Jamesimus
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Looked their best player imo.
Looked their best player imo.He was the only one who looked bothered. He looked ready to go at some of his teammates at some points in the game.
No offence meant regarding xg stuff. It's just that I'm starting my 62nd year of watching the city and football in general. (I'm now 72) Never have I, or anyone else I know, have ever bothered with these sort of statistics. It's the same watching a game on tv. I can't be arsed knowing how many touches a player has made or what percentage of the ball play a team has had etc. I just want to enjoy the game without the waffle and constant showing of ( to me), meaningless statistics.Just trying to do a bit of “maths isn’t scary really it’s just describing the world around us”. May still be in maths teacher mode form my kids exam revision sessions.
Big Chance just meant over 1 in 4 chance of going in. It’s totally arbitrary.
He was awfulHe was their only player who looked up for the game.
I think they'll park the bus!I bet the Oxford defence are looking forward to next weekend, another 5?🩵
Is that when we scored after 7 seconds or something?
Well I'd say it was a classic example of after conceding the first,still going for it, not very well though!Been out all day at a bbq and missed the match (doh !!), but followed the game on my mobile via goal alerts.
There were so many of those, that my battery almost died lol
Just watched the highlights, and to be honest, we could have had 10, due partly to our great play, but also QPR's awful defending.
My thoughts :
-Top scorer last year was Wright (striker) with 12.
At this rate, we could not only have a couple of strikers beating that, but we could also have 2 midfielders with more than that as well.
That's extraordinary really, and makes you wonder how insanely valuable, Frank's midfielder knowledge and experience is.
Both Rudoni and Torp have improved immeasurably under Frank, Joe, and the coaching team.
Torp's 2nd goal today was filthy.
-Matt Grimes for £3m is looking like an absolute bargain.
He looked like he controlled the game today, with his usual understated style and coolness on the ball. He's such a good link player between defence and midfield. I don't think there's a better player in his position, in this division.
-BTA is improving, game by game, and surprising many of us. Keep it up BTA
Excellent goal today, and used his immense upper body strength, to set up Wright's 2nd goal.
-And finally...the club and ground are reunited.
That's something i didn't think i'd see again my life time (i'm in my 50s)
I have to say, DK has done a cracking job as owner, even more so when you compare him to the inept SISU clowns who owned us previously.
How can one owner be so bad, and another be so successful (so far at least) ?
The main concern in my mind, is whether DK sticks to his 5 year plan and sells up...in which case buying the stadium is a smart move, as that asset (when added to a successful team), will greatly improve the club's value, and be attractive to a prospective new owner.
Or will his (so far) successful time at Coventry, turn him into a real fan, and encourage him to stick with us.
Personally, based on his record so far, i'd want him to stay, due mostly to the numerous squad and infrastructure improvements that he's instigated.
He also seems an honest and likeable chap.
New wealthy/foreign owners sounds great, but they don't always work out well...just ask Wednesday fans.
Slow starters.Imagine if we managed to score against Hull.
Slow starters.
Apparently Sakamoto had 0.7-0.8 xG over two chances v Hull, one chance being over 0.5 xG… I can’t recall 2 such chances.
It’s not an arbitrary measure, there’s clearly a mathematic formula behind it.
xG rarely works when one of the sides has a GK the quality of Wilson or Collins.I don’t think yesterday is an example of xG being wrong, our first dive shots on goal all went in. One was massively deflected, we hit an absolute screamer for one second half. Their keeper had a proper mare. It doesn’t take away from us, but in another game with and other keeper it could easily have been fewer goals and outside the goals we didn’t create lots of clear cut chances that we missed. We romped to 5-0 up with our first 5 shots on goal and took it pretty easy second half.
It's a mathematical model but the inputs are essentially one systems viewpoint. I guess they use a feedback system to try and refine the model but like all models the parameters are what can be measured and there are things that can't be measured like for instance a player's state of mind and whether or not they're carrying a niggle.Apparently Sakamoto had 0.7-0.8 xG over two chances v Hull, one chance being over 0.5 xG… I can’t recall 2 such chances.
It’s not an arbitrary measure, there’s clearly a mathematic formula behind it.
Torp can shoot on target too, unlike sheaf! Take Torp out and you’ve instantly lost a goal scoring threatI'm fine with Sheaf to deputise for Grimes, but alongside him they're too similar a profile and Sheaf is a less effective version.
It's a mathematical model but the inputs are essentially one systems viewpoint. I guess they use a feedback system to try and refine the model but like all models the parameters are what can be measured and there are things that can't be measured like for instance a player's state of mind and whether or not they're carrying a niggle.
Not only that there are different models out there so not all xG's are equal.
Also the idea of applying xG to one shot is like saying today's temperature reading is an indicator of future climate trends.
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AnywayI'm like @Houchens Head I just want to see the game, I have no pretensions of being a football expert, I can state my PoV and people can take it or leave it.
Next game tomorrow innit.
You are so easy to trigger.Im impressed even in an xG discussion you managed to get some random climate skeptic nonsense in there.
You may not believe in maths, but luckily for you the designers of your cars and airplanes do.
Care to put a percentage on that?It's been an amazing start!
Torp can also pass the ball forward.Torp can shoot on target too, unlike sheaf! Take Torp out and you’ve instantly lost a goal scoring threat
I think “everything we hit went in” is a pretty accurate story of the game tbh.
Easy. Up to now in league games, 77.78%Care to put a percentage on that?
I find the stats interesting but at the same time find it all a bit American and I'm not sure a game or players can be evaluated as easily with stats as bland Yank sports. I guess when scouting it can help bring you to a target but you'll still want to watch with your eyes.I'm a big believer in the usefulness of xg but it does feel like some of our chances were undervalued. BTA's goal was only valued at 0.27 despite being an uncontested shot from basically the penalty spot with only the keeper to beat.
QPR have also signed 3 half decent players since we beat them lol
The stats do tell the story of the game. Anyone watching on Saturday, it felt like we were going to score with every attack and we more or less did. Our final 3 of our goals were all low xG chances.I find the stats interesting but at the same time find it all a bit American and I'm not sure a game or players can be evaluated as easily with stats as bland Yank sports. I guess when scouting it can help bring you to a target but you'll still want to watch with your eyes.
I have wondered how xG is compiled.I'm a big believer in the usefulness of xg but it does feel like some of our chances were undervalued. BTA's goal was only valued at 0.27 despite being an uncontested shot from basically the penalty spot with only the keeper to beat.
QPR have also signed 3 half decent players since we beat them lol
I'm a big believer in the usefulness of xg but it does feel like some of our chances were undervalued. BTA's goal was only valued at 0.27 despite being an uncontested shot from basically the penalty spot with only the keeper to beat.
QPR have also signed 3 half decent players since we beat them lol
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