That relies largely on two matches, the xG-against of which combined is barely 2. So the primary defensive issue isn’t the backline giving up better looks, something we can blame on a lack of Sauerbrunn, but a combination of freakish bad luck and Bixby’s troubles. It’s correlation, not causation.
Becky leads and organizes and the all-important goals against have gone from 2 to 8 with her missing. And that's not nothing.
That relies largely on two matches, the xG-against of which combined is barely 2. So the primary defensive issue isn’t the backline giving up better looks, something we can blame on a lack of Sauerbrunn, but a combination of freakish bad luck and Bixby’s troubles. It’s correlation, not causation.