re the WC thread below, and attacks vs defences
Think (if you had any hopes of England winning it) then our relative weakness in defence is yet another reason not to get your hopes up.
These are the number of goals conceded by the last 5 winners:
Brazil 1994: 3
France 1998: 2
Brazil 2002: 4
Italy 2006: 2
Spain: 2
Even that 'outlier' - Brazil in 2002 - is hardly too shabby. 4 goals conceded in 7 games. (And 2 of those 4 goals were in their final group game vs Costa Rica, when they'd already qualified, and won 5-2.)
Suggests that keeping teams out seems to win WCs as much as / more than anything else nowadays...
Posted By: Tricky Hawes on May 13th 2014 at 10:28:10
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- re the WC thread below, and attacks vs defences (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 10:28:10
- Interesting stats.. especially because only two of those (Italy and France) (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, May 13, 10:32:32
- agree with sort of (although think Brazil have better defenders than they get credit for) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 10:34:02
- indeed - bringing Shaw and Baines suggests a more front foot style (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, May 13, 10:52:44
- Good ! (n/m) (Other Football) - Men without hats, May 13, 15:49:49
- Yup. England are about as likely to dominate possession as Norwich were last season. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 10:59:35
- indeed - bringing Shaw and Baines suggests a more front foot style (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, May 13, 10:52:44
- agree with sort of (although think Brazil have better defenders than they get credit for) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 10:34:02
- hoots in (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, May 13, 10:28:49
- haha (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 10:31:24
- brom gnu (Other Football) - Tombs, May 13, 10:32:17
- And was worth it. My first chuckle of the day. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 10:36:16
- get in, at last hoots has raised a smile (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, May 13, 10:38:39
- And was worth it. My first chuckle of the day. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 10:36:16
- brom gnu (Other Football) - Tombs, May 13, 10:32:17
- haha (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 13, 10:31:24
- Interesting stats.. especially because only two of those (Italy and France) (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, May 13, 10:32:32
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