A couple of stats...

[stss30]

Pre season friendlies mean absolutely nothing, why do people read so much into them? It's to see what your fitness levels are like, end of.

 

[SeagullSongs]

I disagree. A sample of eight for something that is roughly 50-50 is plenty. For example try tossing a coin over and over and see if you get anywhere near 8 heads in row. What it doesn't explain is the reason. Has there been a tactical change, does the quality of the opposition have an effect, are the strikers feeling particularly confident, are the rest of the team feeling unconfident in front of goal, etc. Without knowing the reason for the change there is no way of knowing if it will last.

Whilst I heartily agree with your statistics and that is what I was aiming for with this thread, I did just toss a coin 8 times, I got 1 tail and 7 heads!
The more goals we score pre-season (there's plenty of games and opportunities coming up) the more likely we are to notice a trend (if any).