london blue 2 wrote:Problems all over tbh. Thinking about it, 72% possession, 25 chances, 14 corners = not good enough.
That’s not the full context though, mate, you have to give credit to Palace for being so tenacious in defence. We don’t mention it often now but every team we face now seem to park the bus. There were very little clear cut chances which meant we were trying all sorts to get a shot away. I think our Xg thingimebob was around 2.6 and there’s less than 1. Combine that with 10 shots off target and 9 blocked shots it said how well their defensive shape held up. They even seemed first to very second ball.
Our problem is not in the goal scoring, it’s in the defensive area. 2 goals scored would usually be a win for any top team, we just don’t seem to have the capacity to stop quick breaks. Oh, and I’m not really having a go at individual players, it’s just where we are at the moment with a ramshackled defensive group not covered by our midfield system.