Barnet Seagull
Luxury Player
I think you're right, we had a few more gears to go in but didn't really need to, chasing the game would have been interesting.
I think we created 4 big chances against Newcastle (Moder 2, Maupay 2) which is quite low for us (Tross & Welbeck goals were individual brilliance). Back to the Sheff Utd home game, I've got it down as 8 big chances (Connolly 2, Maupay 2, Webster 1, Welbeck 1, Tross 1, AJ 1) but countless more shots go in at range with a number of deflections that fall perfectly for Sheff Utd. (none of this walking it into the net myth).
I get that Potter did very well to lure the Newcastle defence out of their parked bus but Sheff Utd would have been at least a 4-1 victory with Premier League level finishing from us: https://youtu.be/MtK8RhsBQk4
Agreed. Maupay should have scored early doors against Sheffield unit but nearly all the other chances in open play came after 80 mins when we started to overload the wide areas. Against Newcastle, Moder's chance was probably the easiest. The point I'm trying to get across is that from the first minute we looked to overload the wide areas, expecting Newcastle to sit. We didn't do that against Sheffield United until late in the game. Regardless, we should have won both games but the manner in which we approached this one suggests we've got a stronger plan for when teams sit. Encouraging.