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That would only make sense if you had an implied noncount object like "ground" "time"; as in concede ground, or concede time to someone. We're clearly talking about goals here, so "fewer" is correct. Think we should be "less" anal though, however much of an arsehole Mike Dean was yesterday.
I actually think both could be right, but I believe he meant fewer as he was referring to goals. Less goals is wrong, fewer goals is correct. However, had he meant ‘score more often and concede less often’ then he’d have been correct. It depends if @riggi was speaking about something qualitative (time) or quantitative (goals). I believe he intended the latter.
Interesting, and not entirely wrong. But consider this:
I need to work less
I need to drink less (not true, but...)
I need to fuck less
We need to concede less. It is when you use fewer that you need the added specification. I need to work fewer. Fewer what? Days? Hours? But "I need to work less" is complete on its own.