I’m driving Darwin to the airport when he gets sold if that’s personal enough for you.
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I’m driving Darwin to the airport when he gets sold if that’s personal enough for you.
This from someone who once said he wanted to have Virgil's babies.
Overperforming in previous seasons? He played to his xg the season before last with the grand total of 14 matches. He didn't play the season before. Last season he was fucking miles off it. 23 expected goals. Actual goals 15.
So you're saying the stats don't matter. Well what does then?
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Guehi and Rodrygo next and what a fucking transfer window.
@Hansern - get in the queue mate, coz there are loads of drivers to do that !!!!
Isak
Aren't you going to do an Ekitike title thread?
Ekitike was the one striker we were linked to I didn't want. I'm a hopeless optimist so the xg thing doesn't bother me that much, but you'd be a fool to argue it's not a concern.
I just don't think he looks very good.
Anyway, genuinely hope I'm completely wrong.
I just don't think he looks very good.
Anyway, genuinely hope I'm completely wrong.
That aside if we were to get him - then there is an Asian soundbite to his name "Eh Tik He" - which translates to "he's alright" !!!!
There’s far too many variables to say that 1000 players taking shot it should go in x number of times. Quality of the player, a premier league player will do better than a championship player, timing in the game, speed/height of the ball, conditions of the game (first minute of a game against cannon fodder is different to 119th minute of a CL final), weather, injuries, opposition keeper, and so on. It’s not comparing like for like.
A pen is 0.8 xG. If you were to look at Milner you should say his pen xG should be 0.95 based on his actual data.
It’s emperor’s new clothes for nerds.
He has played games every season, mate.
23/24 was half the season on loan at Frankfurt.
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Its easy to see here that he has been overperforming xG in his previous seasons. However limited it might be, but he’s a young lad.
Comparing him to prime Salah and Isak is a bit foolish and won’t paint the correct picture.
Who says stats doesn’t matter?
That's fair comment. I'd add only that trust is sometimes harder to give than at other times. I'll support Ekitike if we sign him, but I'll still need some convincing.
same, unless he’s fully darwin who almost instantly revealed himself to be not at the level required, then i’ll struggle
In fairness there'll also be a reason why PSG let him go almost immediately not all that long ago.
He’s as somone pointed out, baby Isak. They have a lot of similarities in playing style and stats. Which shows why we move for him when Isak wasn’t an option.
It’s more of a risk given the development needed, but you get a similar profile who is younger and without the injuries.
A lot to like, so let’s hope it works out. Slot and his team are excellent coaches and he’ll get to play with World class players, so it’s a reason to be hopeful and excited.
It’s more of a risk given the development needed, but you get a similar profile who is younger and without the injuries.
A lot to like, so let’s hope it works out. Slot and his team are excellent coaches and he’ll get to play with World class players, so it’s a reason to be hopeful and excited.
There is always hope :-
1) Darwin looked so good he convinced our senior players, Klopp and coaches that he was it but it turned out to be not so.
2) There is also the theory that City signed Marmoush in the hope he was going to be the next whatever, but who is to say that his goal-scoring exploits last season were not down to the play-making and setup ability of the Eki ? People think Marmoush has been been a big success, but ask any Egyptian and they will tell you he is no Mo Salah (not even close).
3) Then there is what our data nerds are saying with regard to him being an early version of Isak, if so then his first season with us might be special.
But - is anyone worried that we if we end up with him he will be the 3rd player from Germany we have signed this season ? - that is my biggest worry - I know there are aspects of that league that are similar to ours, but really in terms of talent living up to their expectation in recent years from that league - I can only say Matip (when fit and playing with VVD) has been the best we have signed - and he was free. Forget Thiago - good player but hardly available.
But it's not just a bit off. He's miles out. I haven't watched him but you have, several others have, and apparently not only are his stats very sub par, he looks shite too.
Do not want.
My well-researched analysis of him as a footballer is that his name is a palindrome.
I’m with you there based on the stats we have been presented. However, I expect us mongs to have access to the free limited service and the club have the full subscription access and can see data we cannot.
Like a well tuned racecar, madam
Is the data wrong?
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32 career goals out of xG 40
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Who has watched him and said he looks shite?
Isn't that the point. Milner outscoring the xG, if he's consistently doing it, says he's good at them?
We’ve been scouting him since he played for Reims, and Edwards and the stats nerds love him. That’s enough for me.
You can say what you want about Newcastle but their recruitment have been spot on for a long while now talent wise. I actually feel even better with this transfer knowing that they have tracked him for 3 years and tried to sign him 3 times as well.
32 career goals out of xG 40
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Missing the first loan he was on:
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Joint 8th?
