These three have scored more or the same as than Bamford/Roofe combined Teemu Pukki (Norwich) Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) Neal Maupay (Brentford) And these combinations really do show where we failed Gayle/Rodriguez (West Brom) = 44 Sharp/McGoldrick (Sheff Utd) = 38 Pukki/Hernandez (Norwich) = 36 Adams/ Jutkiewicz (Brum) = 35 Bowen/Campbell (Hull) = 33 Graham//Dack (Blackburn) = 29 Roofe/Bamford (Leeds) = 24 Ten more goals from our two strikers & promotion would have been achieved by now
The problem with that comparison is those teams play the combinations together, ours is one or the other, other than a few substitute appearances.
You cannot argue with that I will however say that we came first in chances created but FIFTH in goals scored which means goals by our midfield will be more than most of the others in the league. It clearly shows that just another measly 10 goals by our front 2 has killed us because we have lost a whole season of having a striker in reality and combined goals only gives us one good striker stats. Roofe missing twice and the same including a very long break for Bamford
Saw just having one striker fit at a time as a recipe for disaster months ago. I wanted autos not play offs.
Exactly, even if we had the system would nt allow them to play as the others mentioned have, Roofe would have been asked to play at 10 where he's not suited, as in the substitute appearancees. , which have been ineffective
Unbelievable really, no idea what Shackleton has to do to get a game, hardly put a foot wrong when called upon, even when out of position.
Yeah im a touch peed off with how weve managed to wrestle defeat from the jaws of victory. But its like bloody dracula bates all over again failing to invest. First or second would have done me i do not like the play offs. I sat at a bar with davy in zante last year and watched villa v fulham and they were junk. Grealish is one soft bastard i would play beradi on sunday and say hes yours now go kill. Biggest problem for me is our midfield Phillips must play and either klich or forshaw but not both. We need to beat villa and gain the upper edge..should we get to play off final it could be west brom we face. Dare i say it play four four bloody two and kick the **** out of villa. Its our last game at home and i want to see passion and commitment.
I'm hoping that this is just a coincidence and my anxiety is unfounded and simply resulting from having a hangover.
