lovelcfc Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 Are we getting a bit worried with the team performances then ? Even when we were losing games early in the season we were easily the better team and everyone knew eventually the results would come and they have, but recently we haven't deserved anything, are we a bit worried that team will start to slide down the table or is this just our purple patch and we'll bounce back soon
Corky Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 We are going to have bad performances this season, if we outnumber those considerably with good games then we'll be absolutely fine.
Uncle Phil Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 It's two games. We were never going to play teams off of the park every week. Can people calm down?
Fox in the North Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 Oh shush we'll live, it's not like we've been in worse situations before, i'd rather us have a blip in 2nd place than a blip in 8th. Keep calm and carry on.
ithuriel Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 No, been there, done that. The teams wobbling slightly but every team does during a season, i'd be worried if we were playing utter garbage up until now and had fluked things but we have played some nice football and deserved to be top of the league for that short time.
Guest Col city fan Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 I just thought I'd put various stats up for the season so far. I think these are important as they show where we are doing well, and where we need improvement. The first is 'clean sheets' which shows we have made our home games into 'Fortress King Power': http://www.football-...4~20127,00.html The second is 'assists', which, like last season, is surprisingly low. None of our players appear until Konchesky? about a third of the way down: http://www.football-...4~20127,00.html The third is 'leading scorers'. Like last season, this demonstrates that only Nugent is our regular goal-scoring striker, and how important Andy King's goals remain: http://www.football-...4~20127,00.html Finally, and perhaps of most concern is the shooting table. This shows that, despite us having lots of possession in games, we are rarely putting such possession to good use. We are fifth from bottom in terms of shots on target, although we have hit the woodwork 6 times: http://www.football-...4~20127,00.html Basically, our success so far has been down to being defensively tight at home. This is exactly the same as under Pearson's first tenure. The difference this season is goals conceded away from home. During the play-off season, we lost less frequently away, instead picking up points from draws and some wins. We were much harder to break-down, away from home, during the play-off season. Under Nige, (both now and then) we have scored relatively few goals. Make of these what you will, or nothing if you don't believe in stats.
FoxLAD Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 The only thing i'm worried about is Zak Whitbread, i know he hasn't played as much so i'm willing to give him a few more games untill i can rate him.
Captain... Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 Nope Best position we have been in for 10 years, (well apart from last week, but you know what I mean).
m00nie Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 i think the depth again seems to be a worry for me, when we have couple of players having an off day we dont really seem to have that bit extra to come in and try and alter it. over a season this could prove too costly.
lovelcfc Posted 4 November 2012 Author Posted 4 November 2012 Just with two tough games coming up, I can't seeing us getting much at Bolton but we can beat forest
Guesty Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 Not in the slightest. This league is so competitive that every team will go through this - they will have fans that overreact just like some of our fans - they will also be the same fans who proclaim we are gonna win the league if we go unbeaten in the next two games.
Spiritwalker Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 Our poor performances have coincided with Danny Drink's drop in form. Hopefully this is only a temporary blip, he's still quite young so is bound to be a little inconsistant.
Guest Col city fan Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 Our poor performances have coincided with Danny Drink's drop in form. Hopefully this is only a temporary blip, he's still quite young so is bound to be a little inconsistant. I agree.. thats why I believe hes a massively important player to us.
seenitall Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 5 defeats already though - most play off teams only lose around 10 -12 times so we're half way there a quarter of the way in
Legend_in_blue Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 We need a decent set of officials for the next game.
Libertine Dream Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 We need a decent set of officials for the next game. Because that guarentees a win, yes theyre shit but stop blaming them
roachmachine Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 The only worry i have really, is our distinct lack of quality up front, and the fact we don't seem to be anywhere as clinical as alot of other teams. But all that really matters is where we are come may.....................
sheen fox Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 We did seem to be getting pulled out of position at the back yesterday. Moore didn't have his best game and Whitbread was a bit erratic. I'd like to see SSL and De Laet back. I thought Futacs looked capable and offered something different and Waghorn's confidence seems to back. Not worried though. We havent had much luck in the last two games.
Guest Posted 4 November 2012 Posted 4 November 2012 5 defeats already though - most play off teams only lose around 10 -12 times so we're half way there a quarter of the way in since were near the top I suppose that means that we're winning more than is normal too. The unusal thing is that we're not drawing games.
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