dafuge Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 So after the Sunderland vs Blackpool game yesterday, Sky Sports News are running an article on the greatest number of shots teams have had without a goal in the Premier league. Here is the all time top five: Arsenal 29 vs West Ham 06/07 Sunderland 25 vs Blackpool 10/11 Manchester Utd 24 vs Sunderland 05/06 Manchester Utd 24 vs Reading 07/08 Chelsea 24 vs Birmingham 10/11 Where does your best effort in the league stand? Here's mine - near the top but not quite as good as Arsenal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugster Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 8 ccc's, ouch. I can't remember my all time most, but in my current save with Arsenal which I only started yesterday, first game if the season against Stoke was 0-0 and I had 21 shots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathxxx Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 The above isn't as "large" an example granted, but Middlesbrough did have a lot of chances compared to my team (Telford). The thing is, you can play for results like these, just as the AI teams can. It's all down to how you set things up tactically and your observations before and during games. I knew that Middlesbrough were at full strength and would look to attack, being they were extremely strong favourites, so I went with a "contain" strategy. Essentially, I was looking to do what Walter Smith set out to do when Rangers played Man Utd at Old Trafford in the Champions League earlier this year. Sit deep, disrupt my opponents trying to play and look to make the most of rare opportunities on the counter-attack. In tandem with the real life examples though, I've had games where I've had large quantities of chances compared to opponents and my team just can't seem to finish them. If I see this happening in games, then rather than trying to be more aggressive, I sometimes take a step backwards, as it's usually clear that an opponent is looking to "park the bus" and frustrate. I'll go for a "control" strategy and get my team passing the ball around, use shouts like "work ball into box" so that my team doesn't try so many long range efforts or snatch at chances so much. With this sort of approach, I've quite regularly had lower numbers of chances, but more cutting edge and goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer1 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Anyone have the stats for Man Utd vs Portsmouth in the FA Cup in 2008? If that happened in FM I'd uninstall immediately and demand a refund! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajito99 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I've also had my team have 8 ccc and the oppo have none but unfortunately my Crewe team lost that match 2-0! Not blaming the game though. It can happen, we missed chance after chance and early on I could see it was going to be one of those days. At least it was only our 2nd Lge defeat of the season so still top of the league and we bounced back immediately. It was probably easier to accept due to the standard of players. In Lge 2, even though you expect some of those chances to go in you can at least understand whereas at the top level you start to seriously scratch your head when your world class team misses 8ccc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathxxx Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 The most I've had in my current save, was 24 against Basingstoke in a match I lost 1-0 in the BSP. Coincidentally though, although my team actually played well in the match, my forwards both had an off-day, with ratings below 6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 Anyone have the stats for Man Utd vs Portsmouth in the FA Cup in 2008? If that happened in FM I'd uninstall immediately and demand a refund! Such an awesome game that I started off half watching it, expecting to get battered and ended up jumping up and down before making my first visit to the new Wembley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcidBurn Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 This might a stupid question but why do some places have Sunderland down as having 30 plus shots? I wonder if stats are available for the least shots to score the most goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 This might a stupid question but why do some places have Sunderland down as having 30 plus shots? I noticed that when checking the numbers. SSN quoted 25 shots, the Sky website has it as 31 and the BBC website has it as 32. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Just played a home game with my Barcelona team against Real Madrid early in the 2nd season.. After 55 minutes i had 8 shots on target, 7 of them was CLEAR CUT CHANCES!!! Real Madrid on the other hand had 1 (!!!!!!) shot on goal wich was 25 yard long shot from C. Ronaldo.. The score after 55:14? Barcelona 1 - 3 Real Madrid!!! Quit game... delete the save "Barcelona"!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Surely I'm not the only person who could make it into that top five? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milnerpoint Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Just played a home game with my Barcelona team against Real Madrid early in the 2nd season..After 55 minutes i had 8 shots on target, 7 of them was CLEAR CUT CHANCES!!! Real Madrid on the other hand had 1 (!!!!!!) shot on goal wich was 25 yard long shot from C. Ronaldo.. The score after 55:14? Barcelona 1 - 3 Real Madrid!!! Quit game... delete the save "Barcelona"!! what a complete over reaction, i always laugh when reading something like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
av3ry Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 The AI Derby team from 08 beat Arsenal's record... My best effort I can dig up is just 14 shots at Coventry... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcftm Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 We had 32 shots, not 25. Makes it even worse really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
50tna05 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 First game of my first season with Stoke - 21 shots to Wolves' 5 and 9 on target. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Manchester United 0 Reading 0 I thought it was a sign of a good season to come Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcidBurn Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 That's my worse match so far for not scoring, not quite in the top 5 in the OP though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liamgannon Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 i played away to albania with England and incredibly lost 1-0. They had one chance and i had 9 ccc plus a load of other half chances. I know it was a one off and it certainly wasn't my tactics having won the world cup and runners up in the euros. I actually think it was a hangover of losing the euro finals to france. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 In 2009 Ajax played at home against Sparta and couldn't score despite having 41 shots and 22 on target. Not sure if those stats are correct (found em on a fan site) but I do remember watching that game in the stadium and we had a LOT of chances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadfncat Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Hows this one? Im sitting on the bottom of the ladder after 5 games in the Norwegian Second Division. On comes Lilestrom from the Premier Division in a Norwegian Cup match and somehow I win. Wtf? all my players were tired coming into this game as well lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiitastic Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I would have thought Sheva Elite would be all over this thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArsenalFan7 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I went through every single fixture I could over about 7 seasons that I didn't score in and to my disappointment this is the best my team could do.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leumd Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 You must have been playing super direct to have had 21 chances and yet have less possession =) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArsenalFan7 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Back then, I must have. I remember the days of my team wasting half their shots from long range as well :') Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danden Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 This one doesn't quite count as I scored, but it was the most frustrating game ive ever played! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcidBurn Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I can make the top 5 now, although that's not really something to brag about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 We have a new winner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draakon Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I had 34 shots against Dordrecht in Dutch Cup game. 11 of them on target. It's with extra time, though. Score was still 0-0 and I won the penalty shoot-out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Jensen Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=302039&cc=5739 Real Madrid: 0 - Sporting: 1 33(13) Shots (on Goal) 4(1) Edit: Didn't see dafuge's link Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liniert Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 From FM08, the Spanish cup final... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
megafan2005 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Just had 25 shots and didnt score any Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipknot67 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 My fourth game in charge of Arsenal and I forgot to check individual long shots instructions...whoops! :o Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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