A very valid point. Since moving Gelhardt wide and playing with in effect a three in the middle we've not been cut open as much (bar Norwich first half). Definitely a tactical shift to tighten up. It does worry me with Belloumi back that we might move Gelhardt into the 10 and have that weakness again.
Belloumi will have to win his place back, simple. Said all along Geldhart looks better on the wing, it’s his place to lose now. I would sooner stick Belloumi out on the left than move Geldhart from the right at the moment.
So if we had conceded 10 goals in one game and none over the next 3 you'd be sat there saying "We've conceded 10 goals in four games and there's no other way to look at it"? We've conceded 13 goals in our last 10 games. That's a sizeable sample. Norwich, Portsmouth, Sheff Weds and Utd, Swansea, Southampton, Bristol City, and Blackburn have all conceded more. Oxford and Millwall have conceded 13, same as us. That's ten teams who have conceded as many or more than us over the last ten. It's not as stark as you're making out. In that same period only Coventry and Ipswich have scored more goals than us. To have the third most goals scored and ~12-14th worst goals conceded will see you winning more games than not.
I tend to find the last 7 is the most accurate statistical sample size and provides the objective truth to the exclusion of all other sample sizes.
There is a positive spin atm, we’re scoring more than we’re conceding and currently in 5th spot. If this changes, then we have a problem.
