In the final analysis it should be acknowledged that we missed so many chances to put the game beyond the opposition, irrespective of how well we did or didn't play. And it's not a one off, it keeps happening.
Anyone who has played one a full size pitch knows that missing a full size empty goal takes some doing, I would imagine it's really something if one was a full time professional getting paid tens of thousands.
So what is the solution? Over to you Mr Glasner.
The solution?
As Glasner said in his post match interview , ‘more goalscorers.’
The issue then becomes whether these can be found from the existing crop of players or from new players.
In my view it won’t be from the former.
For example Wharton is a great young talent but doesn’t have the attributes of a goalscorer.
Look at his effort towards the open goal yesterday.
Head up, the ball struck upwards as opposed to head down and knee over the ball as we were taught as youngsters when striking the ball towards goal.
Pino has the uncanny knack of finding the keeper rather than the back of the net when facing the keeper.
Row Z is in more danger than the opposing goal when Lerma shoots.
Hughes gets a nose bleed when in the opposing penalty area.
Kamada is the ‘nearly man’ always just missing the target.
They are all good players, but not goalscorers and their career records support this assessment.
Mateta and Sarr will chip in with a few goals and after that Munoz looks to be the most reasonable bet.
Nketiah doesn’t get enough game time to make a reasonable judgement.
We’ll be fine and are set to have a good season, but if we want to have a very good season we have to convert more chances.
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