Norwich have Kim Hellberg on their radar

[Sandfields Jack]

Let’s hope IF Kim is even remotely interested in entering the EFL/PL Norwich are throwing everything at him and promising him the world. Anything to keep him away from South Wales.

 

[magicdaps10]

Is he even in the betting for Norwich?

 

[FearOfAJackPlanet]

Is that just a rando fan's list or someone with inside knowledge of the club's list?

 

[AusinIsOurHero]

Reads like a fan account on twitter, just reporting on rumours & retweeting other stories.

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

Overperforming on xG is a big red flag.

That's what Cardiff did last season. You can't keep lucking out on that metric. As this season has proved.

(For those who might not understand the metric - think back to the first full PL season under Monk where we finished 8th but Fabianski was man of the match most weeks, then think about what happened the following year)

 

[bakajack]

I am curious about what our expected goals for and against are like since the sacking of Williams and Sheehan took over. I feel like we are probably under performing on our xG scored if the Plymouth game alone is anything to go by

 

[bytholwyn]

2.79 expected goals against Plymouth. Surprisingly low. Then again Key's goal probably had an expected goal rating of 0.0001.

 

[bytholwyn]

One thing Sheehan hasn't had to contend with is bad luck with injuries and suspensions. He's been able to draw on the same back 4 in all games. The only injury of note has been Peart-Harris, and his absence has allowed a resurgent Eom to come back in. Williams can certainly bemoan his luck in the Sheffield United game where the ref should have sent Rhys Norrington- Davies off just before half time and awarded us a penalty. Darling's subsequent red card certainly didn't help in subsequent games. That's the downside of appointing a manager with only 18 games under his belt. How does Sheehan deal with a bad run? Or a second spate of injuries? Or a series of bad refereeing decisions?

 

[monmouth]

Overperforming on xG is a big red flag.

That's what Cardiff did last season. You can't keep lucking out on that metric. As this season has proved.

(For those who might not understand the metric - think back to the first full PL season under Monk where we finished 8th but Fabianski was man of the match most weeks, then think about what happened the following year)

The ultimate XG must have been the home match with ManU and the away match with the Arse that season. Totally battered and overrun all match and then JoJon Shevley gets a ridiculous deflected shot in the first and an incredibly not offside Gomis scored the scruffiest goal ever seen in the second and we win both. To be fair I loved it at the time. The following season not so much. Christ, what we threw away by appointing Managerial Monk. He earned the right to wear the suit dontcha know. Steak, chips and HP sauce all round.

 

[monmouth]

2.79 expected goals against Plymouth. Surprisingly low. Then again Key's goal probably had an expected goal rating of 0.0001.

? We scored 3 and one was a worldie. Seems uncannily accurate to me. Why is it surprisingly low?

 

[bytholwyn]

? We scored 3 and one was a worldie. Seems uncannily accurate to me. Why is it surprisingly low?

Because we created probably 7 good chances. Vipotnik squandered two very presentable chances, one 6 yards out in the middle of the goal. Eom also missed a sitter.

If there is a bit of a concern with Sheehan it's that the opposition have a higher total expected goals from open play than we have. I was pleased with our open play against QPR, so that's a step in the right direction, but it's still an open question as to what Sheehan's attacking philosophy is. Defensively he's answered all questions.

 

[Smurph]

Because we created probably 7 good chances. Vipotnik squandered two very presentable chances, one 6 yards out in the middle of the goal. Eom also missed a sitter.

If there is a bit of a concern with Sheehan it's that the opposition have a higher total expected goals from open play than we have. I was pleased with our open play against QPR, so that's a step in the right direction, but it's still an open question as to what Sheehan's attacking philosophy is. Defensively he's answered all questions.

Not sure how anyone can question his attacking philosophy when we're on our best winning streak since 2007.

Just goes to show how much nonsense this XG stuff really is.

 

[Smurph]

? We scored 3 and one was a worldie. Seems uncannily accurate to me. Why is it surprisingly low?

Because it's a load of bollocks.

 

[monmouth]

Because it's a load of bollocks.

Indeed it is. Couldn't see the wood for the trees for a moment.

 

[monmouth]

Not sure how anyone can question his attacking philosophy when we're on our best winning streak since 2007.

Just goes to show how much nonsense this XG stuff really is.

I hope his 'attacking philosophy' is "stick the ball in their onion bag"

Philosophy ffs. It's hardly Socratic, not even when Socrates was playing.

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