A good thumping, no argument.Hey LT Brighton won
Top of the league,
Once again, Ashley Young proves my assessment of him to be correct
. Total waste of a wage, an absolute liability.
Once again, Ashley Young proves my assessment of him to be correct
. Total waste of a wage, an absolute liability.
Pin-seeker
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I use to enjoy a lazy Saturday afternoon watching it to see my bets not come in.
As with anything they need to tick the boxes
PJ87
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What a dominating header from onana there ..
Let's see how we react
Let's see how we react
To be fair there wasn’t a defender within a couple of yards who needed dominating.
Pin-seeker
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PJ87
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Was Antonio who was marking him tbh , and areola just have just stepped out and got that but he was stuck on his line
Oh well. It levels out now bailey missed that
PJ87
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Paquata 1/5 on for his normal booking there
Bazz
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Doubt we'll see Arsenal fans making a fuss...
Oh, that’s never a penalty! Shocking decision.
PJ87
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I was surprised but isn't it now var won't overturn the ref if there was any reason he could be right?
Keep reminding myself this isn't our first choice defence lol because boy do they open it up anytime they want
Can't wait until todibo and AWB are ready
PJ87
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Antonio keeping up with the standard being the oppos best player lol at least j-lo will make subs second half and we might see someone else in his place
Arthur Wedge
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It’s shocking
PJ87
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Someone recharged kudus at half time he's looking much more lively this half
Arthur Wedge
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Is he becoming the worst
Ye Olde Boomer
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I have a question about Association Football.
In American football, baseball, and basketball, there are many, many statistics compiled that describe what took place in the game.
Comparing apples to apples. lets compare the two [of many] football genres.
American football has things like
first downs,
time of possession,
yards gained rushing,
yards gained passing,
passing completion percentage,
quarterback sacks,
fumbles,
interceptions,
tackles,
average punting yardage,
penalty yardage assessed,
and many more.
People are aware of all of these things and discuss them frequently.
To me, Association football is more like hockey with a lot fewer metric of which to keep track.
I, however, am quite ignorant of the game so I wonder if that's the case.
In American football, baseball, and basketball, there are many, many statistics compiled that describe what took place in the game.
Comparing apples to apples. lets compare the two [of many] football genres.
American football has things like
first downs,
time of possession,
yards gained rushing,
yards gained passing,
passing completion percentage,
quarterback sacks,
fumbles,
interceptions,
tackles,
average punting yardage,
penalty yardage assessed,
and many more.
People are aware of all of these things and discuss them frequently.
To me, Association football is more like hockey with a lot fewer metric of which to keep track.
I, however, am quite ignorant of the game so I wonder if that's the case.
Pin-seeker
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Trent is trending on Twitter because apparently he was “unreal” today.
I watched the game & I must have missed that
I watched the game & I must have missed that
Pin-seeker
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Nah the prem is full of players that would have gone down there imo
PJ87
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Should have outlaid the 40 million for him lol great move from villa.
@Ye Olde Boomer football is new to the stats game on the whole and we fans don't really obsess about them. Coaches and managers are now very much aware, have dedicated people looking at them.
For most fans, I'd say we mainly go off our eyes, not stats on their own. I'd argue that football is a far more fluid game than American football and stats alone really don't tell the story in the way they can with that game and baseball. Stats in football can be very deceptive.
Any fan talking heavy stats after a game will quickly get asked about the only stat that matters, the score
For most fans, I'd say we mainly go off our eyes, not stats on their own. I'd argue that football is a far more fluid game than American football and stats alone really don't tell the story in the way they can with that game and baseball. Stats in football can be very deceptive.
Any fan talking heavy stats after a game will quickly get asked about the only stat that matters, the score
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nickjdavis
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Generally football fans really dont give a monkeys about how much possession a team had or how much time a team spent in the opposition defensive third.
However, there are various statistics gathering organisations who produce numbers for every aspect of a game, not just at a team level but also on an individual basis....how many miles did a player run, heat maps showing where a player spent most of his time on the pitch, how many interceptions, how much tracking back a player did, how many tackles were made etc etc etc...it goes on to the infinitessimal degree. Whilst fans really couldnt care less (they simply know from watching the game whether a player is having a good game or not) many clubs are using such detailed metrics to analyse players performances and develop bespoke training plans, tactical plans etc for the team.
Also the use of such metrics is becoming increasingly common in evaluating potential transfer targets.
But the man in the street really only cares about one thing....the final score.
