Out of the teams that have created the most clear
cut chances this season, Manchester United have converted the highest percentage of these chances into goals (43.42 %).
At the other end of the graph, Sunderland have created the fewest clear
cut chances this season with 15, while Reading (17), Aston Villa (19), Fulham (19), Stoke (22) and QPR (22) have all struggled to create clear
cut chances this season.
It is all well and good creating a lot of clear cut chances but it is even more important to convert these clear cut chances into goals, so we have also taken a look at which teams have converted most of their clear
cut chances this season.
This article takes a look at which teams are creating the most clear -
cut chances this season; which teams make the most of these chances; and which teams are the most reliant on clear - cut chances to score their goals.
Not exact matches
With the likes of Ozil and our incredibly creative midfield, all we need is our strikers to continue making their moves forward, and consistently put those clear -
cut chances away, and Walcott showed last
season that he can not regularly do so.
I still think that Arsenal have a great
chance of finishing in the top four and a good
chance of avoiding the Champions League play - offs next
season, but we need to
cut out the mistakes and start putting a run of games together.
In fact he has created more clear
cut chances than the best players in the world this
season in any position.
Hopefully this
season was a last
chance for certain players, because if he starts
cutting some of them loose he will again have a good opportunity in building something.
Should we just hope to
cut off the rotting hand to save the rest of the body (finishing below spurs and hoping for a busy summer so we can at least stand a
chance next
season) or finishing below them so the board can be under pressure?
Compared to 30 % for Sturridge, 27 % for RvP and 26 % for Aguero; had the second best clear
cut chance percentage last
season at 70 %.
After missing the NorCal
cut during his sophomore and junior
seasons, Brueckner said that attending his senior ball, coming away as NorCal champion and getting a
chance to compete as state in San Gabriel on June 4, has boiled down to «the week of my life.»
Only the most optimistic of Arsenal fans will still believe that Arsene Wenger has a
chance of guiding the team to a Premier League title this
season, despite all the events of the weekend meaning that the Gunners
cut the gap to Chelsea to 12 points.
But a
chance came with Durant's injury and Barnes being
cut became a grand opportunity to play for the team coming off a 73 - win
season.
The strikers were certainly guilty of missing too many of those
chances in the early stages of the
season but Walcott, Giroud and Alexis have sharpened up and given the Gunners a real
cutting edge.
That is, if you get the flu shot, your
chances of dying during flu
season are
cut in half.
Nugent's late winner means the miss from Ahmed Elmohamady earlier — arguably the only clear -
cut chance created by either team across the 90 minutes — becomes all the more important, and could end up deciding whether Hull are playing in the Premier League or the Championship next
season.
Most clear -
cut chances missed in the last 3 Premier League
seasons: Giroud (46), Agüero (45), Van Persie (40), Cissé (36), Lukaku (33) Olivier Giroud: No player has missed more clear -
cut chances in the CL this
season than Giroud (6) did in just 2 apps we need a new striker can't see us winning the league with giroud upfront
Although i do nt believe he is the striker that's gonna win us the league, I do nt agree that he has missed plenty for Arsenal this
season — He hasn't had many clear
cut chances this year...
He has missed the highest number of clear
cut chances in the top 5 leagues this
season.
Arsenal defender, Hector Bellerin has created the most clear
cut chances in the Premier League this
season, according to Sky Sports.
Sterling has also converted 29 % of his 14 clear
cut chances, compared to last
season when he converted 25 % of his clear
cut chances (although he only had 4).
Robertson created two clear
cut chances against West Ham, bringing his total up to five for the
season.
well folks this
season is a big one for some of the arsenal under achievers like diaby, nasri, walcott, deneilson, vanpercy, all these players have had their setting in period now they must deliver after this
season we will no who can
cut it and who can't no more excuses walcott had a long rest lets see if he is worth that tag world class that they like to give every english player nasri, he had a good rest as well no excuses diaby more experience he better come good and deneilson had been at arsenal two long to not produce and every bodies favorite mr vanpercy they say he is world class he has a fantastic technique but you need more to be world class i know he has had injury problems most time and stats show he has not scored a free kick in two years for arsenal this is last
chance for robin if he get injured sell make no sense but he most of all must play well and score lots of goals he has been at arsenal a long time and must produce.............
In only 992 minutes this
season he has contributed 4 goals, 1 assist and created 3 clear
cut chances.
Andros Townsend has been the most creative outlet for Spurs, creating a total of 19
chances, a total of (3) clear
cut chances, attempting 83 dribbles — a 66 % dribbling accuracy but has yet to make an assist for his team - mates so far this
season.
Hazard has created three clear -
cut chances for his team - mates this
season and has registered four assists in total.
This blogger compiled total shots, clear
cut chances, and conversion rates in every game for three BPL
seasons.
Averaging 156 minutes per goal, with a
chance conversion rate of 22 % and a clear -
cut chance conversion rate of 58 %, Lukaku is a threat in the finishing department, but the on - loan striker from Chelsea has also created 26
chances for Everton so far this
season.
They'll just have to settle for a likely unbeaten
season, a No. 1 seed in the tournament and a
chance to
cut down the nets in Phoenix.
It also shows that creating clear
cut chances is an important part of Manchester City's game, as 62.22 % of their goals this
season have come from clear
cut chances.
Leighton Baines has created a clear -
cut chance every 159 minutes this
season, which is 18 minutes more often than Wayne Rooney, 36 minutes more often than Theo Walcott and 51 minutes more often than Anthony Pilkington.
As well as creating the most
chances this
season Leighton Baines has also created the most clear
cut chances (17) out of all the English players.
Secondly let's look at clear -
cut chances scored, and clear -
cut chances scored per pass attempt over the last 2
seasons.
As you can see from the graph above, Manchester United have created more clear
cut chances than any other Premier League team this
season with 59.
Finally let's look at those teams clear -
cut chance accuracy over those last 2 full
seasons.
Next in line is Aston Villa, who in the past 2
seasons have created a clear -
cut chance every 262 pass attempts.
West Ham (30) Norwich (31), West Brom (31), Chelsea (32) and Swansea (32) have all created a clear
cut chance frequently when they have been in possession this
season.
In the blue column Arsenal come out first having created 182 clear -
cut chances over the past 2 full
seasons.
However, their flaw on Saturday, what has been their Achilles hell for the entire
season, was their inability to convert the many
chances they did create, with some appearing clear
cut.
It also highlights Reading and Sunderland's problems in front of goal this
season, as they have both relied on clear
cut chances to score a high percentage of their goals, but they have failed to create enough clear
cut chances in their matches, especially Sunderland who have created a clear
cut chance every 60 minutes when they have been in possession this
season.
A special mention must go to Wolves who feature in fourth place, scoring from 44.76 % of their clear -
cut chances over the past 2 full
seasons.
Therefore, to make this comparison fairer, we have calculated how often each team has created a clear
cut chance when they have been in possession of the ball this
season.
The second section of the article will focus on clear -
cut chances, and as this metric is only available to us from the 2010/2011
season then we will only cover 2
seasons.
West Ham (40 %), Tottenham (42.5 %) and Chelsea (42.55 %) have also not relied on clear
cut chances to score many of their goals this
season.
United will be a changed side this weekend with Jose Mourinho having an eye on Wednesday's clash with Hull in the Premier League at Old Trafford, a match in which they need the win to keep their
chances of a top - four finish in with a
chance at the end of the
season, which will be required to play in the UEFA Champions League next
season, or the club will face a reduction in revenue and players will suffer pay
cuts.
However, this is one area of their game that needs improving as even though they have created the second highest amount of clear
cut chances they have only converted 35.90 % of them into goals, which is 7.1 % down on last
season.
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If you haven't already, then take the opportunity to see the phenomenal Matisse
Cut - Outs exhibition at Tate Modern this
season, while Bridget Riley's show is still fresh in your mind: these are artists who are strands on the same DNA double helix, and we are more than fortunate to have the
chance to view both, in depth here in London this summer.