I think I am kind of over expected goals. It's a good idea in the abstract, but I think the application is very flawed and the results meaningless.
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I think I am kind of over expected goals. It's a good idea in the abstract, but I think the application is very flawed and the results meaningless.
If you also notice he doesn’t really seem to celebrate with the team when they score, only really Villa. I wonder if he is struggling to settle in NY
Haha it's just words. What they mean to different people doesn't always make sense, but I see your point. To me, sweeper and CB have very different connotations though.
It is not something I care to argue about, for sure. Well, other than the argument I already made.
In any event, I don’t care what we call it. I liked it.
Thanks for this. I have tried to find a clear explanation of what xG does and does not account for, and this comes closest. I mean basic stuff like whether xG accounts for defensive positioning at all. It's hard to find an explanation that states things like that directly.
He’s playing the position like Lothar Mathaus played for Germany.
Schwallacus spider sense just got triggered with the mention of LM.
To Lothar or as a sweeper? My apologies if you said LM, I missed it, and was just adding some recognizable imagery to bolster your idea.I made the same comparison yesterday
One problem with xG is that we only have one name for a stat that can cover a whole lot of methodological ground. As far as I know Strata offers the only public data that accounts for defense, but I'm not sure I've seen anybody using it for MLS. Seems like between them and StatsBomb we'll be getting more of that sort of thing soon.
As confused as I've been about what Berget is about. I think I figured out what he can bring to the team. He's not a real winger obviously, but he needs to stay high so the back line press works. Don't underestimate the press. The guy has a great work rate. If he can actually finish he'd be a real difference maker. For my own eye, I'd equate him to a poor man's Mario Mandzukic
Though I don't think we will go that route...there's no reason he can't be back there. There are plenty of world class defenders that aren't your typical center backs at first glance. It was really fun to watch to be honest. There's so many options with a 3-5-2 and tactics can change on the fly. This debate is probably second to the stadium talk.
With Ring playing CB, I'm sure Herrera provided something like 50% of our team's total tackles, so I would say he had a good match whatever his other shortcomings may be.
Just wanted to shout out Ibeagha. He looks awkward on the ball, but his body positioning and awareness in defense are very strong and it’s nice to have a solid stand-in when Chanot is injured. Otherwise not much more to say that hasn’t already been said, though I would like to see us score 7 or so just once.
Oh no, I was just talking to someone IRL yesterday at the match about the LM comparison.
He looked cool warming up. Really tall. Reminds me of Hightower from Police Academy. What a great group of 7 movies. Or not. Still like 4 of them. Win.
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Just a note, the guy at the end with Kompany is Brian Marwood, Man City Academy Director.
If you've looked at his highlights with Malmö FF, you must have noticed, that he doesn't even celebrate his own scoring. I suppose it's his style, and he thinks it's cool to just turn away after scoring, like if he were saying "I told you so".
Just thinking about getting home with the jalepeno, calamari and prosciutto. Making sure he’s the king.
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