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  1. Bishop

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    The right player in the right setup is most likely going to be the most technically capable and suited one. I agree it's not all about fancy flicks, but there is a minimum we should really be requiring in terms of touch and control, passing and vision etc especially in the midfield. When e4...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    I don't know about it being a gamble. It's one of the easiest and clearest distinctions between a top side and an average one. If you compare the pass completion stats between the two sides it does say quite a lot. If you compare the midfields. - Gray: 58% - Bergvall 72% - Bentancur...
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    *******Spurs v PSG*******Official OMT*******

    All the xG models I know of only note chances when a shot on goal was taken. This can be subjective but I would assume that the moment you're talking about wasn't included in any xG stats.
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    *******Spurs v PSG*******Official OMT*******

    As I keep saying if you look it as a way to evaluate the quality of your finishing it says a lot, but if you're looking at it as some sort determination of chance quality, especially if looking at the cumulative figures then you're kinda missing the point. So yeah maybe bunkum. 😅
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    *******Spurs v PSG*******Official OMT*******

    You're mis understanding a pretty important distinction. Every shot is its own event with its own probability: A 0.15 xG chance means: A 0.03 xG shot from 25 yards might look nice in the highlights, but: This is the problem with looking at xG as a cumulative stat. But those probabilities...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    It says what I think most of us know. Over the last 5 years we've a mish mash of players designed for various setups and systems for a ever increasing variety of manager. It's simply difficult to corral all of that into a cohesive system, especially just 5 months in. Despite the positives of...
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    Randal Kolo Muani

    If he gets some love and gets games I think he'd be willing to make this his home. He reportedly really wanted to stay at Juve after his successful loan spell but they couldn't make the finances work. Juve have now moved on with David so presumably, Muani will have to as well.
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    *******Spurs v PSG*******Official OMT*******

    As I said lots of people misunderstand its real purpose. They use it as a shots on goal taken replacement, when again its really only telling you about the quality of your finishing versus the chances you've had. All interesting stuff, but ultimately not anything a keen football brain won't...
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    Cristian Romero

    Thats the level required to play out of the back securely. City could do it for a while also but they again had De Bruyne, Yaya, Rodri, both Silvas, Gundogan etc. Thats the reality of it, if you want to play out of the back securely you need best in the world quality at least in terms of...
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    *******Spurs v PSG*******Official OMT*******

    Not to be pedantic but I’m gonna be pedantic. 😆😅 If you have: - 25 shots - Total xG ≈ 2.0 - No individual chance over, say, 0.15 xG Then what you really had was: - Lots of low-probability efforts - Probably many blocked shots, tight-angle attempts, or pot-shots from distance -...
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    Cristian Romero

    I think the answer is to get better midfielders. If you think back to Xavi or Modric of many of those style deeper playmakers, its rare that they coughed up the ball if ever. A lot of that was down to better movement and awareness of the space and their surroundings, but when they were pressed...
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    Cristian Romero

    We've seen Bissouma receive those passes and lose the ball immediately the same with Bergvall, Gray I don't think we've seen him dispossessed like that. Bentancur definitely as well. So if we are going to attempt those kinds of passes, then yes we do need to up the technique level of the squad...
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    *******Spurs v PSG*******Official OMT*******

    You can obviously draw some conclusions when you look at the numbers and the context of variables like you mention, factors like luck or goalkeeping quality are also just averaged, but as a raw stat its really just telling you the quality of the chance on average. That isn't particularly...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    There's a part of me that thinks that this system doesn't necessarily work against a Fulham. I'm not ready to truly analyse the shape and system to say it won't sonim kind of hoping he does use it again and we see how well it works against a different type of opposition.
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    *******Spurs v PSG*******Official OMT*******

    It's nice that we've kept that consistency from Lloris.
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    Cristian Romero

    Even with the Ruiz goal like you say Bentancur gave him no option, but the real instigator of the calamity was Vicario who has a vision of the pitch and still passed to Romero. He should be looking at the game and anticipating what the options are. He basically passed to Romero when Romero...
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    *******Spurs v PSG*******Official OMT*******

    I think ppl misunderstand what xG is really telling you. Most seem to think it's a rating of your chances when in reality it's a rating of your finishing. If you have an xG of 1 but score 2 then you have great finishing. If you have an xG of 6 but score 2, even if you win that match your...
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    Cristian Romero

    Criticise him for Ruiz's goal, he shouldn't have attempted to pass to an already under pressure Sarr. Even criticise him for the corner that led to their second although, I don't really agree with that line of thinking. There are so many things that happen post his involvement that led to the...
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    Randal Kolo Muani

    I've purposely not over gassed his arrival because I didn't want to set expectations to high, but he's genuinely super talented. I've kind of despaired at times when I've seen chat he should play on the left or some other random position. In a way he's a combination of Richarlison and Solanke...
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    *******Spurs v PSG*******Official OMT*******

    Lol if you watched Maldini play he actually made plenty of sliding tackles. But the point so is, watch the pen back, you see Romeo react twice, if he doesn't make the first move they are free on goal which he would be criticised for, he then has to slide in to attempt to block the 2nd attempt...
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