone 2-0 up it’s a much different second half.

We have a lot of games coming up and rotation in defence isn’t going to be easy. The centre halves are going to have to play a lot of minutes before the year is out. If we are more clinical in front of goal then the defensive guys can have more of a breather in games.

I do sometimes wonder if the fact we create so many chances plays on our minds? Do they have an attitude of it doesn’t matter so much if I miss one as there’ll be another along soon? Hope not and I know they don’t miss on purpose but lack of pressure sometimes does funny things

[sheblue]

Finishing? Lets start by getting some of those massively paid coaching staff members to explain the offside rule to Mr Offside himself.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Finishing? Lets start by getting some of those massively paid coaching staff members to explain the offside rule to Mr Offside himself.

He’s thick as fuck !! Never ever fucking learns when to time his runs and does it constantly , game after game .

It does my nut in .

[FA cup winners 2006]

Making this game (Zagreb at home) much harder than it needs to be because of our finishing. In other games we simply won't have the luxury of missing this number of guilt edge chances

[john@staustell]

Shocking finishing

[bigblue]

tonight is your moment to shine nige

[Nigels Tackle]

tonight is your moment to shine nige

i am more annoyed than anyone
if we finished as well as we played we’d win have had at least 3 double figure wins this season

[carl_feedthegoat]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/20 ... ns-league/

[Nigels Tackle]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/10/20/pep-guardiola-says-manchester-city-not-ready-win-champions-league/

hmmmmm....

can’t believe i missed this!

this thread has to be made a sticky

[zuricity]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/10/20/pep-guardiola-says-manchester-city-not-ready-win-champions-league/

hmmmmm....

can’t believe i missed this!

this thread has to be made a sticky

no it doesn't , it needs to die a death.

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Good response last night, although one or two in the first half left a lot to be desired.

[Mase]

Good response last night, although one or two in the first half left a lot to be desired.

Plus Raza's crap one on one effort in the second.

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Good response last night, although one or two in the first half left a lot to be desired.

Plus Raza's crap one on one effort in the second.

We can forgive him that one though, can't we?

[Mase]

Good response last night, although one or two in the first half left a lot to be desired.

Plus Raza's crap one on one effort in the second.

We can forgive him that one though, can't we?

I can. Pep won't.

[Sideshow Bob]

sterling is crap at 1 v 1. too much time to think and he bottles it. in his defense, sergio's not much better

[Nigels Tackle]

sterling is crap at 1 v 1. too much time to think and he bottles it. in his defense, sergio's not much better

wtf was the ‘i was looking for my man’ shit all about with the 1 on 1 miss when he was on for his 4th? that kind of shit must piss pep right off! i’m all for looking out for your team mates but not at the expense of a goal. we need to be fucking RUTHLESS!

[Burt]

Fuck all wrong with the game dead and buried. Goal difference no problem then trying to tee a teammate up with a confidence boosting goal IMO mate