Oakeedokee wrote:
20 goals conceded in the last 8 games.
10 goals conceded in the previous 8 games.
10 goals conceded in the 8 games before that.
Something has gone seriously wrong at the back recently, I can't quite put my finger on it.
Tucker has only been back for the last few games but we have conceded 14 goals in the 5 games since his return.
I'm not saying it's all due to him but maybe his return has unsettled a back line who had become used to each others game?
I do agree that the defence has looked awful, but I think it has been for a long time and we've been a bit fortunate that many attackers are equally crap
Worth mentioning that in our previous 8 games we've played - 1st, 3rd, 3 teams in play off contention, the 3rd top scorers in the division and had essentially a play off warm up game against a team desperate for a win to survive. Still not good enough but always important to add a bit of context in there too.
It is quite remarkable looking at the table actually. Goals conceded by teams in the play offs - 65, 67, 68 and 68 compared to 2018/19 when we were last in this division - 41, 47, 50 and 59. Only one team in the top 14 conceded more than 60 that season. Defending getting worse? Big scorelines due to better strikers?