The College Dropout Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 3 hours ago, Sibierski said: He was also way out performing his xg which does raise eyebrows. When someone does that, you want to see another season to see what the mean is, instead of jumping the gun and thinking it's a Messi type player that's got to be snapped up before others come. I've not checked but I assume he's underperformed his Xg the entire time he's been at Liverpool. Which suggests he's a real confidence player or something is wrong at Liverpool. The bigger thing about XG for me - is less general under/over performance. BUt what is the actual baseline? Messi's league Xg was like 28 per season. His overperformance would get him to like 32 goals. Most players expected goals are far lower which is the main difference, not so much the over/under performance. Nunez underlying Xg is routinely strong. Which is a main reason I think he has something. He's certainly missing a level of composure and confidence but he's got a lot going in his game. I think the same about Nico Jackson. Nunez doesn't spam shots either. He's building his Xg underperformance by missing great chances upon great chances . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Would be nice if we could move this Nunez chat elsewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 18 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Would be nice if we could move this Nunez chat elsewhere. Yes lol. It’s by no means related to Alex. Nobody wants Nunez instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 4 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Yes lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 2 minutes ago, Fak said: I dare you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
persy Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 So important Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Can’t put my finger on why since he’s only missed one for us but I have no faith in him when he’s stepping up for pens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Just now, Jordan said: Can’t put my finger on why since he’s only missed one for us but I have no faith in him when he’s stepping up for pens I don't have faith in anyone taking pens for us, so not hard for me to put my finger on it. It's all self induced paranoia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Never ever take a pen like that again please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Just now, Aiston said: Never ever take a pen like that again please. If you watched his interview after the game he backed himself 100%. It's what I love about him tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis H Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 How difficult is it to kick it as hard as possible in the bottom corner? I’m convinced most players are fine with missing as long as they get to look proper mint if it actually goes in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 5 minutes ago, Aiston said: Never ever take a pen like that again please. No. More leathered panekas please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) Needs 151 goals for us now to break Shearer's record. If we keep a hold of him, it’s entirely doable. Edited February 23 by Stifler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggy_Keagal Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Shit second half didn't score , needs moving on . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, Jordan said: Can’t put my finger on why since he’s only missed one for us but I have no faith in him when he’s stepping up for pens He's the only guy I've felt confident with in that position in recent years. Ice cold and usually makes the keeper look stupid into the bargain. Usually just a well placed low shot with the keeper going the wrong way, perfect. This one he definitely got away with though, craziest shit I've seen in a while Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Had him as my fpl captain so that penalty really made me shit myself but well done to him once again, he's not getting proper service these days but good to see him back with two goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 2 hours ago, Ellis H said: How difficult is it to kick it as hard as possible in the bottom corner? I’m convinced most players are fine with missing as long as they get to look proper mint if it actually goes in. I'm sure there are loads of players who do that successfully, but there are also loads who do that but miss. Isak is one of the best penalty takers we've had in my memory. Probably only Shearer would inspire more confidence. I think when a player has a penalty record as good as Isak you just let him get on with it personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 3 minutes ago, TRon said: I'm sure there are loads of players who do that successfully, but there are also loads who do that but miss. Isak is one of the best penalty takers we've had in my memory. Probably only Shearer would inspire more confidence. I think when a player has a penalty record as good as Isak you just let him get on with it personally. “Am I a joke to you?” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Isak being only our 2nd player to score 50 PL goals says a lot about Shola's "achievements" at the club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 14 minutes ago, joeyt said: Isak being only our 2nd player to score 50 PL goals says a lot about Shola's "achievements" at the club Thirteen seasons for us in the premier league, 294 games, 43 PL goals. Amazing stats if he’d been a playing any other position than striker. Wonder what his average minutes played was across that 294 games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Shola played a fair amount of games out wide too, as crazy as that sounds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 37 minutes ago, gbandit said: Thirteen seasons for us in the premier league, 294 games, 43 PL goals. Amazing stats if he’d been a playing any other position than striker. Wonder what his average minutes played was across that 294 games Any idea how many of those 43 were penalties? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 13 minutes ago, joeyt said: Any idea how many of those 43 were penalties? 4 penalties. https://www.premierleague.com/players/1962/Shola-Ameobi/stats Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I still love Shola. Our best ever penalty taker. Scoring vs Barcelona in the CL. Souness basically destroyed his body, if Shola had been looked after at that stage of his career he’d have gone on to be our third best PL era striker, I am certain of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 17 hours ago, Aiston said: Never ever take a pen like that again please. Actually, statistically penalties are best placed down the middle as goalkeepers almost always gamble and dive out the way. Obviously you look like a prize twat if the keeper just stands still and catches it, but mathematically it's the best option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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