TRon Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 minute ago, thomas said: All I was objecting to was labeling him world class right now. He could very well go on to be such, at which point my opinion will change and everyone can tell me “we told you so!” Yeah we can't call him world class now by any stretch of the imagination. He's more the exciting new breed looking to make a name for himself - which he's done very well for two years now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 minutes ago, gbandit said: Villa are over performing by a ridiculous margin I was thinking about Liverpool. Didn’t even notice Villa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 minute ago, gbandit said: Villa are over performing by a ridiculous margin West Ham and Man Utd also have big variance. In fact Man Utd is absolutely honking where their expectation peers are Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Look at Brentford. Would be interested to see xG over a larger sample size in the Premier League. Say, 150 games, would tell us how impressive xG is as a genuine predictor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 8 minutes ago, gbandit said: Look at Brentford. Would be interested to see xG over a larger sample size in the Premier League. Say, 150 games, would tell us how impressive xG is as a genuine predictor Gotta be similar to goal difference. Doesn't always reflect your position but more games you include the more correlation between higher position predictor. Maybe less accurate as its expected over delivered, but should have some correlation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 25 minutes ago, gbandit said: Villa are over performing by a ridiculous margin they have been if you go by xG difference since Emery took charge, but it’s a big enough sample size now to say their position in the league can’t be by accident. I’d be interested to see some opinions from analysts on what Villa are specifically doing to defy these metrics so consistently. Man UFC are the spawniest cunts going, like. I wish Bruno Fernandes got injured for once because they might actually get relegated without him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 6 minutes ago, Smal said: they have been if you go by xG difference since Emery took charge, but it’s a big enough sample size now to say their position in the league can’t be by accident. I’d be interested to see some opinions from analysts on what Villa are specifically doing to defy these metrics so consistently. Man UFC are the spawniest cunts going, like. I wish Bruno Fernandes got injured for once because they might actually get relegated without him. Something we should remember about Newcastle as well. Reading loads of stuff about how we overachieved last season, or that our tactics have been found out etc. All again just ignoring the massive injured elephant in the room Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 48 minutes ago, Smal said: they have been if you go by xG difference since Emery took charge, but it’s a big enough sample size now to say their position in the league can’t be by accident. I’d be interested to see some opinions from analysts on what Villa are specifically doing to defy these metrics so consistently. Man UFC are the spawniest cunts going, like. I wish Bruno Fernandes got injured for once because they might actually get relegated without him. He is clearly very good and is much better than Gerrard but even a 38-game season isn't a very big sample size statistically. Union Berlin are a great example of this, who were the underlying-numbers overachievers in Europe last year. Now things look much less great for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellars Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 The increased number of fixtures, plus having something of a target on our back, meant that this was always likely to be a "retrenching" year. We've probably had the most challenging ficture list in the world (PL + CL Group of Death + Tough LC Draws), while having a terrible injury crisis and having our highest profile summer signing banned. Getting into the Europa league was my expectation for this season. That is still very possible, especially as the fixture list lightens up and injured players return. Given all that I think Eddie has done a fine job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 hours ago, Coffee_Johnny said: Take your point if you equate world class with achievements to date. Clubs served, trophies won. If someone is expressing an opinion that Eddie Howe has an absolutely top drawer range of leadership and tactical attributes which put in him the upper echelons of football managers, regardless of country/league, then I think saying ‘he is world class’ is decent shorthand. Howe isn’t there yet on the tactics attributes etc either. That doesn’t mean he won’t get there, but I don’t think it’s arguable that his tactical shortcomings have been exposed somewhat - he’s ploughed on with the same playing styles irrespective of injuries, fixture congestion, and opponents. If past experience is owt to go by, I’m sure he’ll be back to the drawing board when the season ends. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonalis Bookie Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 On 02/01/2024 at 18:01, Doc said: It would surely be easier for you to say what your old log in was than having Sifu vouch for you, I'm sure other posters will remember it. Unless of course, you don't have one that is. happy to satisfy the masses - Dazzanufc1892 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 hours ago, Smal said: they have been if you go by xG difference since Emery took charge, but it’s a big enough sample size now to say their position in the league can’t be by accident. I’d be interested to see some opinions from analysts on what Villa are specifically doing to defy these metrics so consistently. Like you've said, over a calendar year, we're second in the league. That's a long period of time to be consistent over. To paraphrase some golf player (Gary Player, maybe), "it's funny, the more we practice, the luckier we get" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWMag Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 3 hours ago, Thomson Mouse said: I’m just embarrassed that the club has felt the need to come out with that statement. What statement? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 27 minutes ago, NWMag said: What statement? Appointing Bruce as Manager all those years ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cf Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 hours ago, Jagten said: He is clearly very good and is much better than Gerrard but even a 38-game season isn't a very big sample size statistically. Union Berlin are a great example of this, who were the underlying-numbers overachievers in Europe last year. Now things look much less great for them. 38 games is a great number of games for a season. Allows variance to play it's part but not too much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MrRaspberryJam Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 https://x.com/MailSport/status/1742657098960240937?s=20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 The Mail reporting on an article in Marca. As reliable as it gets Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) I wouldn't be surprised if we, along with several dozen other clubs are also watching with interest. If not, why not? We should always be looking at what's coming up, whether it be players or staff. Think this though is 2+2 stuff and slighty mischievous from the media looking to spin their own agenda. Edited January 3 by Dokko Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Not for me, Howe deserves till at least the summer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 39 minutes ago, The Butcher said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, Lush Vlad said: The Mail reporting on an article in Marca. As reliable as it gets Silly season will end when form picks back up. The idea that Marca would know what the board are thinking but UK hacks don’t seems far-fetched. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Am more concerned that the only transfer news being reported is our DoF and our manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 5 hours ago, Ben said: Not for me, Howe deserves till at least the summer It's pretty obvious that he does. Just incredible some of the context free shit on here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 41 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said: It's pretty obvious that he does. Just incredible some of the context free shit on here. Barring an absolutely ridiculous run of results, Howe should be getting at least the first half of next season too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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