D.C. (Away) - Postmatch
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To be really pedantic, the Dornish bastard surname is Sand, not Sands. And they tend to die painfully. So no thanks.
Let’s give him a minute to earn a nickname. I’m sure one will reveal itself before long.
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Enter Sand(s)man
Say your prayers little one
Don't forget my son
To include everyone
I tuck you in, warm within
Keep you free from sin
'Til the Sand(s)man he comes
Some thoughts after watching the behind the scenes:
1. Lewis really needs someone fast up top with him, there were so many highlights of him breaking away down the flank and then having nobody to pass to, having to cut back and allowing the defense to catch up, I think him and ITS would work well as a strike partnership in our 5-3-2
2. Dome really hyping up sands, calling him "the best player in MLS for sure"
1. Lewis really needs someone fast up top with him, there were so many highlights of him breaking away down the flank and then having nobody to pass to, having to cut back and allowing the defense to catch up, I think him and ITS would work well as a strike partnership in our 5-3-2
2. Dome really hyping up sands, calling him "the best player in MLS for sure"
That was fun to watch, as is the confidence that we won't suck and we'll be watchable this season. We seem to have done pretty well in getting good TAM guys, and our first homegrown is great. Maxi is very good, Mitrita TBD with talent but character flaws, and Medina a disaster. Meanwhile, Alejandro Pozuelo has 4 goals and 5 assists in his first 4 games with TFC. Until we aim that high with our DPs and don't misfire we are going to be also-runs.
So, what should our PK taking order be going forward?
1. Heber
2. Mitrita
3. Tajouri-Shradi
4. Ring
5. Not Maxi
1. Heber
2. Mitrita
3. Tajouri-Shradi
4. Ring
5. Not Maxi
A lot more in here on my thoughts of the DCU match and the 5-3-2 (3-4-3) formation and how it gets everyone into their better positions: https://theoutfield.org/2019/04/23/d-c-0-2-nycfc-and-totally-redeem-yourself/
This is also in there, but I could just watch the movement from Maxi on this all day long.
This is also in there, but I could just watch the movement from Maxi on this all day long.
Not from where you usually shoot from but where you actually shot from. id say its less of a forecast and more of an overview of what has already happened. Of course a team with a higher overall average xG would be "expected" to beat one with a lower xG.
So it’s a trailing measurement?
i.e. “so far this season, NYCFC have had an XG of “ whatever?
It also doesn’t take into consideration the location of defenders on a particular play. A tap in on the back post from 2ft is probably a high percentage shot, but it means little if the goalkeeper has followed the cross/play and laid himself out with the back post completely covered. xG may be a 0.99/1.0 on that (making the number up) but the goalkeeper creamed the play and it’s a 0.0. Pretty much what Johnson did to DC on that one set piece cross that statistically was a sure goal until it wasn’t. Voodoo numbers.
it depends how you feel about stats. It will certainly paint some kind of a picture for you, then you need to look at and interpret that picture based on whats actually happening on the field. No stats are perfect.So it’s a waste of time thenUlrich ?
ETA: But you can look at is as well we have a very high xG but we arent scoring very many goals. More than likely our strikers/fowards are fucking up
Depends on if you are trying to drive the narrative with it or believe what your eyes see while absorbing multiple variables at play. NYCFC had an xG last year with Dome that if taken at face value had us winning out for the most part, and yet the eye test said the exact opposite. I prefer the eye test that filters extraneous meta data for the sake of data.So it’s a waste of time then
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