Goals, assists and other stuff

9 Replies to “Goals, assists and other stuff”

1. Ask yourself whether Walcott is to blame for setting up scoring chances and his team-mates fluffing them.

   Your stats saw he has one assist all season, presumably setting up van Persie at Carrow Road. Of course, you’ll be doubling that tally after Saturday, won’t you?

   Would you indicate how many scoring chances he set up and were missed, because that is the appropriate metric for a winger?

2. I also actually think, Theo is becoming one of the most effective players at the Arsenal. I’m hoping in January he gets some games as an out and out striker, then we will see whether after RVP we can have a successor from inside or we need to buy one.

3. Rhys,
   welcome back!

4. @Rhys Jaggar
   I can only repeat that Theo Walcott is gaining previous brilliant form. And yes some of chances created by him is fluffed.

   This is the stats of key passes per game this season for EPL

   Mikel Arteta 2.7
   Gervinho 1.9
   Robin van Persie 1.8
   Aaron Ramsey 1.8
   Theo Walcott 1.3
   Tomas Rosicky 1.3
   Alexandre Song 1.3
   André Santos 1.3
   Andrey Arshavin 1.1
   Yossi Benayoun 1
   Kieran Gibbs 0.8
   Bacary Sagna 0.7
   Carl Jenkinson 0.7
   Emmanuel Frimpong 0.5
   Henri Lansbury 0.5
   Johan Djourou 0.4
   Laurent Koscielny 0.3
   Thomas Vermaelen 0.2
   Per Mertesacker 0.1
   Marouane Chamakh –

5. I want to add something to stats of key passes

   Opta (which stats for key passes shown above) is calculate Total games this way TG=GS+SB

   But that way is not accurate enough. I calculate this way TG=GS+SB/3

   This is more accurate. For example stats of key passes of some players which where many games used as substitute is (by my way of calculation)
   Tomas Rosicky 2
   Andrey Arshavin 1,565217
   Yossi Benayoun 3
   Johan Djourou 0,6

6. Ryo Myachi – I really forwarding.

   Youtube’d the lad some great stuff.

7. Great stats Alek but is it fair to compare players who rarely get a game in the EPL or CL to those like RVP and Gervinho, who play week in and week out? If I were a squad player like Chamakh and allowed to play only as a last minute substitute or 1 in every 5 games or so, I’d be way out of tune with the AFC rhythm or style and would find it very frustrating and difficult to know where to play, when to shoot and so on. It seems we are comparing apples to oranges but knowing these stats (which I am sure Wenger has as well) really highlights the most efficient first team and squad players who can make a difference to the team in any competition.
   We will see what our squad and youth players can do against a super-rich Club Tuesday night. What are your predictions?

8. @ Domhuaille MacMathghamhna

   I think there are 4 kinds of players. First one is the kind of players who are rarely playing a game. They are not gelled enough with team mates to do their best. But they can score or make an assist just because of luck. And their stats could be great just because of fortune not because of their abilities. And their stats could be poor just because of bad luck not because of their abilities.
   The more games played the less influence of fortune on stats.

   Second kind of players is kind of players who are playing games medium amount of time. It is enough to be gelled with team mates.

   Third kind is kind of players who are playing for a long time. It is more difficult to keep high rates of goals and assists for long period than for medium period.

   Fourth kind is kind of players who are playing too many games without rotation and getting tired. The tiredness impacts on their effectiveness.

   “What are your predictions?”

   I don’t like to make predictions. But this time it is easy for me. I predict 50/50. 🙂

9. I’m pretty disappointed with Ramsey…not as effective as he shud be in the attacking midfield role, especially since he’s the one who has played most of our games in that position. His finishin was very poor against fulham, he also needs to find those good assists…