Looking back at last season, we generally scored three types of goal

1. Full backs bombing forward and either setting up Pukki in the box or cutting it back for someone on the edge.

This season that's been much harder because a) full backs have had to defend more and b) Prem full backs are as quick as ours, or quicker, and better organised, especially in transition. Neither full back is great at crossing, and there's no point anyway because Pukki can't head and there's usually no-one else in there.

2. Through balls for Pukki to be left with a one on one, which he'd usually score

We did do that early on, but Pukki started missing every one of them and lost his confidence. Then we stopped creating those chances.

3. Shots from outside the box, primarily from Stiepermann or Vrancic.

Neither of them have stepped up / played enough.

Then you have the mystery of Emi's zero goals. When you look at the position he plays, it's not that much of a mystery. In the Champ he had the freedom of the park near enough. Nominally on the right, he'd pop up everywhere.
In the Prem, he's had to be much more positionally disciplined on the right, and hasn't been able to get about the pitch in the same way, especially in forward areas. Most of what Emi has done that's been good this season has been playing through balls from deeper, but that's also dried up.

Posted By: jamesward on July 6th 2020 at 09:56:59

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When you look at Burnley and Sheff Utd's squads (NCFC) - ingi, Jul 6, 08:36:36
- You can’t do this shiz nicely.... (NCFC) - yellowman, Jul 6, 12:54:39
- What’s funny is that nearly every pundit back in pre season said that (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 6, 12:34:38
  - we have the style, just not the substance (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 6, 15:44:56
- Sheff U = Norwich 2011-12 (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 6, 11:52:03
- Sheff U- 2 words... (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Jul 6, 11:38:13
- Lots more experience (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 6, 10:25:44
- Wilder is a better manager than Farke (NCFC) - Old Git, Jul 6, 09:50:22
- Unless you’re a club that can afford the likes (n/m) (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Jul 6, 09:45:49
  - Of a Lionel Messi, a Christiano Ronaldo or a D (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Jul 6, 09:47:48
- I don’t think they are necessarily better, I certainly think Sheff Utd and Burnley fans (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Jul 6, 09:45:21
- Different funding models and different styles of play (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Jul 6, 09:44:00
- Trying to play pretty football doesn't mean a player is good (NCFC) - Ben, Jul 6, 09:40:56
  - Looking back at last season, we generally scored three types of goal (NCFC) - jamesward, Jul 6, 09:56:59
  - This. (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Jul 6, 09:44:30
    - We have had 7 shots on target since the restart. 7 shots on target in 5 games (NCFC) - Tombs, Jul 6, 10:17:20
      - ^^^ this. Its really really poor. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Jul 6, 10:59:20
        
        and 1 shot on target in each of the 2 games prior to lockdown, so 9 in 7 (NCFC) - Tombs, Jul 6, 11:24:42
        
        so we were rubbish before lock down as well (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 6, 12:21:50
    - Yes, absolutely (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jul 6, 10:07:01
- Our 2004-05 squad had much ‘worse’ players (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 6, 09:32:33
  - Not really a fair comparison (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 6, 10:10:26
    - Is it that much stronger in relative terms? (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 6, 11:28:47
    - Would it? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jul 6, 11:16:35
- depends on how you're defining 'better' (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 6, 09:20:05
  - The big grass covered rectangular area with a goal at each end? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jul 6, 10:05:05
    - ha, quite (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 6, 10:08:48
- Sheff Utd spent money, Burnley came down on first try under Dyche (NCFC) - inutero, Jul 6, 09:16:36
  - Not really, 90% of the Sheffield team were their first team last year. (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Jul 6, 09:26:07
    - And I would say as an complete outfit they were better than us (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Jul 6, 09:36:13
  - We should be able to do that, especially if we sell a couple (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 6, 09:23:43
    - We should but they won't (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Jul 6, 09:25:55
- maybe our players better technically but now no confidence (NCFC) - pab, Jul 6, 08:42:21
  - It’s that old cliche, you have to earn the right to play (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jul 6, 08:57:52
    - don't hear anything about our players being 'greedy' anymore either...... (n/m) (NCFC) - pab, Jul 6, 09:39:24
  - Stronger & quicker (NCFC) - trt354, Jul 6, 08:54:28
    - Its certainly notable that when you play any of the "mid table" teams at this level they (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 6, 10:19:57

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