It’s interesting question, but asking it now might strike you as a bit odd following that sterling suffocating job we pulled off at Liverpool on Sunday. If anyone says Roy ‘parked the bus’ at Anfield, send them here.
Rich is much better with numbers than me (which isn’t too hard in all honesty) and he’s hit on the fact that we’re taking more shots away from home – as well as being tighter at the back – when compared with last season.
Frustratingly, there’s no remedy for Fulham’s travel sickness in sight but Roy and the boys are certainly making good progress.
I’m not convinced we are getting more adventurous away from home, if we are it is just a ‘smidge’ more. In the Prem, Hodgson still plays for the draw because it’s a long season and its about accumulating points to stay in the league. Where I do think he has played more adventurous is away in Europa League, because the stakes are different. He will play for the win away, but it has to be for a reason. So I don’t think we have travel sickness per se, just a different priority based on context when we play away from home. For example, if we were in a relegation battle, we would be playing for wins away in the Prem as well…..just remember the great escape. 🙂
Yes, the data says the opposite of that, Dan – we’re shooting less away from home this year.