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Thought he was fabulous yesterday , him and Udogie have some powerful engines to their play.
Never stop running
Never stop running
We need to lock both down to extensions. Biss too for that matter. I fully expect other clubs to have to be fought off with a sharp stick in the summer.
This is great advice to people who dont get it miss Hojbjergs tattoos or whatever, watch the game again free from the pressure. You will see a player that built the platform to compete and ultimately beat Liverpool. He filled holes covered ground when we hot exposed and won the ball over and over again. He has been as integral to Anges system as Maddisson. He's not simply keep Bentancurs place he's a fixture and he is getting better and better.
Has this been sung at the games yet? This guy is coming up with some good ones and they are getting a lot of exposure not sure why they don't seem to make it into the stands...
I love Sarr- might be a better long-passer than Bissouma. So versatile and so much defensive range. Love his long and lean frame- perfect for a CM. Hes unselfish and patient. He makes good defensive runs and takes up good defensive positions. Plays with a maturity beyond his years.
He can still improve a lot, both physically and technique wise, which is scary because hes such a solid CM already.
He can still improve a lot, both physically and technique wise, which is scary because hes such a solid CM already.
Absolutely mate.
Also really much better in tight spaces vs the press traps when it was 11v11. Him and Biss just playing through Liverpool.
Hojberg came on for Biss and played 6, not Sarrs role, that was Skipp and he did nothing.
Hojberg did ok but the real difference was because Veliz came on for Maddison and played in the box. Meant one less body outside the box for sideways passes and a direct line from Hoj to the flank
I also love that he's not afraid to have a pop at goal from outside the box. I think he'll chip in a few goals this season.
Hmm really? Weight of pass is what he does best. And passes to the right side of the receiver.
Shooting will come as he gets more used to the speed of play and running
He hits the ball 100km/ph (60mile)
When he starts picking his corners, the goals will come. Obviously doing it in training.
Dumb question probably but what is xA? Average number of passes he is making in each game?
In fact no it can't be looking at the scale. I'm confused. That's easily achieved though
So Bruno is the best player in the world?
Until you look at his possession stats and see how many times he gives the ball away.
No. It means he's good at making dangerous passes.
He's a good player we don't need to hate. Madder's dribbling and build-up play puts him ahead in real life.
It's a poor visualization, IMO, which has led to some consternation. By charting xA on the Y and key passes on the X, high-right is basically an indicator of volume. The trend line is the prime indicator.
Re: bonaspur23 's post, this visualization shows Maddison creates more xA/key pass than Bruno which indicates he's more efficient - his passes are better at creating goal scoring situations and not just advancing attacking play.
You really need to plot touches, or passes, to get an understanding of how volume factors in. I.e., is it as simple as getting the ball to Maddison more increasing both his key passes and xA numbers. Or is it more heavily impacted by the team around him, i.e. Maddison is getting similar numbers of touches in similar situations but is less often able to find a threatening pass (even if his passing is more effective). This could mean he's either missing opportunities, or that his teammates are failing to present him opportunities.
Stats in football are uneasy bedfellows. They're absolutely useful, but the game is exceedingly complex and the metrics most easily translated into figures aren't always the most valuable.
what I was hinting at without really explaining is that the 2 stats that chart is looking at are xA and key passes per 90. Both of those are cumulative stats with a lot of overlap (meaning 1 key pass could also increase xA) and they don’t measure efficiency at all.
So any risk taker, like Bruno, is going to show strongly even if he’s far less efficient than someone that shows lower on this graph. these 2 pieces of data reward players for taking risks but don’t penalize them at all for failing (giving the ball away). And when a player loses the ball, he’s taking away an opportunity for his teammates to make a play.
Basketball is a sport that is centered around efficiency when it comes to data. Possession is important because both teams get a relatively equal number of possessions. And football is not too different in that possession is important but it’s a little less equally distributed.
Point being, let’s take a team like man city. I guarantee their analysts are looking at creative players but making sure they are efficient. Because pep knows you only get so many possessions in a match to score, and if you have several players that give the ball away too frequently, you won’t score as much, even if they have great stats like this.
Consider the Alexis Sanchez transfer to man United several years ago. A lot of people were saying that was a big signing because of his assists, chances created and all sorts of cumulative stats. But it was pretty clear at the time that he was inefficient and that’s why he failed at United.
Now United have another high volume creator like Bruno. Sure he gets his stats but no one else can put up stats because either Bruno plays the key pass or the ball is given away.