Agreed, but, our results will not continue like this. We've been punished for every marginal error and failed to punish teams when we have had the opportunity. This can be backed up the xG ratings:
Boro 1.73 - 1.52 West Brom : we had marginally better of the game but a draw was fair against a top side)
QPR 1.51 - 2.07 Boro : despite a poor first half, assisted by a ref error, we battered them second and should have at least equalised. Ultimately a defensive error and not bringing Willock down with some dark arts cost us)
Boro 1.81 - 0.58 Sheff Utd : We strangled their forward lines of opportunity, they had a world class strike and a rediculous own goal, we created enough to win but that Giles OG was a killer
Stoke 1.56 - 2.77 Boro : Again, the ref game them a goal lead, then a poor touch from McNair gave them an opportunity for the second. We dominated them apart from those 2 moments.
Reading 0.37 - 1.31 Boro : We strangled them of opportunities again, they never built any threat against us except for about a 3 min spell of corners and a couple of crosses, other than that nothing. One bad headed clearance and a perfect finish did for us defensively, but, it would have been ruled out with VAR because Hendricks was clearly in our keepers lie of sight and offside.
So in summary 3 of the games the opposition have scored double their xG, that is really unlucky. We've only beaten our xG once, Sheff Utd. Over the course of a season that should even out. Getting one defender and one finisher will change the results a lot too.
On top of that we've been done by the ref at QPR, stoke and reading robbing us of 5 points. Again that isn't likely to continue.
Yes, we should have done better yesterday, yes our results aren't good enough, yes some players need a long hard look in the mirror, but, we also shouldn't over react and be a bunch of bedwetters at the first sign of a downturn in results.
