I also look at the average xG. They had an xG of 0.72 from 14 shots. So an average of 0.05 per shot attempt. We had 0.79 on 8 shots, an average of 0.10 per shot attempt. I mean, even if you look at the Arsenal game, and even though we were a man down, we still averaged a higher xG per shot than they did and that's excluding our penalty shot. We give up a lot of shots from distance and I can see how one could argue that, the more we give up, the more likely someone is going to get a good whack at the ball and score a worldie. But if we tried to defend those shots as well as we defend inside our area, that would probably stretch the defense and leave gaps which would allow the opposition to get higher quality shots closer to our goal. I like the tactic and it's playing the odds, which over the log run will get you the results you want.
