Just like watching Brazil

[Pollingtonblade]

From official EFL Championship stats:

Pass accuracy GW11 top teams
1 Sheff Utd 85%
2 Wolves 80%
3 Hull, Sheff Wed 78%
5 Burton, Aston Villa, Reading 77%

We're not too bad a side are we?

 

[Rodley]

"against a physical Sheffield United side"

 

[DronnieBlade]

From official EFL Championship stats:

Pass accuracy GW11 top teams
1 Sheff Utd 85%
2 Wolves 80%
3 Hull, Sheff Wed 78%
5 Burton, Aston Villa, Reading 77%

We're not too bad a side are we?

This, in a nutshell, explains our transformation under Wilder.

UTB

 

[tomtheblade]

Yet there are still articles from supposed journos about how we're one of the best 'long ball sides' in the EFL.

Long may the underestimation continue!

 

[Liverpool blade]

We've all seen the transformation under wilder and that just proves it!!. Journalists and other people will always label us as a long ball side!. It's just their way of thinking!!. Slowly but surely we're proving them wrong!. In wilder we trust. Utb

 

[SteveBlade]

The only way to shake that tag is to get promoted and prove it on a stage that gets a million times more exposure.

Until then, we'll get half arsed 'journalism' like this from people who have never seen us play.

 

[Sheffsteel]

Journalists use the old cliche “work hard and extremely organised”.
Does that mean the best quality teams don’t work hard?

 

[Houston_Blade]

We've not faced a good team yet though

 

[blademark]

Great stats. Would also like to know how many passes etc ?
I must say it's brilliant to be described as an 'intricate passing' team after all the 'hoof it' years we've had.
Even the great early seventies team of Currie and Woody were very direct (but obviously very good at it).

 

[GrayBlade]

We've not faced a good team yet though

They’ll still be saying that in January.

 

[Bayingblade]

Journalists use the old cliche “work hard and extremely organised”.
Does that mean the best quality teams don’t work hard?

They say that about Barcelona too

 

[Pedro Verde]

Stats mean fuck all its the result that matters however that is achieved

 

[John Street West Terrace]

From official EFL Championship stats:

Pass accuracy GW11 top teams
1 Sheff Utd 85%
2 Wolves 80%
3 Hull, Sheff Wed 78%
5 Burton, Aston Villa, Reading 77%

We're not too bad a side are we?

Nice stats to see don't always tell the story I think last week they actually made the Weds result look a lot closer than things were ..think we've got enveryones attention now & I think we'll come up against a few more park the bus merchants where we'll have large possession percentages , the tricks converting them to results & winning ugly when we have to now that we're no longer the unknown quantity ..

 

[Ricky]

I know we're a good side with some good players in a familiar system, but if correct those stats are surprising. 85% and 5% better than anyone else is outstanding.

 

[Boxer Blade]

It's also not possession sake for possession either, its in a positive, forward thinking way

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

About 5 minutes in at 1-0 I said to my mate we look like Germany with that kit on and at the time we were playing like them ... then it all went tits up!!!

 

[Ricky]

It's also not possession sake for possession either, its in a positive, forward thinking way

That's why the stats are surprising - there are plenty of teams in this league who'll pass it about at the back endlessly.