Time questions asked of Victory?

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TWO dominant performances, one goal, zero wins.

Should questions be asked of Kevin Muscat's Melbourne Victory or is this just a minor bump on the road?

Former Socceroo turned commentator Mark Bosnich led calls after Sunday's home loss to Newcastle to ditch the 4-2-2-2 formation in favour of placing a central striker, Archie Thompson, up front.

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But it's hard to say Victory is toothless in attack.

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This season, Victory has scored 12 goals, equal second behind Brisbane, while Adelaide has also netted a dozen. It has scored three goals twice and two on two occasions.

Recruit James Troisi is joint top of the A-League's goalscoring charts with six.

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Since Muscat took over from Ange Postecoglou, Victory has ranked third in the league for total shots (87). But Fox Sports Stats reveal , outside of the frustrating performances against Newcastle and Central Coast,Victory may have stalled in attack.

Under Postecoglou, Victory scored 53 goals in 32 games (an average of 1.7 a game) and failed to score only four times.

Under Muscat, Victory has scored nine goals in six games (an average of 1.5 a game) and failed to score twice.

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The team's shots per goal and shooting accuracy have also dipped. From Round 1 last season to Round 3 this season, Victory scored a goal on average from every 7.1 shots and had a shooting accuracy of 41.8 per cent. Since Round 4, those figures have dropped to 9.7 shots a goal and an accuracy of 33.3 per cent.

Against the Jets, Victory won the shot count 21-15, made 162 pass attempts in the attacking third to Newcastle's 119, had 57.6 per cent possession and 50.9 per cent territory.

In the 0-0 draw at Central Coast the previous week, the stats were more lopsided: 12 shots to five, 170 pass attempts in the attacking third to 79, 53.2 per cent possession and 62.8 per cent territory.

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Bosnich said domination meant little if the team couldn't score.

"You heard James Troisi say, 'We had our best performance last week (against Central Coast) but we didn't win or score'," Bosnich said on Fox Sports' Shootout. "And that's the whole thing. That's what football is all about.

"They are going to win nothing until they have a complete rethink about this system that they play with this 'false No.9' as they call it and not to have a central striker."

Connor Pain of the Victory reacts after missing a goal against Newcastle Jets. Source: Getty Images

When Bosnich put to Muscat that Thompson should be played as that focal point, the coach said he had "considered a lot of things" since taking over from Postecoglou.

"We've been playing some good stuff, apart from (against Newcastle) we've played some really good football," Muscat said.

"We've created a number of chances and regardless of what position you want to call someone we've created a number of chances and controlled most games we've played in."