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Do we lack though? We're top of the league. If we get promoted, we'll definitely need more physicality because that's what the step up in quality demands. We've played the same way all season albeit minor tweaks here and there. When we lose the ball in those situations, we give up lots of space...

It’s clearly tactical and like any system, there’s trade offs. We can’t lockdown the defence without compromising the chance creation. We really should have scored 2 more goals than we actually did against Millwall and arguably Leicester too. We’ve conceded 5 goals v Ipswich and 3 v...

Norwich were better at that point though and it was a game they deserved a point at the very least, we got battered that game. The only shock was that it got to stoppage time at 1-0 up! 😂 Be confident, we’re going to beat them.

I look at that fixture run and feel that we should win all of them. A draw with Boro would be reasonable but it’s a game where we need to land a knockout blow to their automatic promotion aspirations. WBA are sinking and Sheff U are in a weird place, two games we need to win. I’m hoping this...

True but at that time PNE had only lost once at home and had a top 6 home record (probably 4th iirc). After Sheff W, Norwich have lost the most home games all season.

We’re a superstitious bunch on this forum. Norwich were a bogey team because they’ve been a much better team than us for (comfortably) a generation. We’re winning the league, their right down at the bottom (teams around them have games in hand) and their home form has been bad all season. If...

With Ipswich, they’ve only really caught up to us because their schedule has heavily favoured home fixtures and they beat us away. The litmus test is Feb where it’s flipped. They’re averaging 1.33 per game away from home and of their next 8 league games, 6 are away. In their last 6 away...

Yes, but their best results have been away from home. Their home record under the new manager is 3-0-2, having lost v Stoke and Watford in their last 2. Norwich are a relegation candidate team and it’s a game we need to winning. Same as QPR, they’ve really beaten anyone at the top end of the...

The pundits were putting a lot on our ‘declining’ away record but didn’t really account for the difficult games we had. We’ve played 8 of the top 12 teams away from home. By contrast, we’ve still got to play 2 of the worst teams at home (Norwich & Blackburn), and teams like Bristol City, WBA...

No, the point is actually our defence isn’t that bad in the first instance and that you over fixating on what other teams defences are doing is irrelevant because we’re the top scorers in this league by a massive margin. Oxford and Pompey actually have top half defensive records so using them...

So? Their defensive records aren’t that bad, the problem with those teams is the goals scored, both have less goals than games played. 5th in the league when it comes to goals conceded - Ipswich 24 - Stoke 25 - Boro & PNE 29 - Cov & Bristol 51 Meanwhile, we’ve scored 61 goals and have a GD of...

They haven’t got the energy or the form to keep up with us and Ipswich. They’ve even played 1 more home than us in the last 10 compared to us and made up 1-2 points on us.

I’ll take the 9 point lead thank you!

Check the xG for the games we played 5 atb. The strength of schedule wasn’t all that either. Ultimately, who cares if you concede just over a goal a game if you’re creating chances to score 2-4? We also scored considerably less goals back then too. Millwall’s goal against us was pretty...

Only 4 of our last 10 were at home. Meanwhile, Ipswich have had 6/10 be at home. Ipswich have a home record just as good as ours albeit we’ve played 1 game less at home. Ipswich have been flawless at home all season, it’s on the road where they struggle. That in large part explains why...