[Albion] Shots on target

[The Kid Frankie]

We seem to be getting pelters from the Liverpool leaning national media pundits for not having a shot on target yesterday. However I seem to remember a Gross effort from about 9 yards out being blocked by Fabinho - do blocked shots not count? Or was it going wide? Genuine question.

 

[timbha]

We seem to be getting pelters from the Liverpool leaning national media pundits for not having a shot on target yesterday. However I seem to remember a Gross effort from about 9 yards out being blocked by Fabinho - do blocked shots not count? Or was it going wide? Genuine question.

I thought the same. It Looked on target

 

[Medwayseagull]

What about Locadias long range effort which I thought the keeper touched. Was that on target ?

 

[martin tyler]

Suits the media to say how great and professional Liverpool are stopping little old Brighton having a shot and the Ian Wright can quote the same stuff and say we should have gone mental at them and surprised them with a 1-1-8 formation and taken the game to them. We all know Dunk could have had Salah Firmino and Mane on his own.
But yes it was on target and was a very good block.

 

[Skaville]

What about Locadias long range effort which I thought the keeper touched. Was that on target ?

No, was going just wide. Good effort though. Gross’ looked very much on target

 

[martin tyler]

What about Locadias long range effort which I thought the keeper touched. Was that on target ?

That was going wide by a yard.

 

[West Upper Seagull]

Don’t care one bit what they’re saying - we gave a decent account of ourselves yesterday and shows how far we’ve come when I left feeling disappointed that we’d lost because Liverpool rarely opened us up, if at all (and no complaints about the penalty but bloody frustrated at the biased officials over the 90 mins)

 

[sams dad]

There was also an attempted cross from Gross that would have gone into the net if the ‘keeper hadn’t caught it. Does that count?

 

[Jovis]

According to Opta a shot on target is not counted if the player making the block isn’t the last man

 

[El Turi]

Liverpool only had 3 shots on target and 1 of those was a penalty so they weren’t exactly pelting our goal with shots.

 

[studio150]

We seem to be getting pelters from the Liverpool leaning national media pundits for not having a shot on target yesterday. However I seem to remember a Gross effort from about 9 yards out being blocked by Fabinho - do blocked shots not count? Or was it going wide? Genuine question.

Liverpool 3 shots on target one of which was a penalty, impressive from the league leaders

 

[Icy Gull]

I may have my very biased blue and white specs on here but it seemed to me that the officials were looking for reasons to halt our attacks

Oh and Ian Wright has achieved just what as a Premier League manager.....?

 

[OzMike]

Might have been a different story if only our front man could learn to head towards the ground when in front of goal and not over the top of everything.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

I am sure one of Buttons goal kicks was going in.

 

[jessiejames]

Burnley won 2-1 yesterday without having a shot on target.

 

[LamieRobertson]

We seem to be getting pelters from the Liverpool leaning national media pundits for not having a shot on target yesterday. However I seem to remember a Gross effort from about 9 yards out being blocked by Fabinho - do blocked shots not count? Or was it going wide? Genuine question.

Even those that hit the post aren't included as on target and yet one going at two miles an hour straight at the goalie are...''stats'' only tell part of the story

 

[Pinkie Brown]

Liverpool only had 3 shots on target and 1 of those was a penalty so they weren’t exactly pelting our goal with shots.

Exactly. Button wasn't particularly overworked yesterday. He'll have tougher games.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

No, was going just wide. Good effort though. Gross’ looked very much on target

Just a shame Gross didn't put his foot through the ball, and not try to to pass it into the net.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Might have been a different story if only our front man could learn to head towards the ground when in front of goal and not over the top of everything.

Yeah Glenn had a really good chance early in the game, a free header too. Normally he would have scored from that chance, somehow though he didn't manage to get over the ball, and his header went way over the bar.

No goal in his last six games now, a bit of a worry perhaps?

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Even those that hit the post aren't included as on target and yet one going at two miles an hour straight at the goalie are...''stats'' only tell part of the story

If a shot/header hits the post and doesn't go in, how could it be on target.