Newcastle: 5 Things Alan Pardew Clearly Doesn't Know About Bayern Munich

3. Attack, Attack, Attack

Again, it comes down to using possession correctly, but Bayern Munich create a massive number of chances every game, because it increases the chance of scoring - that's simple maths. In contrast, Pardew commits to a model of only attacking and only taking a chance when his players are sure something can come of it: suggesting a sucker punch methodology that looks to punish over-commitment by the opposition, and naturally limits the number of chances his team have per game. That's a big reason why Newcastle have scored just 13 goals so far this season, compared to Bayern's 27, and why the Magpies have created something like 70 less chances in the first 11 games of the season: by that rate, Bayern will create 608 chances (at the rate of 16 per game they're currently on), and Newcastle will create 342 chances this season (at the current average rate of 9 per game). That's why Bayern will score a lot more goals this season, and why they're so committed to expansive attacking play at all times, because you cannot score without trying to.