THERE IS NO WAY KANE IS SITTING THIS OUT.
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Ok Poch, I know you get on here for game advice. I'm going to the beach this weekend and if we don't win this game my whole trip will be ruined, so pay close attention, especially to the midfield.
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[FORMATION=5221, Hugo, KWP, Sanchez, Toby, Jan, Rose, Sissoko, NDombele,
Lo Celso, Son, Kane][/FORMATION]
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Are we sure that this isn't just a result of them (wherever the stat came from) counting a pass as either forward or backward as opposed to sideways? Which I'm pretty sure that the majority of his passes would actually have been.
He made 74 of his 134 passes forward, 21 backwards and 39 sideways with 94% pass completion. Sissoko made 34 forward, 26 sideways and 36 backwards for example yet he doesn't seem to get the whole "sideways passer, safe passer" bollocks thrown at him. Odd.
I wonder what "they" consider forwards and sideways.
A pass that goes forward and a pass that goes sideways, I imagine.
Dunno if that's sarcastic or not. Assume it is. I'll be more specific. At what angle would they consider a ball to have been passed sideways? Only exactly 90°, 89-91°, 80-100°?
Fuck me running...
I believe I read somewhere that it's a pass at about 40 degrees. But as long as the player is facing the opposition goal then that's classified as a forward pass.
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would probably know more.
As I thought then. I suspect the majority of fans would consider the majority of his passes as sideways or backwards. At odds with the way that stat was compiled.I believe I read somewhere that it's a pass at about 40 degrees. But as long as the player is facing the opposition goal then that's classified as a forward pass.
This is the issue with stats though isn't it. He might have made 74 forward passes but if none of them were meaningful or literally a tiny bit forward then it's irrelevant. Watching us for the last few months has almost felt like the players are trying to play it safe so their stats looks better. I'd rather have a 10% pass completion rate out of 100 passes if it meant we got 10 goal-scoring chances.
Potentially even not that with Sissoko possibly having to play RB.
Maybe Dier finally gets a run in?
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-------Dier-Winks-------
---Son-Eriksen-Dele---
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Game is Sunday, window closes Monday
Think we will see Sissoko at RB with the way they play Auba out wide. He will have the pace and strength to match.
So that means Poch will most likely play Dier in midfield, which is just sad when we could roll out a midfield three of Winks, Dele, Lol Celso.
So that means Poch will most likely play Dier in midfield, which is just sad when we could roll out a midfield three of Winks, Dele, Lol Celso.