Manchester United had 37
attempts on goal against Burnley last weekend and still ended up with only a 0 - 0 draw.
Not exact matches
It was basically a dismal performance by the Gunners
against a weak Liverpool side who managed a massive 27
attempts on our
goal, while we scored with our first two
attempts on target.
On Wednesday, not even ten minutes into the match
against Fulham, the older Toure brother scored a pathetic own
goal when he was
attempting to play the ball out of the box.
Clement was
on one good foot, a freshman QB in his first start
on the road
against a top 10 team, a kicker who had never
attempted a field
goal before, starting a walk -
on on the offensive line who also happens to back up every position, as well as the world.
How does a manager explain the failure of over # 100 million worth of Arsenal talent to register one decent
attempt on goal in 90 minutes
against a Chelsea side that conceded 3
against Everton?
We can blame everyone, including Wenger when we lose 4 - 0
against Liverpool with no
attempt on goal, but for this kind of match, blaming Wenger is just stupid.
Phil Jones — 6 Famed for making last ditch tackles, like
against Arsenal a few weeks ago when he was scrambling
on the floor and stuck his head in the way to stop an
attempt on goal, Jones» commitment could never be questioned.
In a bold
attempt to put a positive spin
on things, and to try and cover up their feeble display in midweek as they failed to score even one
goal against a side Arsenal put five past during a Champions League game at the Emirates earlier in the season, Liverpool have been enjoying an upturn in league form, winning six and losing just one of their last eight, while they were impressive 3 - 1 winners at home to Manchester United last time out.
Milik showed that he can be lethal
on headed
attempts in the box, proving so with his
goals against Kyiv.
Interestingly, though, Dalglish opted for a five - man defence in midweek
against Stoke, something he may go with again
on Sunday in a bid to protect Pepe Reina from having to deal with a waterfall of
attempts on goal.
Prior to his red card
against West Ham, he had played every game in Leicester's season, playing the full 90 minutes in 27 matches, and scoring 22
goals in 34 league appearances, laying
on six assists and making 73 tackles, 16 interceptions and
attempting 86 take
ons against the defences of the Premier League.
I'm of the opinion that Juventus need to be almost flawlessly clinical
against Real in the final, and that certainly wasn't the case
on Tuesday night: Gonzalo Higuain missed a golden opportunity in the first half, and then completely flubbed a volley
attempt in the second half; right before the Dani Alves
goal, Paulo Dybala had a chance to put the icing
on the cake and failed; Mario Mandžukić, before he stuffed in his own rebound — which I don't want to take away from, because the window of space with which he had to work was not very big, and he tapped it home with a fair bit of dexterity — missed a golden opportunity, with credit to the keeper.
With one shot
on target from three
attempts against Julian Speroni, who looked inspired by the adversity that faced him (and the incompetence directly ahead of him in defence) in between the posts for the visitors at Old Trafford, Rooney still looked able to reach out and strike at
goal.
The Spanish forward hit his 20th league
goal of the season
against Middlesbrough
on Monday night, which helped to relegate Steve Agnew's side, and after the game he took the opportunity to
attempt to reassure Blues fans about his future.
Apr 8, 2017; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Revolution forward Juan Agudelo (17)
attempts a shot
on goal during the first half
against the Houston Dynamo at Gillette Stadium.
Furthermore, the Potters, while they were victorious in their most recent home fixture — Kenwyn Jones
on target in a 2 - 0 triumph over Everton; Jones registering his first league
goal in seven matches — have won only one of their last four at the Brittania, and two of those were defeats to sides currently situated in the lower half of the table in Blackpool 0 - 1 & Fulham 0 - 2, the latter
against a side who had not won away from in 28
attempts.