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Good stat, and though Everton was this season that's sort of what I'm on about. No one would have said we played well against Everton, yet we had more of the ball and more actual shots against Everton. xG, shots and possession are not enough. You have to use it.

Not sure Micah Richards was very impressed with Charlie mentioning we're ahead of Citeh :lolol: Split on the use of xG and split on how good we really are - just like this thread, Lots of love for Potter though.

By refs or players? Decision making by players is an absolutely huge part of the skill set, it's not a factor. And to make good decisions you need mental toughness, space and to be empowered to be direct where needed.

Perhaps we're just too early into the season and things may even themselves out a bit. Who knows? But while I saw plenty of mental toughness and excellent tactics at home to Man City and plenty of bad luck in the Man U, Palace and West Brom games there were too many where we simply knocked it...

What's the difference between MINUS 5 and PLUS 21?

Sorry, but as I said to Simster a 26 point xP swing isn't a statistical anomaly and it is backed up by what we're seeing with our own eyes. We're mentally stronger, playing it forward more, finishing better and getting luckier. And, yes, I think we're all absolutely ****ing loving it. I must...

Yes, absolutely this. It was EXACTLY what I said to my mate with about 10 mins to go. We were still just about holding on but the entertainment, atmosphere, controversy, skill and effort from both sides was outstanding. I really enjoyed the Man City game but being distanced and having no away...

I'd accept that five games is maybe too short a period in isolation because if you order that understat table by xP you get Man City top, Brentford above Chelsea, us 9th and Leicester in the relegation zone. It'll be worth checking again after 12 or so games (if I remember). But by "massive...

It's not a stat I particularly like but a lot of the defence of Potter at the start of the 20/21 season when we weren't getting results was how good our xG was. This season we have scored 7 goals against an xgF (expected to score) of 5.93. We have conceded 4 versus 5.73 expected. And the...

We certainly got out of gaol :) You're right though. If their equalizer had counted I'd have been far too busy on Bozza 's "Two points dropped or one point gained?" thread.

Yep, I don't want it to be binary or I'd have added a two choice poll. Against Watford we had both performance and cutting edge. Against Everton neither. And for the game coming up next Monday I'd quite like a performance similar to the one at the Amex last season but with us winning 7-0...

Good post. Mental toughness was another thing that came up post match and I agree, it's a good improvement.

Talking after the game yesterday with a couple of long time home and away Brighton fans and one started the conversation with the assertion that we are far more ruthless this season - I agree and used the phrase "more ruthless, less ballet". By which I mean we seem to be caring about the result...