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Stat I wasn't expecting, Tottenham have used the most players compared to the rest of the current top four in PL games
Vorm, Lloris, Walker, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Wimmer, Davies, Rose, Dier, Dembele, Mason, Bentaleb, Carroll, Lamela, Townsend, Onomah, Pritchard, Eriksen, Alli, Son, Chadli, N'Jie and Kane.
We've used everyone except Fazio. Not a very surprising stat, imo.
You rather missed the point, but that's ok. Look back through the thread for a few primer articles, or just ignore it all, you don't have to follow this stuff. But your analogy is poor, and clubs (in particular Spurs) do find this stuff of great value. So, it's you versus the club in this case.No idea what some of those statistics mean.
Though I must say, that Leicester and Liverpool article, like many statisticians, is laughable.
At the end of the day, if you only allow one shot on target per game, but it is a chance a blind man could not miss, you still suck. Statistics can never tell you the actual value of each number. They are never equal.
Tame Lennon shots on target twenty times a game will yield you no goals.
And each death on the battlefield does not reflect the true loss suffered.
Actually, quite a lot of football statisticians track shot quality.No idea what some of those statistics mean.
Though I must say, that Leicester and Liverpool article, like many statisticians, is laughable.
At the end of the day, if you only allow one shot on target per game, but it is a chance a blind man could not miss, you still suck. Statistics can never tell you the actual value of each number. They are never equal.
Tame Lennon shots on target twenty times a game will yield you no goals.
And each death on the battlefield does not reflect the true loss suffered.
Some good stuff on Leicester...Also, some good visual explanations of the lay of the land:
As wonderfully detailed as those stats are, they are just that; STATISTICS!
Can they predict if Walker will have a brainfart at a crucial moment on Sunday...? Dunno...
...can they predict at what minute the Spurs fans will start a rousing chorus of "Oh When the Spuuuuuuuurs" which may or may not indirectly influence and inspire our players to have the confidence go on a foray that leads to a goal...? I doubt it...
Cos if they could... we'd all be down the bookies immediately to stake our entire life savings on SUCH a predictable event...they merely suggest... they don't take into account we're talking about HUMAN BEINGS here... SOME of whom are fallible on occasions!
I prefer the uncertainty of it all, thanks.
FixedI feel like I'm back in high school mathS class reading this page
Then why'd you click on the thread in the first place? I don't think you quite get what the discussion in here is, or how this stuff works. That's fine, you don't have to, but why click on the thread to simply say you don't understand and don't want to?As wonderfully detailed as those stats are, they are just that; STATISTICS!
Can they predict if Walker will have a brainfart at a crucial moment on Sunday...? Dunno...
...can they predict at what minute the Spurs fans will start a rousing chorus of "Oh When the Spuuuuuuuurs" which may or may not indirectly influence and inspire our players to have the confidence go on a foray that leads to a goal...? I doubt it...
Cos if they could... we'd all be down the bookies immediately to stake our entire life savings on SUCH a predictable event...they merely suggest... they don't take into account we're talking about HUMAN BEINGS here... SOME of whom are fallible on occasions!
I prefer the uncertainty of it all, thanks.
Some good stuff on Leicester this morning from James Yorke:
Leicester And Liverpool: When Things Work Out And When They Don’t
At some point, the regression fairy is going to pay them a visit, and it won't be too pretty when it does.
Also, some good visual explanations of the lay of the land:
And you should stay in school, so you can one day understand this stuff, instead of posting on Premier League fan forums all day.You should go out more often
There is nothing to understand - it's just meaningless bullshit made up by wankers with no lives and OCDAnd you should stay in school, so you can one day understand this stuff, instead of posting on Premier League fan forums all day.