Nucasol Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Gaztoon said: Rather a 35 year old Jamie vardy for a season than DCL. No thanks, husband of a grass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztoon Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, Nucasol said: No thanks, husband of a grass. 🤣🤣 yeah that's a huge reason I wouldn't want him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Can't see us spending that much on someone who's about to turn 29. Would be an incredible signing though. Arguably the best player in La Liga right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, McCormick said: Would be an incredible signing though. Arguably the best player in La Liga right now. seriously? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 hour ago, McCormick said: A full-fit* DCL is one of the best strikers in the Premier League. *I can understand people not wanting him due to his injury record but doubting his ability is ridiculous. He’s poor 1v1. We currently have 2 wingers who rarely cross the ball for someone with heading ability as we’ve seen with how few chances we actually created for Wood over half a season. I doubt how hungry he is and by his own omission and recent statement he’s struggling mentally which as harsh as it sounds isn’t a ringing endorsement for someone who is wether he likes it or not will have the biggest expectations put on him from the fans, management and owners due to the outlay and symbolic position he’ll be playing for this club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 4 hours ago, joeyt said: Maybe one for the pet hates thread but the editing of wiki pages for footballers are rarely ever funny or clever and ends up being a bit of a bug bear for me (sorry for being a spoilsport) The only one I can remember finding funny was someone editing Papiss Cisse's which said Place of Birth: Offside,Senegal Thought it was a joke when Rio Mavuba's place of birth read "at sea". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 5 hours ago, The College Dropout said: Disagree. It’s always a useful metric. It’s not deceptive - if a player consistently scores from range or daft angles it means you can rely on them to constantly outperform their Xg. It’s a data point. It’s useful as a data point. Their are many data points. I think confidence is also reflected in Xg. Confident players tend to get into better goal scoring positions and have higher Xg. But all of that comes with caveats. I'm not saying xG is useless, the exact opposite, used properly it's probably one of the most useful stats you can draw from as it allows the data brains behind the scenes to distil down sections of the game to find out what leads to goals. For example you could look at how teams playing in a 4-3-3 with inverted wingers do against sides playing 3 at the back. The xG there could be very helpful (although it would still likely need a proper data analyst to filter the correct data to compliment it). Just looking at a players xG compared to their goals scored though tells you nowt yet over the past few years it seems to have crept into footy discourse in that way. James Ward-Prowes scores lots of free kicks so he will probably have a low xG in comparison to goals scored. I don't see how the xG stat helps me know anything extra here. I just know that JWP is ridiculous from set pieces. You can apply that to any decent goal scorer in any of the top leagues, their effectiveness in front of goal will be clear to those who watch them, and any layman trying to see an xG stat will still need to either watch the player themselves, or ask someone who has done to give them the details that are actually necessary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey47 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 hour ago, toon25 said: DCL is nowhere near the best in the world at anything. I really hope we don't sign DCL. However I think he could be one of the best strikers in the world at winning headers, his jumping reach is quite crazy. But we already have Chris Wood for flicking the ball on (giving it back to the opposition) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 No point in spending 40 million on a striker who is no better than Wilson so that rules DCl and Toney out for me , appreciate Wilson won’t always be fit but we need someone either better than him or who won’t mind sitting on the bench when Wilson is fit . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, Hanshithispantz said: But all of that comes with caveats. I'm not saying xG is useless, the exact opposite, used properly it's probably one of the most useful stats you can draw from as it allows the data brains behind the scenes to distil down sections of the game to find out what leads to goals. For example you could look at how teams playing in a 4-3-3 with inverted wingers do against sides playing 3 at the back. The xG there could be very helpful (although it would still likely need a proper data analyst to filter the correct data to compliment it). Just looking at a players xG compared to their goals scored though tells you nowt yet over the past few years it seems to have crept into footy discourse in that way. James Ward-Prowes scores lots of free kicks so he will probably have a low xG in comparison to goals scored. I don't see how the xG stat helps me know anything extra here. I just know that JWP is ridiculous from set pieces. You can apply that to any decent goal scorer in any of the top leagues, their effectiveness in front of goal will be clear to those who watch them, and any layman trying to see an xG stat will still need to either watch the player themselves, or ask someone who has done to give them the details that are actually necessary. What do you think the stat is for? You use it with the eye test, not instead. Data aims to remove a level of bias. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Listening to the live true faith podcast and sorry if it’s been mentioned but Craig Hope says he’s told we’ll sign 3 players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Overall or soon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Sign the fake De Bruyne. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, gdm said: Listening to the live true faith podcast and sorry if it’s been mentioned but Craig Hope says he’s told we’ll sign 3 players Listening to the voices in my head and they say 7. Which one will be right! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, nemtizz said: Overall or soon? It was from the live podcast last week. I'm sorry, but they really don't know anything. I like Hope, but it's purely speculation. Edited May 31, 2022 by Rocker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 10 minutes ago, gdm said: Listening to the live true faith podcast and sorry if it’s been mentioned but Craig Hope says he’s told we’ll sign 3 players He says 3 30 million pound players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: He says 3 30 million pound players He said he’s told 3 signings then he said I think around the £30m mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSelecta Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: He says 3 30 million pound players Weirdly specific, hoping it’s bullshit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 19 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Yes to both surely. Excellent players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Not sure on Ake Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSelecta Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Just now, hakka said: Yes to both surely. Excellent players. Ake is probably the best of the ex Howe players we’ve been linked with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, hakka said: Yes to both surely. Excellent players. If Ake is available at a reasonable price we will be in for him. No doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 21 minutes ago, gdm said: Listening to the live true faith podcast and sorry if it’s been mentioned but Craig Hope says he’s told we’ll sign 3 players Don't listen to any of them, as they all got it totally wrong in January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Would definitely have Ake. Would he all over Jesus too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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