Do Pirates Have A Decision Making Problem?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nPirates shot volumes and quality may be average, but the one thing they excel in is entrances into the opposition box. Only Sundowns (19 per game) have a better ratio than Pirates this season (17), while the league average is only 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In the recent loss against City, they managed 20 entries into the box (their second most since the Spaniard came to town), and maybe a significant part of the goalscoring record is their decision-making when they make their way there. A low xG per 90 may be a symptom of poor decision-making\/shot choice, where players shoot from unlikely angles when there are better options. There were a few instances in this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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As early as the second minute, Saleng finds himself in a promising position but chooses to go for goal. The shot was decent and forced the save, but a switch in play may have opened up better alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As early as the second minute, Saleng finds himself in a promising position but chooses to go for goal. The shot was decent and forced the save, but a switch in play may have opened up better alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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On the half-hour, the layoff to Erasmus was on, or a switch wide, but once again, a tame shot from an unlikely scoring distance was taken, not troubling the keeper. These are shots that are scored once in fifty attempts, whose xG was given as 0.02.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This was the common theme of Pirates\u2019 display, and it didn\u2019t stop. Late in the game, Pule takes a similar ambitious effort from both an unlikely angle and distance. When these go in, they can win Goal of the Season, but you can\u2019t rely on worldies to win games on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s clear that the majority of attacks come from the wide attackers coming in centrally to create problems. Unsurprisingly, Monnapule Saleng stands out as their main attacking threat, with Deon Hotto joint-second on the shot-takers list. Their main shot-takers rely on long-distance shots, with Saleng often taking aim outside the box. Hotto also leads the team for key passes this season, with Saleng right behind. These outlets are responsible for creating chances and are also taking the most shots (instead of finishers or target men), and these shots are often taken in suboptimal positions. Last season, Kwame Peprah led the team for shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Another example of the decision-making problem from the City game. Hotto was the main threat, constantly free to receive forward passes. Below, Thamsanqa Mkhize is so far up the pitch when the counter attack begins, and the space left behind made Timm\u2019s decision to play the pass to Hotto easy. (The same pair would later combine for the goal, although higher up the pitch and not on a counter).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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But the way this promising attack fizzled out was symbolic of the poor decision-making on the day (and maybe all season). Hotto waits until he is in the box to make the pass, and even when he does, he hits it long to no-one. By the time Erasmus went back to salvage the attack, City had regrouped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At a tactical level, Pirates were excellent in the first half against City. But on a decision-making level, they were disappointing, with their delayed actions and poor shot choices preventing them from building a healthy lead. Second-half goals won\u2019t really matter if you\u2019re 2-0 or 3-0 up at half-time. In fact, the narrative will quickly switch to \u201cPirates are so efficient, they kill you off in the first half\u201d. But as long as that weird second-half stat continues, the questions will too. Riveiro\u2019s problem, though, remains to convert any possession superiority into chances and goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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