Brighton Sky Blue
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Really? I can't say I agree. Two of his first three games have been against two of the strongest midfields in the division and to me he hasn't looked out of place.
Really? I can't say I agree. Two of his first three games have been against two of the strongest midfields in the division and to me he hasn't looked out of place.Lots of people have said that. I’ve been pretty whelmed with him. The view from that Brentford fan seems spot on from what I’ve seen so far. He’s made two or three good tackles, a nice dive to break up play last night, been an absolute bomb scare on the ball. But he’s starting and it’s working so I won’t complain too hard.
Can we afford rest him at home to Stoke? I kind of feel like we can. There are good options.
Didn't their defender get there before Wright? If so I doubt it counts, he'd have to actually have the effort for it to count I think.
Of course, xG is just a tool and no tool is going to perfectly mathematically describe how a game went. I generally find it far more useful as a diagnostic than possession though, which is still usually the first stat you see after the scoreline.If so that's one of the fallbacks in over relying on xG as an indicator I guess, as football being the game it is means it can never be an exact science. Wright was in front of their defender as the ball was played to him, and shouldn't really have given him the chance to get there first, even if the defender does deserve some credit.
Well yes I think most accept for a one off game its not necessarily a useful stat as it doesn't take certain things into consideration, but over a period of time its very useful as its gives a good idea of if your team are creating or not.If so that's one of the fallbacks in over relying on xG as an indicator I guess, as football being the game it is means it can never be an exact science. Wright was in front of their defender as the ball was played to him, and shouldn't really have given him the chance to get there first, even if the defender does deserve some credit.
Lots of people have said that. I’ve been pretty whelmed with him. The view from that Brentford fan seems spot on from what I’ve seen so far. He’s made two or three good tackles, a nice dive to break up play last night, been an absolute bomb scare on the ball. But he’s starting and it’s working so I won’t complain too hard.
give up mate, the people who don’t understand averages will start rage frothingWell yes I think most accept for a one off game its not necessarily a useful stat as it doesn't take certain things into consideration, but over a period of time its very useful as its gives a good idea of it your team are creating or not.
give up mate, the people who don’t understand averages will start rage frothing
Time to dig out the "England's number 1" song
not you necessarily manJesus wept! I thought my post was a reasoned one, and not particularly critical of xG, but rather a comment on it regarding last night's match, but each to their own
Incidentally I agree with Brighton Sky Blue's comment that it is a more reliable indicator than possession stats, but ultimately the only stat that counts is goals scored. Everything else is just varying degrees of noise!
Think he deserves most of the credit for the turnaround tbh. For all the fuss about new signings in January, the team that’s on a hot streak right now is mostly the same set of players we had at the end of August.
Simple instructions of defending deep & in numbers will have helped Bidwell... but he still had to do it.Given the red i think he got the tactics and subs spot on. Bidwell was solid today and when ftt came on we got control back to see out the game. Simms did well
Was a serial winner as a player, its no surprise he’s got us to where we are now.
As Doug said we had a top 6 deck and we needed a change. There really has been a massive mentality shift we seem to go into games with the expectation we’re going to get 3 points.
We’re very lucky to have Lampard as a manager.
I will admit that I initially wanted Ruud van Nistelrooy, over Frank Lampard!! What a sodding idiot I am!!I agree , very lucky .. could have ended up with matt bloomfield
I did tooI will admit that I initially wanted Ruud van Nistelrooy, over Frank Lampard!! What a sodding idiot I am!!
I agree , very lucky .. could have ended up with matt bloomfield
I genuinely wanted Kim Hellberg, so what do I know?!
I agree but i dont think we are top today with bloomfieldTo be fair he’s not doing to bad, especially if he manages to keep them up.
I agree but i dont think we are top today with bloomfield
54% win percentage since coming in - the best of his career so far.
I will admit that I initially wanted Ruud van Nistelrooy, over Frank Lampard!! What a sodding idiot I am!!
Think he deserves most of the credit for the turnaround tbh. For all the fuss about new signings in January, the team that’s on a hot streak right now is mostly the same set of players we had at the end of August.
Well actually.....Love what MR did for us and I won't put up with a bad word said about him , CCFC legend
But his time had come and Doug made a brave move in getting rid and then to bring in FL
None of us not even covcity4life expected it to be this great
Part of it but not all of itWe were struggling without a midfielder like Onweke - our upturn has occurred since his signing - hardly a coincidence
I think it is a coincidence as that guy has never played for us!We were struggling without a midfielder like Onweke - our upturn has occurred since his signing - hardly a coincidence
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