Premier League 25/26

[Horatio]

With Donnarumma City will be at top soon enough. 2 goals conceded in 7.

Huge L uis Enrique

 

[Porque]

With Donnarumma City will be at top soon enough. 2 goals conceded in 7.

Huge L uis Enrique

Lads motivated.

He goes through cycles of poor seasons, but that CL win and then getting the boot certainly spunked him up.

Christmas came early for Pep. The gift he never knew he needed.

Like hair.

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

Better for Lucho to go with Cheva before Donna turned into their MATS

 

[Rassvet]

Article a few days ago from NYT:

Is this the football you want?

Those who would accuse Pep Guardiola of sucking the fun and creativity out of the game should be careful what they wish for

www.nytimes.com

Long throws are back with a vengeance. In 2019-20 and 2020-21, just six per cent of throw-ins from the attacking third were sent into the penalty area. That figure steadily increased to 13 per cent last season but has risen to more than 27 per cent this season

Goals from set-piece situations (corners, free kicks and throw-ins but not penalties) have risen to 0.7 per game, the highest in any season since 2010-11

Passes per Premier League game has fallen to 858, the lowest since 2010-11

The proportion of goal kicks taken long, which had fallen for nine consecutive seasons, has increased to 51.9 per cent.

The proportion of headed goals has risen to 19.8 per cent, the highest since 2000-01.

But while set-piece goals are up, the overall number of goals scored has fallen significantly. After seven rounds and 70 matches, we have seen just 182 goals. That equates to 2.6 goals per game, which means this is firmly on course to be the lowest-scoring Premier League season since 2014-15. Even more glaringly, the number of goals scored from open play has fallen from 2.38 per game two seasons ago to 2.15 per game last season to a miserable 1.69 per game so far this term, which is the lowest since 2008-09.

Has the game changed? @Temptation @Birdy