04 Feb 2022 13:50:48
Gerrard versus Gio
4-3-3 versus 4-2-3-1
They have played the same teams in the league apart from Motherwell.
Against these 10 teams:-
Gerrard - 7 Wins, 2 Draws and 1 Loss
Gio - 7 Wins, 2 Draws and 1 Loss
Gerrard - Goals For 18, Goals Against 10
Gio - Goals For 18, Goals Against 8
Gerrard - Chances created 182, Chances against 68
Gio - Chances created 180, Chances against 75
Gerrard - 10% of chances converted, opposition 15% of chances converted
Gio - 10% of chances converted, opposition 10% of chances converted
Only 3 teams have outdone us in possession - Hearts ( and we won ) , Aberdeen ( draw under Gio ) and Celtic ( defeat ) .
Only 3 teams have created more chances than us in a game - Hearts ( and we won ) , Aberdeen ( draw under Gio ) and Celtic ( defeat ) .
In the draw to Hearts under Gerrard we created 27 chances to their 5.
In the draw to Aberdeen under Gerrard we created 18 chances to their 6.
In the defeat to Dundee Utd under Gerrard we created 14 chances to their 9.
In the draw with Ross County under Gio we created 25 chances to their 6.
Under Gerrard, only 2 teams created double figure chances - Dundee (14) and Celtic (10) - and we won both games.
Under Gio, only 3 teams created double figure chances - Hearts (16), Aberdeen (17) and Celtic (11) - and we had 1W, 1D and 1L.
Very similar stats for both Gio and Gerrard.
The foundations of the side are there.
We just need to be more clinical in front of goal.
And tighten up at the back and not let teams make the most of their limited chances.
Easier said than done?
Time will tell.
In Gio We Trust.

1.) 04 Feb 2022
04 Feb 2022 14:01:29
Great post, well written without any knee jerk hysteria . good cold hard facts.

2.) 04 Feb 2022
04 Feb 2022 14:36:16
Lol, so score more and concede less. I think you're onto something there mph. This could be the blueprint by which all successful sides are built.

I'm being facetious of course, great post as usual. Thanks for taking the time to dig out thos stats, I for one love reading them.

3.) 04 Feb 2022
04 Feb 2022 14:36:34
Celtic have spent quite a bit of money while we've spent not so much this year.

4.) 04 Feb 2022
04 Feb 2022 14:52:08
Once again potato I bow to your knowledge., . Fact finding, effort and resolve .
If you don’t mind, I will be directing a lot of people to this post .
Not sure if it’s there . but another thing is how much has rangers spent last 18 months in transfer fees as compared to our ugly sister?
Cheers tattie very well researched.

5.) 04 Feb 2022
04 Feb 2022 16:00:58
Great stats Mr P however like Mols I would like to know the transfer spend by each club and I would also be interested to know how many games where we dropped points was Morelos not playing.
I just feel that we are overdependent on a couple of players, Morelos being the main one and we simply don't have the backup quality when these guys are injured, suspended or away on transfer duty.

6.) 04 Feb 2022
04 Feb 2022 17:31:10
We didn’t lose 6 goals in 2 games in league with SG tho did we and the only stats that matter is 7point gain for Celtic.