fleckneymike Posted 24 August 2013 Share Posted 24 August 2013 Leicester v Birmingham: Total passes/key passes in league games of the #lcfc midfield three; James (88/3), King (112/5), Drinkwater (174/3). Drinkwater makes a lot more passes than his nearest rival. Not all of them very constructive (1 in 64 passes are key). 79% pass completion Andy King isn't as anonymous as we are led to believe (1 in 42ish passes are key). plus 83% pass completion James hampered by fitness and subs? (1 in 29 are key) 84 pass completion All from whoscored.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep blue Posted 24 August 2013 Share Posted 24 August 2013 Leicester v Birmingham: Total passes/key passes in league games of the #lcfc midfield three; James (88/3), King (112/5), Drinkwater (174/3). Drinkwater makes a lot more passes than his nearest rival. Not all of them very constructive (1 in 64 passes are key). Andy King isn't as anonymous as we are led to believe (1 in 42ish passes are key). James hampered by fitness and subs? (1 in 29 are key) In fact, 1 in 22 for Kingy - he's the most lethal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckneymike Posted 24 August 2013 Author Share Posted 24 August 2013 In fact, 1 in 22 for Kingy - he's the most lethal! Quite right, my bad, worked out on 4 for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 24 August 2013 Share Posted 24 August 2013 flippin heck mike have you got some sort of ocd with statistics ? just watch the flippin game !! When did people start talking like this about football ? It was all "Worvy had a decent game today" or "did you see that Gary Mac pass to set up Youngy" When did fans start talking like escapees from the open university ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckneymike Posted 24 August 2013 Author Share Posted 24 August 2013 flippin heck mike have you got some sort of ocd with statistics ? just watch the flippin game !! When did people start talking like this about football ? It was all "Worvy had a decent game today" or "did you see that Gary Mac pass to set up Youngy" When did fans start talking like escapees from the open university ? I'm a geek and proud of it. Love footy stats. Spend most of the game watching the shape of the team rather than the ball. Not a big fan of opinions on the game, like arguments based on evidence, explanations of why things work or don't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 24 August 2013 Share Posted 24 August 2013 I'm a geek and proud of it. Love footy stats. Spend most of the game watching the shape of the team rather than the ball. Not a big fan of opinions on the game, like arguments based on evidence, explanations of why things work or don't work. whatever turns you on mike , i was just joking . i just don't remember hearing anyone talk like you about the football matches that i went to for about 30 odd years . Do all you like minded people congregate together and talk like this ?or is this regular badinage at games nowadays ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckneymike Posted 24 August 2013 Author Share Posted 24 August 2013 whatever turns you on mike , i was just joking . i just don't remember hearing anyone talk like you about the football matches that i went to for about 30 odd years . Do all you like minded people congregate together and talk like this ?or is this regular badinage at games nowadays ? I just don't think these sort of stats existed 10, 20 or 30 years ago and certainly fans weren't really expected to know or care too much about some of the details. If you tune into MOTD that attitude that an ex pro can simply describe what he sees rather than explaining what he sees still pervades. I'm in a very small minority when it comes to discussing football (and I'm not saying thats a good or bad thing), most of of my mates couldn't give a shit about half of the useless stats that rattle about my brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetintedspecs Posted 24 August 2013 Share Posted 24 August 2013 I just don't think these sort of stats existed 10, 20 or 30 years ago and certainly fans weren't really expected to know or care too much about some of the details. If you tune into MOTD that attitude that an ex pro can simply describe what he sees rather than explaining what he sees still pervades. I'm in a very small minority when it comes to discussing football (and I'm not saying thats a good or bad thing), most of of my mates couldn't give a shit about half of the useless stats that rattle about my brain. And they're still your mates Mike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckneymike Posted 25 August 2013 Author Share Posted 25 August 2013 And they're still your mates Mike? Trust me. My boring stats are one of my redeeming features Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetintedspecs Posted 25 August 2013 Share Posted 25 August 2013 Trust me. My boring stats are one of my redeeming features Horses for courses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grewks Posted 25 August 2013 Share Posted 25 August 2013 These stats mean nothing. e.g. From Drinkwaters stats you could say either... A - He makes the most movement in the midfield to pick up the ball allowing him to pass it. or B - He is too lazy when on the ball and just looks to unload it straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckneymike Posted 25 August 2013 Author Share Posted 25 August 2013 These stats mean nothing. e.g. From Drinkwaters stats you could say either... A - He makes the most movement in the midfield to pick up the ball allowing him to pass it. or B - He is too lazy when on the ball and just looks to unload it straight away. You could if you wanted to wilfully misrepresent the stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svensson Posted 25 August 2013 Share Posted 25 August 2013 You could if you wanted to wilfully misrepresent the stats. Good work on the stats. Might show up those that berate DD for always giving the ball away. I also look at formation/shape more so than following the ball, gives you a better all-round opinion of how we play and how much effort people actually put in without getting the ball! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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