How much better are we? Than what?
The game is all about winning and that really means scoring goals.We have had 2 games in a row now with masses of possession but through each of them I had a growing feeling that we were not going to score. Not sure entirely whether that's because we weren't making enough chances or just good enough ones but it didn't feel as though we would score.
It's probably a mixture of both.We have tended to overplay and look for the perfect pass to create the perfect goal but at the same time our crossing of the ball is still dismal.We don't have a lot to cross to when it comes to high balls but it's still crap.Plus we don't seem to take shots on very often from 20/25 yards and when we do we are largely crap at that as well. I hear Mario as an argument with that and I know he is more likely to take shots on but it would seem without much success this season.
The fact seems to be that our strikers are off the boil at the moment.We dominate games as we were doing but the goals are elusive so it's just a matter of getting sharper with the chances which come along and all will be well.Yesterday Dzeko got tons of stick for his overall play and I would agree he was far from great but he had a lot of efforts on goal and on another day one would have gone in.One hit the bar,another point blank save,headers under strong challenges went wide.Aguero missed the best and easiest chance of the lot and had another good shot blocked at the end.
It will come back I am sure but the pressure is on.