Blocks of Games

[ucandomagic]

Taking stock after single games doesn't mean much - but if you look at seasons in blocks then you can start to get a meaningful sense of performance.

After 17 games last season we had 36 points - a brilliant start.
After 17 games this season we had 30 points - a solid to average start.

In the second block of 17 games last year we gained 19 points - post Coutts.
In the second block of 17 games this season we gained 34 points - promotion performance rate.

Teams that get promoted tend to get stronger through the season rather than starting well and hanging on.

In our League 1 title season we had 34 points from the first 17 games and 34 points from the second 17 games, so rock solid promotion performance. Of course that year we then took 32 points from the last 12 games and annihilated the rest!

I'm almost daring to believe that he's going to pull off the Magic again.

 

[Sheffsteel]

The positive for me is that Wilder is the most experienced manager at managing promotion run-ins.

It was only 2 years ago that we ended the season with 10 (ten) consecutive wins in league 1.
Wilder seems to have this ability to focus on “the next match” and not get ahead of himself. He particularly gives massive respect to the “crap sides” and convinces the players that they must be mentally focused otherwise we could suffer an unexpected loss.