Interesting stats on F365 today, relating to shot conversion, in particular improvement in that metric from last season to this:
The main takeaways are that we are second (behind Leicester) in shot conversion % this season and that our % has DOUBLED since last season (from 9.4% to 18.8%). Our shots per game have decreased slightly, but I suppose if we are taking more time to get into better shooting positions, that is bound to happen.
Thoughts? Is Carlo's obsession with one-touch finishing encouraging us to work into better positions and take fewer missable shots? Is the wacky, post-lockdown, defence-lite version of the PL just allowing teams to score more? Is James and his plethora of pre-assists (that has become a stat recently, look it up) the real hero?
Personally, I am encouraged. I hate that our defence is still a bit poo, but I keep harking back to the WBA game when we conceded to make it 2-2 and thinking, for the first time in a while, "we'll score again, here" as opposed to letting our heads go down and limping to an insipid draw. Of course, I want us to concede fewer but a lot of managers get credit for sorting defence first in a new role and then building on that; Carlo is obviously just more concerned with making us a free-flowing goal machine and he'll get round to making our defence a carbon copy of early 90s Milan when he can be bothered.
Premier League stats: Everton most improved in front of goal
Premier League stats time. Everton have improved their shot conversion rate the most - but Leicester are being ridiculously efficient...
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The main takeaways are that we are second (behind Leicester) in shot conversion % this season and that our % has DOUBLED since last season (from 9.4% to 18.8%). Our shots per game have decreased slightly, but I suppose if we are taking more time to get into better shooting positions, that is bound to happen.
Thoughts? Is Carlo's obsession with one-touch finishing encouraging us to work into better positions and take fewer missable shots? Is the wacky, post-lockdown, defence-lite version of the PL just allowing teams to score more? Is James and his plethora of pre-assists (that has become a stat recently, look it up) the real hero?
Personally, I am encouraged. I hate that our defence is still a bit poo, but I keep harking back to the WBA game when we conceded to make it 2-2 and thinking, for the first time in a while, "we'll score again, here" as opposed to letting our heads go down and limping to an insipid draw. Of course, I want us to concede fewer but a lot of managers get credit for sorting defence first in a new role and then building on that; Carlo is obviously just more concerned with making us a free-flowing goal machine and he'll get round to making our defence a carbon copy of early 90s Milan when he can be bothered.