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There’s an article in the Athletic today looking at PL subs impacts. Keane still has the highest % of PL subs made to either score or assist. At least I think that’s what it said. I was dated out long before I reached that bit.
 

AB17 said:
Which part? Coventry were easily the better team over two legs, not that it matters mind.
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Love Keane but I hate the 'should have won' stuff about a team who has the most posession but can't score a goal.

It places value on midfielders but not on defenders. Coventry dominated the ball because their midfielders held onto the ball better than ours did, they scored less goals because their defenders defended worse than ours did.

Dan Ballard had a fantastic two games, heading away crosses and blocking shots, and that performances wins us the leg, despite their midfielders dominating ours. It's not luck or chance, its good defending.

If a forward scores 6 goals in a game where his team doesn't have most of the posession, you say his individual brilliance won that game, you don't say the other team should have won. Why doesn't Ballard get the same respect?
 
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1st leg i thought was faiely even. 2nd leg coventry dominated and were unlucky not to win before extra time. Le bri's team setup in extra time completely changed the game but it was needed sooner in all honesty as they were on top and we looked gone
 
martinsmithsonofpele said:
Love Keane but I hate the 'should have won' stuff about a team who has the most posession but can't score a goal.
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That is exactly the reason they should have won the game, because they dominated possession, and should have taken their chances.

There’s another one said it, Keane, Lampard, Jason McAteer amongst countless others, there is a genuine argument they should have won. I’m not saying we didn’t deserve it, but they had 30 shots over 2 legs, and ordinarily that wins you the game. Are all of these people who played at the top level wrong?
Mantobar said:
They had one chance in the second game missed it and we didnt

They need to watch the games again
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They certainly had more that one chance if they missed one and also scored a goal. I think they had half chances but should have ultimately scored another.
 
Upthere said:
That is exactly the reason they should have won the game, because they dominated possession, and should have taken their chances.

There’s another one said it, Keane, Lampard, Jason McAteer amongst countless others, there is a genuine argument they should have won. I’m not saying we didn’t deserve it, but they had 30 shots over 2 legs, and ordinarily that wins you the game. Are all of these people who played at the top level wrong?
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You do realise that Lampard personally benefits from emphasising this narrative, and as such might say it even if his private analysis disagreed?
 
TZMouk said:
No.

I thought they were quite shite over the two legs. Couldn't really break down RLBs tactics.

Could have went either way like, but it's mental to say they were the better side.
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Give over mate. That second leg was all Coventry :lol:
 
AB17 said:
Give over mate. That second leg was all Coventry :lol:
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Depends what you mean by "all" really. They had to attack though after f***ing up the first leg.

Which is probably why RLB, as much as I might have disagreed with it, set up the way he did.
 
vinegar hill said:
Although they had most of the possession I never thought in any of the two games we were just “hanging in there”.
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Everyone was fearing the worst through the game, let's be honest, until Le Fee went more central it was all one way.

EDGE said:
Because we were 2-1 up. When they equalised we pushed for the winner. All about game management.
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My point is Keane wasn't talking rubbish, that's how it was. It felt inevitable Coventry were going to score in that second leg.
 
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