comment by Bãles left boot (U22081)
posted 8 seconds ago
comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted 4 minutes ago
That crosses aren’t particularly effective
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Could be. I think we'd need to see the success rate of other attacking plays to provide context. You'd have to think that the vast majority of attacking play fails otherwise every game would have like 20 goals.
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Kind of. Other open play attempts like through balls, counters etc are way more effective they are just much more infrequently conjured up. The stat doesn’t really say a lot except for crossing is a low % chance.

Which is why all the uproar about people being ‘bad crossers’ is usually off the mark.

comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Bãles left boot (U22081)
posted 8 seconds ago
comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted 4 minutes ago
That crosses aren’t particularly effective
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Could be. I think we'd need to see the success rate of other attacking plays to provide context. You'd have to think that the vast majority of attacking play fails otherwise every game would have like 20 goals.
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Kind of. Other open play attempts like through balls, counters etc are way more effective they are just much more infrequently conjured up. The stat doesn’t really say a lot except for crossing is a low % chance.

Which is why all the uproar about people being ‘bad crossers’ is usually off the mark.
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Fair, but 'low % chance' is relative. Through balls might be 4%

Though I definitely agree counters must be more likely to result in a goal, by definition you're setting up for an overload in the attacking areas.

comment by Bãles left boot (U22081)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Bãles left boot (U22081)
posted 8 seconds ago
comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted 4 minutes ago
That crosses aren’t particularly effective
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Could be. I think we'd need to see the success rate of other attacking plays to provide context. You'd have to think that the vast majority of attacking play fails otherwise every game would have like 20 goals.
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Kind of. Other open play attempts like through balls, counters etc are way more effective they are just much more infrequently conjured up. The stat doesn’t really say a lot except for crossing is a low % chance.

Which is why all the uproar about people being ‘bad crossers’ is usually off the mark.
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Fair, but 'low % chance' is relative. Through balls might be 4%
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I don’t think they are. I don’t really know but players don’t really attempt through balls against a settled defence whereas they do attempt crosses.

It does show that the ‘Kyle Walker’ type crosses are more effective than the ‘Trippier’ type ones which we probably knew.

Exception to that are beckham and TAA who are just incredible crossers

Yeah fair enough. It's all about accuracy.

Biggest game for 606 on tonight

Also nice chance for Jose to protect his unbeaten home record

comment by Blarmy (U14547)
posted 1 minute ago
Also nice chance for Jose to protect his unbeaten home record
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its at Anfield unless im missing an in joke

Sorry our unbeaten home record even

His personal one is probably not reachable. Not sure how long it went for

comment by Phenom - least knowledgeable spurs poster 2019/20 (U20037)
posted less than a minute ago
its at Anfield unless im missing an in joke
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Yeah its not your record mate

Its the one he started in 2004 and last to 2008

Jose Mourinho's nine-year, 150-game unbeaten home record—stretching all the way back to March 16, 2002—came to an end on April 2, 2011 after Sporting Gijon beat his Real Madrid team 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

be interesting to see if he starts the same team and what will happen if/when we go a goal down

He didnt lose a home league game at either Chelsea or Inter

comment by Blarmy (U14547)
posted 10 seconds ago
He didnt lose a home league game at either Chelsea or Inter
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wasnt his first defeat as chelsea manager at stamford bridge the 2-4 loss in the carling cup to Bradford?

I swear we lost in the CL before that

no idea..even so crazy the first english team to be bradford

Nah penalty loss to Charlton Phenom in 2005/2006

And lost to Barcelona at home in a first leg

Allardyce they've appointed

Right, hope those caants go down now with burnley and sheff.

comment by Blarmy (U14547)
posted 5 minutes ago
Nah penalty loss to Charlton Phenom in 2005/2006

And lost to Barcelona at home in a first leg
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I've been to Phnom Penh

comment by Okeydokey (U22516)
posted 7 minutes ago
Allardyce they've appointed

Right, hope those caants go down now with burnley and sheff.
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Arsenal and Sheff *