#swfc Excellent question from @jon_wakefield:
How do our quality of chances under Neil Thompson look in general when compared to under Pulis and Monk?
[thread] https://twitter.com/jon_wakefield/status/1359446122805223426
How do our quality of chances under Neil Thompson look in general when compared to under Pulis and Monk?
[thread] https://twitter.com/jon_wakefield/status/1359446122805223426
First off we have to adjust for game state: Whether we were winning, drawing or losing when we created a chance.
Here's how big a share of playing time each of the three managers this season have spent in the lead, drawing and losing:
Here's how big a share of playing time each of the three managers this season have spent in the lead, drawing and losing:
When we've adjusted for game state, we can see we're creating a lot more under Thompson when the game is in the balance than under Monk and especially Pulis.
A general feature is an inability to create when we're losing:
A general feature is an inability to create when we're losing:
Thompson's numbers are distorted by the heavy 4-1 defeat at Millwall and the few minutes losing under him.
But there's one very interesting difference between him and both Monk and Pulis: When we're winning we're much better at denying chance creation under Thompson:
But there's one very interesting difference between him and both Monk and Pulis: When we're winning we're much better at denying chance creation under Thompson:
We've not scored while losing since Monk left, and unlike under Pulis - where we were overperforming in front of goal - and Monk - where we scored just half as many goals as the quality of chances would indicate: