comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 3 hours, 52 minutes ago
"Stats are just a high level overview that can maybe help someone who has been living in a cave for the past X period of time."
I think they are useful as a supplementary measure, once you've watched a player to understand consistency and that sort of thing.
A couple of years ago one of the Arsenal coaches, maybe Pat Rice or Boro Primorac or someone, said that they hated the introduction of stats to the game because it's made a lot of players "play for stats" i.e. complete pointless passes, play a lot safer, just so their stats look better, which I thought was a good point
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Agree to an extent. Whilst I'm not accusing the following players of trying to boost their stats, I think I recall hearing at one stage last season that Skrtel and Mertesacker were among the leaders of pass completion % - makes sense as their passes were more than likely to a defender next to them.
Have to say that those 'clear chance' stats for Giroud are horrific yet not that surprising, yet he'll finish some chances that you wouldn't expect.
Aguero is no doubt he best out of all of them.
The Top 4's strikers compared
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posted on 11/2/16
comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 3 hours, 52 minutes ago
"Stats are just a high level overview that can maybe help someone who has been living in a cave for the past X period of time."
I think they are useful as a supplementary measure, once you've watched a player to understand consistency and that sort of thing.
A couple of years ago one of the Arsenal coaches, maybe Pat Rice or Boro Primorac or someone, said that they hated the introduction of stats to the game because it's made a lot of players "play for stats" i.e. complete pointless passes, play a lot safer, just so their stats look better, which I thought was a good point
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Agree to an extent. Whilst I'm not accusing the following players of trying to boost their stats, I think I recall hearing at one stage last season that Skrtel and Mertesacker were among the leaders of pass completion % - makes sense as their passes were more than likely to a defender next to them.
Have to say that those 'clear chance' stats for Giroud are horrific yet not that surprising, yet he'll finish some chances that you wouldn't expect.
Aguero is no doubt he best out of all of them.
posted on 12/2/16
Harry Kane is a bit more technical version than Andy Carroll. AC is more injury prone because of his landing while jumping to win the ball in air.
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