[Albion] Only 2 teams have run less than us this year

[Bakero]

West Ham and Cardiff

Other interesting stats here https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...thest-missed-most-chances-12-games-statistics

Least crosses in the league but not the least headed attempts. With Glenn being such a threat in the air, should we stick it in the mixer more often?

 

[studio150]

You don't need to run when you are defending on the edge of the penalty area, with two well drilled defensive lines, stats not surprising at all.

 

[schmunk]

We're missing Grob, who's a runny little bugger.

 

[southstandandy]

No need to run much with our cunning defensive strategy. Soak up pressure most of the game and hit 'em on the break late in the match (the old rope a dope is our way)

 

[Machiavelli]

You don't need to run when you are defending on the edge of the penalty area, with two well drilled defensive lines, stats not surprising at all.

Yup. This is what has defined our season, and we've scored first quite early in games and then sat back (and against Everton even equalised swiftly). It'd be interesting to see our work rate -- or distance covered -- versus United, especially in the first half when we played the high pressing game (I can't really remember us doing it too frequently beyond that game, despite it featuring as a new development this season).
The other thing worth pointing out is that certainly early on last season all three of Gross, Stephens and Propper were in the top ten for distance covered.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

West Ham and Cardiff

Other interesting stats here https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...thest-missed-most-chances-12-games-statistics

Least crosses in the league but not the least headed attempts. With Glenn being such a threat in the air, should we stick it in the mixer more often?

Easier said than done.
Our crossing from open play is awful. All the wide men are terrible. Full backs not much better. Only Gross is able to deliver with any regular accuracy and he ain't been playing.
......all together now ( to the tune of ' The Wombles ' )...." Underhit, overhit, again and again.....the wingers of Brighton can never find Glenn "

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

After all the extra running we heard so much about in pre-season, perhaps they all got tired out.

 

[Bakero]

Easier said than done.
Our crossing from open play is awful. All the wide men are terrible. Full backs not much better. Only Gross is able to deliver with any regular accuracy and he ain't been playing.
......all together now ( to the tune of ' The Wombles ' )...." Underhit, overhit, again and again.....the wingers of Brighton can never find Glenn "

The stats suggest are crossing isn't bad when compared with other teams. We have had a similar number of headed attempts to others with far fewer crosses.

 

[RandyWanger]

......all together now ( to the tune of ' The Wombles ' )...." Underhit, overhit, again and again.....the wingers of Brighton can never find Glenn "

Absolutely love this.

Frustrates the crap out of me when March crosses one in that goes out for a throw the opposite side with no one in the box or Bong hitting the first man.

 

[Bakero]

Absolutely love this.

Frustrates the crap out of me when March crosses one in that goes out for a throw the opposite side with no one in the box or Bong hitting the first man.

Imagine how Huddersfield fans feel.

 

[Mellotron]

This is slightly surprising as I'm sure I saw fairly early last season that Gross and Propper were both in the top 5 runners in the whole league. We are having to play differently without those two, and we are missing them.

 

[Bakero]

This is slightly surprising as I'm sure I saw fairly early last season that Gross and Propper were both in the top 5 runners in the whole league. We are having to play differently without those two, and we are missing them.

Stephens was right up there last season too

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Absolutely love this.

Frustrates the crap out of me when March crosses one in that goes out for a throw the opposite side with no one in the box or Bong hitting the first man.

Yeh. His assists for our last two goals from crosses have been so frustrating

 

[macbeth]

I doesn't help that all the people who are supposed to be able to cross seemingly can't

 

[Bakero]

Anyone able to offer any insight on this: