robbiethemole
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He looked like he did just that against Cashin last weekend
He looked like he did just that against Cashin last weekendA good bump. Does anyone really think Simms or BTA would take over from Wright as a lone striker and get anywhere near his 75 minutes per goal so far?
BTA has been a revelation so far playing in other positions. He has struck up a good relationship with Wright. His pace and determination has been pulling our opponents apart. Even his defending has been good. If Wright got injured I would still want BTA in his present roles. He has never scored lots of goals. He isn't a lone striker. He needs someone to play with.
So that would leave us with Simms up front. The closer to the goal he is the more he scores. But last season we scored the most headed goals in the top divisions in Europe. Wright was out injured or was struggling for most of the season. Even then Simms wasn't scoring enough and you would think he had the perfect build for it. He also isn't going to run past players like a lone striker needs to be able to.
Different players have different strengths. If you don't play to their strengths you won't get the best out of them.BTA is rubbish isn't he
I wish we could all learn that players come in and out of form at this level, it's so hard for anyone not getting regular game time to show what they can do.
Look let's just agree to disagree. This is just constantly going around in circles.
You think Simms and BTA are good enough. Most of us think differently. When questioned on positions needed to strengthen Lampard wouldn't say if we were after a striker.
We will see what happens between now and September 1st.
BTA has been exceptional; it was obvious he was nowhere near as bad as was being made out at times. He is easily one of my favourite players.BTA is rubbish isn't he
I wish we could all learn that players come in and out of form at this level, it's so hard for anyone not getting regular game time to show what they can do.
Who was it posting the donkey gifs?
I was looking at that and thinking "why is everyone getting that excited? Surely the best thing to be is way above the line? Being to the right hand side of the graph is good in that it means you're getting loads of chances but it's still better to be way above the line.Just to be clear how to read this graph:
The further along the line just mean they’re getting more chances. How far above or below the line is whether they’re over or underperforming on those chances. Wright and Asante are far along the line because as a team we create a huge amount of chances. They are just above it but not by much implying they are taking those chances.
Kone for example is scoring far more than he’s getting and in our team would outscore either Wright or BTA based on this data.
When we were linked to Kone I watched a few clips and thought his general play looked really classy, and that he could be a bargain at the apparent price. I'm sure the recruitment team works off a bit more than a few minutes of YouTube though!Kone for example is scoring far more than he’s getting and in our team would outscore either Wright or BTA based on this data.
Just to be clear how to read this graph:
The further along the line just mean they’re getting more chances. How far above or below the line is whether they’re over or underperforming on those chances. Wright and Asante are far along the line because as a team we create a huge amount of chances. They are just above it but not by much implying they are taking those chances.
Kone for example is scoring far more than he’s getting and in our team would outscore either Wright or BTA based on this data.
‘Most of you’ were wrong…Look let's just agree to disagree. This is just constantly going around in circles.
You think Simms and BTA are good enough. Most of us think differently. When questioned on positions needed to strengthen Lampard wouldn't say if we were after a striker.
We will see what happens between now and September 1st.
It's still quite a small sample for Kone - he's only played 582 minutes so his data is a bit distorted. He scored a cracker at Wrexham and massively overperformed his xG that day, similar at Bristol C. Balanced off against some other games where he has neither scored nor been particularly involved.
But being bang on it is doableIt's unlikely a player can consistently continue to exceed his xG, as stated the sample is too small to be meaningful at the moment.
It's still quite a small sample for Kone - he's only played 582 minutes so his data is a bit distorted. He scored a cracker at Wrexham and massively overperformed his xG that day, similar at Bristol C. Balanced off against some other games where he has neither scored nor been particularly involved.
Getting lots of chances and scoring them at the expected rate is much more sustainable than only getting a few but converting them all.I was looking at that and thinking "why is everyone getting that excited? Surely the best thing to be is way above the line? Being to the right hand side of the graph is good in that it means you're getting loads of chances but it's still better to be way above the line.
Fair point. I think you'd need at least two or three seasons of a reasonable sample size of a player outperforming xG to say they're better goalscorers than other strikers.Getting lots of chances and scoring them at the expected rate is much more sustainable than only getting a few but converting them all.
Even top strikers rarely outscore their xg by much in the long term.
Where is Simms on this chart?
He is good. Weird he retracted saying he is gay (not that it is important).Slightly unrelated but I think QPR have got a bargain in Kone...
He is good. Weird he retracted saying he is gay (not that it is important).
I stick with what I said. I wouldn't want either as a long term replacement for Wright. BTA has been great in his new roles. Simms has been good at getting on the end of a ball. But neither have the composure Wright has in front of goal.‘Most of you’ were wrong…
Well he definitely movesBefore Tuesday I assumed Bta would revert but watch his movement for the first it’s pretty sensational
And if he hadn't been there, EMC would have put it in.Before Tuesday I assumed Bta would revert but watch his movement for the first it’s pretty sensational
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