Its all about goals simple as that

[Tommy wato]

Man City have shown you don't need strikers.

On a serious point Moyes was saying yesterday that there not many strikers out there

Moyes would not have any idea about strikers he only bought about 4 in 11 seasons. Very negative man

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

In 2019 i told everyone the prem league is all about goals how many you score decides where you finish.
Well now we could be in serious trouble as i dont see many goals in the team if you look at each player and see how many they average per season and it spells trouble.
Just like marcel brands this thelwell guy appears to blank this, well now he needs to react goal scorers with no prem experience is a gamble unless your a bit of a star and they cost big money and the top teams normally eat them up.
Ok looking at last years goalscorers table there are 2 players we probally should of targeted when richie left, and they are dennis (watford) and gallagher (palace) loan from chelsea , 1 got 10 and the other 8 prob would of got them for 50 million and are both still available

 

[Clarky cat]

I'm stuck at instant messaging, so wipe & type is way beyond me...

I’m sure there is a solution for that ?… I say solution, it’s more a soft solid ?

 

[Rita_Poon]

I’m sure there is a solution for that ?… I say solution, it’s more a soft solid ?

if you have the prodder...

 

[Connor]

Points win prizes

 

[chrismpw]

In 2019 i told everyone the prem league is all about goals how many you score decides where you finish.
Well now we could be in serious trouble as i dont see many goals in the team if you look at each player and see how many they average per season and it spells trouble.
Just like marcel brands this thelwell guy appears to blank this, well now he needs to react goal scorers with no prem experience is a gamble unless your a bit of a star and they cost big money and the top teams normally eat them up.
Ok looking at last years goalscorers table there are 2 players we probally should of targeted when richie left, and they are dennis (watford) and gallagher (palace) loan from chelsea , 1 got 10 and the other 8 prob would of got them for 50 million and are both still available

I dont remember you telling me this in 2019, but anyway.

So you're suggesting that to win games you have to score goals.

* takes notes.
* writes to Frank

 

[ricer10]

In 2019 i told everyone the prem league is all about goals how many you score decides where you finish.
Well now we could be in serious trouble as i dont see many goals in the team if you look at each player and see how many they average per season and it spells trouble.
Just like marcel brands this thelwell guy appears to blank this, well now he needs to react goal scorers with no prem experience is a gamble unless your a bit of a star and they cost big money and the top teams normally eat them up.
Ok looking at last years goalscorers table there are 2 players we probally should of targeted when richie left, and they are dennis (watford) and gallagher (palace) loan from chelsea , 1 got 10 and the other 8 prob would of got them for 50 million and are both still available

What did you think prior to 2019 ?!

 

[Yarrgh]

Now that's an influential 10.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

In 2019 i told everyone the prem league is all about goals how many you score decides where you finish.
Well now we could be in serious trouble as i dont see many goals in the team if you look at each player and see how many they average per season and it spells trouble.
Just like marcel brands this thelwell guy appears to blank this, well now he needs to react goal scorers with no prem experience is a gamble unless your a bit of a star and they cost big money and the top teams normally eat them up.
Ok looking at last years goalscorers table there are 2 players we probally should of targeted when richie left, and they are dennis (watford) and gallagher (palace) loan from chelsea , 1 got 10 and the other 8 prob would of got them for 50 million and are both still available

And you’re only just telling us now? Nice one, Tom.

 

[PeregrineT]

Brighton scored as many goals as Leeds (17th) and finished 9th. A quick scan of historical tables shows that these two results are not oddities. There are exactly two goals for a side in any game that actually matter to the result: the tying goal and the winning goal.

Insurance goals are great. They secure wins. Get them. By contrast, piling onto a team with the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh goals is fun, but it very rarely translates into points or a cup win. Not all goals (or goals kept out) are created equal.

Burnley had nearly the exact same for/against numbers last season as the prior season (one less scored, two more kept out) and went down. They had three fewer wins, which was what cost them. It really is about scoring the right goals and keeping the right goals out. It's hard to have control over that, which is why teams both bolster their attack and bolster their defense in the hopes that scoring and denying goals well in general will lead to the desired result.

Teams that score well above the league average for goals don't get relegated. Teams that concede well below the league average don't get relegated. They are simply different varieties of "average to good team" if they aren't getting it done at the other end of the pitch. Teams that finish top four or lift silverware generally do at least one really well and the other at least well...unless they're Wigan Athletic.

Id agree, everyone would love for it to be as simple as "score lots of goals" or "dont give up many goals", but theres a lot more nuance to it and there isnt just one formula. Except as you touched on maybe be good on one side of the ball or the other, not just mediocre. I think if you looked at it clubs get in trouble when they take an area of strength, and weaken that to improve a bad offence/defence rather than doubling down on it until they can truly compete.

I also think its a lot easier to build a solid defence than a good attack. For us right now I think we have a lot more chance to create a very good defensive setup, than it is to create a good attacking one.

And the importance not just of goals scored/allowed, but that they happen at key moments may be something Lampard realizes well, which is why hes focusing on bringing in some players like Tarkowski, Gana, and Coady that have the leadership to work through those moments.

 

[Paul Rideout]

TEEEERN MOSES LAD, TEEEERN

 

[Lobster Johnson]

I remember the great Tommy wato speech of 2019 when he told us all the prem league is all about goals.

How we all mocked. But look at us now. What a sage.

 

[Bluebonic]

In 2019 i told everyone the prem league is all about goals how many you score decides where you finish.
Well now we could be in serious trouble as i dont see many goals in the team if you look at each player and see how many they average per season and it spells trouble.
Just like marcel brands this thelwell guy appears to blank this, well now he needs to react goal scorers with no prem experience is a gamble unless your a bit of a star and they cost big money and the top teams normally eat them up.
Ok looking at last years goalscorers table there are 2 players we probally should of targeted when richie left, and they are dennis (watford) and gallagher (palace) loan from chelsea , 1 got 10 and the other 8 prob would of got them for 50 million and are both still available

Spot on mate, a lad by me at the game on Saturday said I cant understand why we didn't win that. I straight away remembered what you said towards the end of the 2018/19 season, and he was gob-smacked. He wants to know is your speech available on YouTube or TED talks?

 

[sbbefc]

Are we linked with anyone that can score goals? We looked a lot better in defence but toothless upfront. We can't go a whole season like this.

 

[Stevie Nicks Bootleg]

Always good to be reminded of the football wisdom of Tommy Wiseau.