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Strange, because I didn't read the words: dirty Hun cunt.

On our winning streak we created very few chances either in most games. It's kind of the theme of our play. We look for openings with intricate play, and our chances are usually well worked. We don't play percentage football, essentially. A good example is Clarkson twice trying, and nearly succeeding with, two very difficult flicks in the box against utd that would almost certainly have led to goals had they been played perfectly. Those don't go down as chances simply because they weren't shots on goal. Our form earlier this season shows how the definition of a chance is flawed in that regard, with our xG being low despite us winning all the time. Clarkson's attempted flick to put a player through is really no less of a chance than a speculative effort over the bar from 25 yards or a header from ten yards under pressure, or numerous other chances that other teams get where the keeper has an easy save to make. Basically our opportunities are breaking down one step short of the shot, whereas opponents are taking shots from which they have little chance of scoring, when perhaps if they had retained possession and re-worked they might have had a good chance (or failed at the final pass like us). We don't seem to suffer from the pundit/coaching of "got to work the keeper", which is such a lazy phrase and attitude. Very often you'll see a player just hit a ball straight at a goalkeeper in a safe manner, when "working the keeper" has really done nothing, as it does in most instances. I'd far rather see a player hit a ball inches past the post in an attempt to hit the corner than a safe shot that the keeper easily parries round the post for example. Our guys seem to be working the openings to the extreme and not just settling for a shots on goal stat, which is nice to see. However, I'm certain there's a happy medium to be struck when we're going through the present lean spell.