Our matches with ATL United are going to be the most tactically and technically sound games ever seen in MLS. Watching us then ATL back to back was a real treat. Watching 3 consecutive games on Saturday with no real tactics got quite boring.
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Water. Cocaine. Vitamin C. Any will do!I betCP_Scouse can give you some pointers on exercising those gross demons away.
That first half was easily the best performance that I have seen NYCFC give. From defence, through midfield and to the front our game was of a very high standard. It didn't surprise me that we saw a drop in performance in the second half, as the fitness levels are not there yet. With a few more games under our belt, I expect to see a much more polished performance over the entire 90 minutes.
Err, you meant coca-cola, right? Nothing to see here folks.
If the video showed the beginning of the play with Villa intercepting the pass, it would do better. Not win, but do better.
Heh, I was just about to post this myself. Parchman certainly liked what he saw on Sunday.
"NYCFC piled pass on pass on pass Sunday, ultimately working in 593 at a 79 percent clip largely built brick on brick out of the back. Quite frankly, D.C. United looked powerless, and in more ways than one. You have to understand how difficult that passing number is to achieve on the narrowest field in the league. Imagine being the fastest driver in the world on a slightly longer track than the one used by all your competitors. NYCFC uses space better than anyone in MLS, and they have less of it than anyone else. Perhaps Vieira is more Dutch than he knows."
The bit I've emphasized there feels like a bold statement after only two matches, but I'll take it.
Guy had a stroke on Twitter last week because of Tab Ramos. I am glad we got him out of it.
I know you enjoy re-posting, but you could at least check the media thread and give me a shout out.
Thanks for posting PV's postgame press conference.
I found it interesting that he essentially admitted to instructing Maxi to drop deep to pick up the ball when we're building possession from the back. That was something discussed after the Orlando match as a possible deviation from Vieira's game plan by Maxi but it turns out that this is a tactical decision made by the manager. I think it's been working well and we'll continue to see Maxi supporting the back line and Pirlo when playing from the back. His shiftiness and control on the ball is a real asset back there.
Also, PV mentioned that the team would have Monday off and return to training on Tuesday as I assume is normal operating procedure. However, with the enormous storm coming into the area tonight/tomorrow I wonder if they changed that plan and had the players come in today to get in a training session.
Did anyone notice this?
- Oversized scarf: There will be an Etihad/NYCFC co-branded oversized scarf during the pre-match game presentation prompting fans raise their scarves just moments before the match.
If you didn't notice the giant scarf, it probably didn't happen.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/03/13/what-expected-goals-can-tell-us-about-week-2-mls
According to Opta's xG model we significantly overperformed in our home opener (1.08 xG), as opposed to underperforming against Orlando (1.58 xG). This is likely due to several factors including our improved attacking tandem, our structured-pressing (which, when effective, has a tendency of improving the probability of shot success from otherwise lower value positions as the opposition defense is usually discombulated), and poor opposition defending in general (I loved Villa's second goal, especially as it was right in front of where we were seated in 230, but it was as much down to his immense skill as to the defender and goalkeeper making a mess of it—just think what you would be writing if Nyarko has scored that against Chanot and Johnson).
That said, if we can continue to effectively implement that structured-press and keep our newly forming attacking diamond healthy for most of the season we should continue to confound the expected goals metrics.
SIDE NOTE: I spent a good 10 minutes formatting the above quote table for readability (and it shows in the edit window as I type this) but the forum is in a "best laid plans" mood it seems, so be sure to click the link for clarity.
According to Opta's xG model we significantly overperformed in our home opener (1.08 xG), as opposed to underperforming against Orlando (1.58 xG). This is likely due to several factors including our improved attacking tandem, our structured-pressing (which, when effective, has a tendency of improving the probability of shot success from otherwise lower value positions as the opposition defense is usually discombulated), and poor opposition defending in general (I loved Villa's second goal, especially as it was right in front of where we were seated in 230, but it was as much down to his immense skill as to the defender and goalkeeper making a mess of it—just think what you would be writing if Nyarko has scored that against Chanot and Johnson).
That said, if we can continue to effectively implement that structured-press and keep our newly forming attacking diamond healthy for most of the season we should continue to confound the expected goals metrics.
SIDE NOTE: I spent a good 10 minutes formatting the above quote table for readability (and it shows in the edit window as I type this) but the forum is in a "best laid plans" mood it seems, so be sure to click the link for clarity.
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Love how they can conclude we overperformed to a very specific degree after two games. I mean, yeah, it'd be crazy to think we're good for a 4-0 result every home game, but the sample size is so small that any metrics are going to vastly off. Kinda like that armchair twit that guaranteed we wouldn't make the playoffs last year.
The legend of
CP_Scouse grows.
Video has emerged showing him dabbing.
If someone can cut that video and make a gif of that I'll be sure to include it in every post I make going forward.
CP_Scouse grows. Video has emerged showing him dabbing.
If someone can cut that video and make a gif of that I'll be sure to include it in every post I make going forward.
Expected Goals is based on individual shot position relative to goal in conjunction with Opta's model based on "successful shots" which is built from apparently hundreds of thousands of recorded shot positions. It's a probabilistic model already based on a huge universe which is supposedly updated with statistics from all of the top leagues each year. You do not need many matches in a season to be played for it to be valid (although some would argue how accurate it is given some recent widespread changes in tactics, playing equipment like balls and boots, and improvements in overall player skill levels). It is only meant to be a means for benchmarking/assessment and is used by most every team with the resources to get past their paywall these days (including all of CFG's clubs). It's not meant to be a true predictor—there are other metrics for that.
I generally use it as "the best available right now" baseline for how we performed, along with a few other KPMs I think help build a picture of the quality of our play.
Are you a salesperson for the company? Because that sounded like a marketing pitch.
I don't doubt there are analytic models out there, but they all cannot account for the x-factor variable(s) of the individual players (what's their fitness, are they distracted by the fans/weather, did they have a good constitutional that morning, are they having WaG issues,etc) during the free-form run of play.
I'm not trying to rag on you, but advanced stats for soccer are rather silly and self serving.
Are you a salesperson for the company? Because that sounded like a marketing pitch.
I actually read the description of xG as rather critical, from someone who thought it had some limited utility but wanted to highlight the limitations.
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