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Jul 10 2020, 06:11 PM
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The brightest sun is the purest gun
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QUOTE (Danny @ Jul 10 2020, 02:44 PM) Pretty much every debate about the competence in different areas of different players!
I use numbers to back my points up, or to discredit them. Whereas you claimed you aren't interested in stats.
So even using them to back up your argument means you only selectively aren't interested! You see, it really depends on how you use stats. Some people rely on them so much and make general claims like "Rebic won 15 challenges and had 8 shots on target, hence he had a great game". When in reality Rebic might been crap the entire match. Those stats don't prove anything about the player's quality on the pitch. But if you want to quantify something specific, then it's only natural to back your claims with numbers. If I say Kessie was great at passing tonight, then a stat like passing accuracy is perfect to back it up. Or if I want to prove that Rebic put a lot of effort in this match, then I would look at kilometres ran.
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Jul 11 2020, 09:41 PM
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Allievi Nazionali
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Jul 10 2020, 06:11 PM) You see, it really depends on how you use stats. Some people rely on them so much and make general claims like "Rebic won 15 challenges and had 8 shots on target, hence he had a great game". When in reality Rebic might been crap the entire match. Those stats don't prove anything about the player's quality on the pitch. 'when in reality' means 'in your opinion'. The facts/stats are undisputed, and absolute, whereas your opinion about what you see is entirely subjective. And that's fine, but I've used stats to back up certain areas of competence many times and you rejected them saying you didn't go much for stats. That's the bit I'm unable to reconcile here. If you use them even once, then you DO go for stats. QUOTE But if you want to quantify something specific, then it's only natural to back your claims with numbers. If I say Kessie was great at passing tonight, then a stat like passing accuracy is perfect to back it up. Or if I want to prove that Rebic put a lot of effort in this match, then I would look at kilometres ran. To flip your argument back on you, and use your 'in reality', Kessie might have passed 90% accurate for 2-5 yard passes, yet made not a single through ball or longer ball. So was he good at passing, or keeping it simple? As for the effort, that too is subjective. Running all over the place is what Borini used to do, but he was hardly praised for a natural part of his game. And running like a headless chicken is kind of pointless, and effort put in the wrong place. So I take your points, but reality is you use stats after all (IMG: style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Jul 11 2020, 09:53 PM
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QUOTE (Danny @ Jul 11 2020, 09:41 PM) 'when in reality' means 'in your opinion'. The facts/stats are undisputed, and absolute, whereas your opinion about what you see is entirely subjective. And that's fine, but I've used stats to back up certain areas of competence many times and you rejected them saying you didn't go much for stats. That's the bit I'm unable to reconcile here.
If you use them even once, then you DO go for stats. If you show me I will eat my words. QUOTE (Danny @ Jul 11 2020, 09:41 PM) To flip your argument back on you, and use your 'in reality', Kessie might have passed 90% accurate for 2-5 yard passes, yet made not a single through ball or longer ball. So was he good at passing, or keeping it simple? As for the effort, that too is subjective. Running all over the place is what Borini used to do, but he was hardly praised for a natural part of his game. And running like a headless chicken is kind of pointless, and effort put in the wrong place. So I take your points, but reality is you use stats after all (IMG: style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) You can't flip my argument because even if he made 2-5 yard passes that statement remains true, and that Kessie wasn't responsible for fucking up our attacks with misplaced passes. Same for Borini. I think I always maintained that I appreciated Borini for his effort. We're not talking about someone's overall performance here, but about specific aspects of their play. You just don't want to accept it because apparently I criticised you sometime ago about using stats and are feeling resentful about it now that I used stats for once myself. Let's not be petty about it.
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