Number Crunching

[Matterz 67]

Key passes are defined as passes before any shot. They're misleading and the fact that we apparently have more key passes in the team than Bayern or Madrid (both who score plenty more than us) should tell you that.

Apart from Hazard, our attacking trio hasn't been creative enough or decisive enough in the final third. We take the most shots in the EPL but a lot of them are speculative and non threatening. You don't need stats to tell you that.

My point is that our attacking three players are clearly doing something right, I believe that it is the link up play between them and the strikers that is the problem, generally there is no one in a good position for them to be more effective. If we had someone better up front who could link up with them and hold the ball up, we should see far more goals. Our strikers hardly ever feature the full 90 minutes, and they are rotated more than any other team. If we had more consistency up front we would definitely see more possession and ultimately more goals.