Shak Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Some seriously uneventful stuff so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 If Pele can't get it up with her he might as well top himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 At any other time we'd probably be talking about Iniesta as the best in the world. In some respects he is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Bet Pards is loving Rodriguez Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Listen to this pair of miserable cunts, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Inler has been great so far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 http://i.imgur.com/6yfQC16.png?1 These lineups sorted by shirt # instead of position drive me nuts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 "Mascherano likes a whinge" - Lawro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 No close-ups of Blatter? I'm turning this shit off now. That's all I was watching for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 <snip> I think you missed this post, Luca. Yeah, I somehow contrived to miss that. But without context the stats don't mean much. Messi has played his entire career at Barcelona. He trained with them as a kid so was primed for that team from a very young age. For much of his time being the focus of the team. Ronaldo has had a much slower rise to dominance including well over a year where he was hit and miss at Man United while he was still finding his feet in England and dealing with the idea he can be one of the best players in the world and working towards it. It wasn't something he was being groomed for since being a kid playing in Portugal. The numbers don't exist in a vacuum. Without digging into the source it's risky business deriving too much meaning from them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 What 'context' would you like? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Save, Xhaka can't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Argentina been shit so far like, no urgency. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 That French game really didn't do the Swiss justice. Decent side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Shakira, Jonathan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 That French game really didn't do the Swiss justice. Decent side. I still thought they were good in that match tbh. Going forward at least anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 What 'context' would you like? See the above post. As it's near impossible to separate the individual from the context of his team, role, competition they're playing in, etc I think it's risky business giving too much importance to these numbers when comparing them side by side. Statistical analysis has a role to play in football, but you've got to be comparing like for like otherwise the numbers are meaningless. A great example is comparing Demba Ba's pre-Cisse and post-Cisse scoring records with us. If you remove all context, it looks like Ba's form completely dropped. You need the context of knowing he was being played in a wide position to figure out what's really going on. Another example would be Jozy Altidore's scoring record in Holland. The numbers alone are meaningless without context. You can't compare Messi's all-Barca career to Ronaldo's career looking just at the numbers, which is why I'm focusing on their current talent, attitudes, performances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Keep thinking he's saying 'Shagger' instead of Xhaka Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Xhaka card, Xhaka card Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Reminds me of Vuckic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonarmy Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 What 'context' would you like? See the above post. As it's near impossible to separate the individual from the context of his team, role, competition they're playing in, etc I think it's risky business giving too much importance to these numbers when comparing them side by side. Statistical analysis has a role to play in football, but you've got to be comparing like for like otherwise the numbers are meaningless. A great example is comparing Demba Ba's pre-Cisse and post-Cisse scoring records with us. If you remove all context, it looks like Ba's form completely dropped. You need the context of knowing he was being played in a wide position to figure out what's really going on. Another example would be Jozy Altidore's scoring record in Holland. The numbers alone are meaningless without context. You can't compare Messi's all-Barca career to Ronaldo's career looking just at the numbers, which is why I'm focusing on their current talent, attitudes, performances. Actually, those stats were derived in context, the article had a whole segment trying to separate Messi's numbers from the impact Barca has had on his numbers. Not to be a jerk, but try reading it during halftime, I'd be curious what you think afterwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Aye, but Ronaldo and Messi's roles rarely change and they still have little effect on their scoribg record at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Found a Brazillian spot to watch the games on Friday. Brazil vs Colombia. Hot mamis everywhere ... What school is this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 What in the fuck was that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 What the fuck was that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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