Anyone who thinks Mick McCarthy will take this team in to the Playoffs.......

[UNDERHILL1927]

Re: Anyone who thinks Mick McCarthy will take this team in to the Playoffs.......

Surely the location on the pitch of the possession should be taken into account. 70% sounds great but if a large chunk of it was attained knocking it about just outside your own box it means bugger all. Just listening to the pundits after the Manchester derby and they’ve mentioned that Man City had around 70% possession, make of that what you will given the result.

Exactly, Derby kept the ball, passed it around the back and did absolutely nothing with it. Complete waste of time and energy.

[alfie]

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We had less than 30% possession at home to Derby, played them off the park and won 4-0. I was ecstatic, as were all my friends who watched. You obviously weren't, for some unknown reason. Vaulks, Pack, Ralls, Bacuna and Wilson have all played well in midfield recently. Are you sure that you were watching the right games ? Derby had 73% possession in that game and achieved ..... absolutely nothing.

Vaulks, Pack,Ralls, Bacuna and Wilson have all played well recently? I beg to differ. They might have had the odd game where one or the other them did ok but thats about it. What i have seen of Wilson is that he is overated and Vaulks does nothing. I watch the games and i feel frustrated as im sure many city fans are. Sorry mate we have not had a midfield for a few seasons now.

[the other bob wilson]

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So, what is 30 per cent possession more likely to give you? A defeat or a victory? Don’t get me wrong, the Derby game was a masterclass in showing that less can be more when it comes to possession, but Huddersfield are an exception to the norm in being in a relegation struggle when their average possession figure is the second best in the league and 30 per cent possession week in, week out will surely see you closer to the bottom of the league than the top.

[dml1954]

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Vaulks, Pack,Ralls, Bacuna and Wilson have all played well recently? I beg to differ. They might have had the odd game where one or the other them did ok but thats about it. What i have seen of Wilson is that he is overated and Vaulks does nothing. I watch the games and i feel frustrated as im sure many city fans are. Sorry mate we have not had a midfield for a few seasons now.

If you are going to say daft things like Wilson is over rated and Vaulks does nothing, then how can anyone take you seriously. Wilson has 4 goals and 9 assists, Pack and Vaulks has been man of the match on a number of occasions. You will be saying next that Moore isn't a goal scorer. Did you see Wilsons goal against Luton, curled in with his left foot from outside the box ? Or the ball he put through for Moore to score against Millwall. Or Murphys forty yard cross field pass to Bennett against Rotherham in the last minute. Or Bacunas 2 goals against Derby. How many points out of the last 33 on offer do you think City should have got - 32, 33 ? We have scored 23 goals in the last 11 games and only let 7 in. You will never be happy.

[dml1954]

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So, what is 30 per cent possession more likely to give you? A defeat or a victory? Don’t get me wrong, the Derby game was a masterclass in showing that less can be more when it comes to possession, but Huddersfield are an exception to the norm in being in a relegation struggle when their average possession figure is the second best in the league and 30 per cent possession week in, week out will surely see you closer to the bottom of the league than the top.

I don't understand why people are so obsessed with possession stats. Huddersfield and Derby are examples of why it means very little. If we played like we did against Derby every week we would be top of the league by miles. Its what you do with the possession you have that counts. Teams like Derby, who mess around with it at the back and pass it back and forth between midfield and the goalie get absolutely nowhere. We had 65% possession away to Wycombe this season, played very badly and deservedly lost !

[life on mars]

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I think we will fail , to be fair its more entertaining than it was , is it short lived, probably .

Looking forward to next year .