Match Thread Coventry City - Leicester City Match Thread-Sat 17th Jan 12.30pm (8 Viewers)

[fernandopartridge]

Can't believe how many people would pick Sakamoto after his recent performances

 

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[itsabuzzard]

A ring camera I would have thought, is the sort of thing people may be on the look out for on Grindr.

It would need a built-in flash as it's quite gloomy in those parts.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Can't believe how many people would pick Sakamoto after his recent performances

It’s delusional. I like Sakamoto but he is overrated by our fans.

It’s a bit like Bidwell. Everyone loved him, couldn’t do much wrong, even after performances were declining and then suddenly the penny drops.

The amount of mock depth charts I’ve seen on social media with people having Sakamoto over Esse is laughable. Going into the window it was ‘cover for Sakamoto’ too.

He’s a likeable player and has some good attributes but he doesn’t stand out in any statistical category because he’s just a solid 7/10 player. In my view, he will be a good role player but for where we are, we need better and thankfully have in Esse.

You compare to EMC who is in the top percentiles for:
- 10% for xG
- 5% for shots on target
- 7% for chances created
- 7% successful dribbles
- 2% for touches in opposition
- 3% defensive duels won

Sakamoto:
- 30% for xG
- 30% for shots on target
- 22% for chances created
- 40% successful dribbles
- 29% for touches in opposition
- 25% defensive duels won
- 11% for xA (his best metric by far)
- 22% successful crosses

To clarify, this is comparing both players to the entire leagues AM/wingers and where they rank. Therefore, considering our league position and we’ve created the most chances, most touches in the box and so on… these numbers are not good.

 

[fernandopartridge]

It’s delusional. I like Sakamoto but he is overrated by our fans.

It’s a bit like Bidwell. Everyone loved him, couldn’t do much wrong, even after performances were declining and then suddenly the penny drops.

The amount of mock depth charts I’ve seen on social media with people having Sakamoto over Esse is laughable. Going into the window it was ‘cover for Sakamoto’ too.

He’s a likeable player and has some good attributes but he doesn’t stand out in any statistical category because he’s just a solid 7/10 player. In my view, he will be a good role player but for where we are, we need better and thankfully have in Esse.

You compare to EMC who is in the top percentiles for:
- 10% for xG
- 5% for shots on target
- 7% for chances created
- 7% successful dribbles
- 2% for touches in opposition
- 3% defensive duels won

Sakamoto:
- 30% for xG
- 30% for shots on target
- 22% for chances created
- 40% successful dribbles
- 29% for touches in opposition
- 25% defensive duels won
- 11% for xA (his best metric by far)
- 22% successful crosses

To clarify, this is comparing both players to the entire leagues AM/wingers and where they rank. Therefore, considering our league position and we’ve created the most chances, most touches in the box and so on… these numbers are not good.

Indeed, and I'd suspect those numbers look even worse if based on the last half dozen or so games

 

[Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue]

Can’t see us thumping them by any stretch, it’s always a tight game against Leicester with it being a local derby.

First 15 minutes are key for both. If we score early on, we will win. If we aren’t comfortably on top, the crowd goes flat, Leicester will come into it and the tension will take over.

Really hope the crowd stick being the lads, Leicester having a shit allocation will take some sting out of the atmosphere.

Bedsheets will be out early on Saturday morning, nothing tragedy related mind.

2-1 to the Cov Bastards.