2022/23 Anthony Gordon

[MACCA75]

Boy I’m going to miss those attempted crosses.

 

[Martin Alvito]

If those are the stats you've picked to try and show he's good we will absolutely not miss him

4 goals from 18 shots on target is ghastly.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Want this to be over now as its destabilizing for all concerned. We should sell quickly so that we can recruit in time. simple.

 

[MACCA75]

4 goals from 18 shots on target is ghastly.

3. One wasn’t a shot.

 

[TheBigIguana]

4 goals from 18 shots on target is ghastly.

It's actually not as big an issue as having 18 shots on target for a season when you're a regular player in an attacking role. That's less than one per 90. Poor.

 

[Mashtray]

We may have already accepted the offer and have asked to bring in our replacements first

 

[Martin Alvito]

It's actually not as big an issue as having 18 shots on target for a season when you're a regular player in an attacking role. That's less than one per 90. Poor.

Even if you double the attempts on target, it's still a mediocre return from a wide forward. It speaks volumes about the quality of his finishing. The stat suggests that when he does get a good look, the result is a tame effort at the keeper far too often. We already knew that, but the stats confirm it.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Even if you double the attempts on target, it's still a mediocre return from a wide forward. It speaks volumes about the quality of his finishing. The stat suggests that when he does get a good look, the result is a tame effort at the keeper far too often. We already knew that, but the stats confirm it.

That really wouldn't be my takeaway to be completely honest.

 

[Goat]

Sell and bank the money.

60m in our bank account is more useful than having this stain on the pitch.

 

[willo30]

3. One wasn’t a shot.

2 were deflections and might not have been on target.

 

[Martin Alvito]

That really wouldn't be my takeaway to be completely honest.

Elite slotters need that many shots to put the ball in the back of the net. Think about all the times you've seen Messi, Salah or Lewandowski drag it wide, blaze it over the bar, get blocked with the keeper in position or hit the framework. Now consider what their shots-on-target numbers look like.

Another way to put this one statistically - last season we had 43 goals from 138 shots on target. That's 31%. Gordon had 4 from 18. That's 22%. That is seriously not good. Gray was 5 for 17 shots on target, which looks better on the face of it, but of course the problem there is that he needed a lot more attempts to generate those shots on target because of all of the hero balls that got blocked or were blazed over the bar.

Conclusion: Gray is wasteful in the sense that he selfishly turns over possession rather than pass to someone in a better position. Gordon is less wasteful in that he shoots from better positions, but he should be doing a lot better with his shots on target given where he was shooting from.

 

[Lee Smith]

I could “sprint” a lot, “attempt” to cross the ball loads, manage to hit the target with 25 yard pea rollers, and no doubt be able to fall over plenty whenever anyone comes within 5 yards of me. But believe me, you wouldn’t want me playing for Everton.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Elite slotters need that many shots to put the ball in the back of the net. Think about all the times you've seen Messi, Salah or Lewandowski drag it wide, blaze it over the bar, get blocked with the keeper in position or hit the framework. Now consider what their shots-on-target numbers look like.

Another way to put this one statistically - last season we had 43 goals from 138 shots on target. That's 31%. Gordon had 4 from 18. That's 22%. That is seriously not good. Gray was 5 for 17 shots on target, which looks better on the face of it, but of course the problem there is that he needed a lot more attempts to generate those shots on target because of all of the hero balls that got blocked or were blazed over the bar.

Conclusion: Gray is wasteful in the sense that he selfishly turns over possession rather than pass to someone in a better position. Gordon is less wasteful in that he shoots from better positions, but he should be doing a lot better with his shots on target given where he was shooting from.

The problem is Gordon could be an elite finisher and he's still at 9 goals. Hence this not being my takeaway as much as only producing 18 shots on target across the season is a sign of a poor player.

Most elite goalscorers (essentially everyone but Son) are elite because they shoot more and from dangerous areas more than average players. Finishing quality is more of a minimum you have to hit to not be too wasteful than a way to separate yourself.

 

[kenada_blue]

Totally forgot one of his "goals" was a brush off Richy's shot lol

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Think we might be losing the new Gareth Bale here.

Horrifying.