2025 Roster and Transfer Discussion Thread

[mgarbowski]

Question about this. Not to undermine, just playing with data.

I think Keaton is the only midfielder, maybe only player outside of defenders to average 90 minutes per match through 3. Haak may also, but he played 45 as a CB against Miami and then 90 as CB vs Orlando.

Is your “per game” analysis per game or per 90?

I wonder about Shore’s, Haak’s (as a mid-fielder), Perea’s per 90 stats.

Again, this is more curiosity (and general preference for per 90 vs per game as a useful statistic) that it is any challenge to your general conclusion which sounds legit to me.

ASA uses per 96 because they account for added time. It mostly affects someone who enters very late and gets credit for say, 10 minutes instead of the completely fictional 1 or 2. 96 is a presumed average of regular plus added time across all games.

I'm not sure how to express this in shorthand without complications.

If I say per 90 I'm inaccurate, but people mostly know what I mean. But someone who knows ASA well wonders why I used 90.
If I say per 96 people are confused, or think I'm confused or ignorant or can't type.
So I say per game, and understandably get questions like yours.

 

[mgarbowski]

It would help if common usage were that "Game" means a full game time and "Appearance" means entering a game for however how long.

 

[EganSoccerWords]

If you looked at how we used the double pivot, both Shore and Keaton played the 6 & the 8 interchangeably. It was all about what side the ball was on. We played a lot more up the left side which resulted in Shore playing up, but when we were on the right side Keaton was up.