Guest nufc 4 life Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=470440&CPID=8&clid=4&lid=&title=The+Opta+Audit:+Joey+Barton Joey Barton's predictable exit from Manchester City is almost complete with the England international set for a move to Sam Allardyce's new-look Newcastle. Once again this presents the opportunity for an Opta Audit to see what Barton will add to the Magpies' midfield. Newcastle failed to score in 17 of their 38 league games in 2006-07, their worst performance in Premiership history, so goals from Barton would certainly be welcome, and he scored as many as the main Newcastle central midfielders last season all by himself. Player Goals Joey Barton 6 Scott Parker 3 Belozoglu Emre 2 Nicky Butt 1 And while Allardyce will be keen to see his midfield protect the often-porous Newcastle defence, Barton's ability to get forward and shoot on sight will make him a different proposition to the likes of the now-departed Scott Parker. Player Shots On Target Joey Barton 29 Nicky Butt 2 Scott Parker 15 Belozoglu Emre 6 Furthermore, Emre's total of just six shots on target all season was an extremely poor return from the Turk. Creatively Barton also outshone the Newcastle men last season, creating four goals for low-scoring Manchester City and creating 69 other goalscoring chances. Parker came nowhere near these totals. Player Goal Assists Key Passes Joey Barton 4 69 Nicky Butt 2 10 Scott Parker 1 17 Belozoglu Emre 2 36 But if there was no downside to Joey Barton then other, perhaps bigger, clubs would surely be rivalling Newcastle for his signature, yet they are not. Barton's weakness seems to be a disciplinary one, both off the field and on it, and while none of Newcastle's central midfielders saw red in the last campaign, Barton was sent off against Sam Allardyce's Bolton and was booked on a further 10 occasions. Player Yellow Cards Red Cards Joey Barton 10 1 Nicky Butt 5 0 Scott Parker 9 0 Belozoglu Emre 6 0 Nonetheless, if his new manager can tame Barton's wild ways, then he could quickly become a redeemed man in the cauldron of north-east football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Already been discussed in the Barton thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc 4 life Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 i put it there, but there would be a lot of people who wouldn't read that and i think this is worthy of its own thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Fair enough. As I said before, it just shows what a massive upgrade he'll be over Parker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc 4 life Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Fair enough. As I said before, it just shows what a massive upgrade he'll be over Parker. definetely Parker really didn't do much for us last season and that is exclaimed in this article! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I'm sure at least half of Parker's 15 shots only troubled the lads in row Z. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc 4 life Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I'm sure at least half of Parker's 15 shots only troubled the lads in row Z. haha i have to agree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Nowt new. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc 4 life Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Nowt new. have you seen them before? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Nowt new. have you seen them before? Sorry, I was a bit clumsy there. I meant, they show us nothing new, but they do support the views most of us have held. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc 4 life Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Nowt new. have you seen them before? Sorry, I was a bit clumsy there. I meant, they show us nothing new, but they do support the views most of us have held. fair enough no worries mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc 4 life Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 thought i would get ths thread back up to the top of the subjects Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 How do Giuly's stats compare? Does he have a better pass per shot ratio? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc 4 life Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 How do Giuly's stats compare? Does he have a better pass per shot ratio? not sure i will try and find them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc 4 life Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 nope can't find them he doesn't have an audit like barton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc 4 life Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 no audit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc 4 life Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 abuse, abuse!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Sorry, I was just laughing because I thought I was going to have to find them myself, but you're being so kind to do it yourself. Thanks mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nufc 4 life Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Sorry, I was just laughing because I thought I was going to have to find them myself, but you're being so kind to do it yourself. Thanks mate. don't worry just a bit of banter, , you will have a tought time finding though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 How about his dribble per cross ratio? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 didnt parker have the highest rate of tackles? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darth Toon Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Some more stats, shamelessly stolen from another forum: last season with parker in the team P 28 W 7 D 7 L 14 avge pts 1. last season with parker out of team P 10 W 4 D 3 L 3 avge pts 1.5. comparison man city with barton in team avge 1.18 pts. man city w/no barton in team avge 0.6 pts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Some more stats, shamelessly stolen from another forum: last season with parker in the team P 28 W 7 D 7 L 14 avge pts 1. last season with parker out of team P 10 W 4 D 3 L 3 avge pts 1.5. comparison man city with barton in team avge 1.18 pts. man city w/no barton in team avge 0.6 pts. No surprise there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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