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2018/19 Gylfi Sigurdsson

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The problem is its' a highlight video. I could make a video several hours long of him doing sod all, game after game.

Indeed, that's his problem - his sustained inaction with moments of genius. His weighted through ball for Richarlison the other week was a thing of beauty and perfect for a YouTube video - but the weeks of utter crap he's offered isn't as suited to a clip, is it?

Much like Bolasie, he's a "Match Of The Day" player, where the pundits will wax lyrical about one moment of inspiration and gloss over everything else, because him being anonymous isn't entertaining.

But he creates similar chances in pretty much every match.

His issue is he isn't involved enough. And while that is on him, it's equally on the team not getting the ball into him as well.

It's an issue with both. If he drops deep to get on the ball and face the goal, we far too often have no movement ahead of him and a static midfield so nobody filling that gap.

If he waits in the 10 position (or drifts wide as he often does), he gets accused of not getting involved enough. He can't win.

It doesn't help that he doesn't have that ability that we can all say Barkley did/does of being able to drive forward with the ball. He can run into space or as the Brighton goal showed, run forward with the ball, but he can't take on four players from deep over a 30-40 yard run. He doesn't have the pace or the strength.
 
Fair enough. I think the DCL one v Arsenal should have been, tbf. It's three yards out of an empty goal. I did stress for that one in my reply to Tubey that it was a key pass - not an assist.

And fairs on the Liverpool one. It was a hard chance.

Those other two into Walcott should be goals. If you're one v one, you should score.
Thats on you for thinking any DCL goal should be an easy one tbf.
 
Inappropriate Behaviour
Debunked

Sigurdsson's first 37 PL matches for Swansea:

- 2.04 chances per 90 from open play
- 61 out of 97 chances from open play
- 12 out of 13 assists from open play
- Averaging 37 passes per match

This season he averages 1.20 chances per 90 min from open play, only 24 passes per match.

Ross Barkley averages 45 passes per match, 47% more than Sigurdsson. Yet only creates 22% more from open play?

When Sigurdsson averaged 37 passes per match (17.8% less) he created 24.6% more chances despite averaging fewer passes. (0.50 more)



How does this compare to other PL Playmakers?

KDB: 2.13 chances per 90 from open play (2017/18)
- 3083 minutes, 37 matches, 73 open play chances, 72 passes per match.

Eriksen: 1.87 chances per 90 from open play (2017/18)
- 3226 minutes, 37 matches, 67 open play chances, 60 passes per match.

Despite averaging 250-300% more passes per match than him they & still don't outperform him from open play.

Your data is based on his two seasons as a winger at Swansea & for us last season; Proving that you're clutching at straws.

Nonce
 

Debunked

Sigurdsson's first 37 PL matches for Swansea:

- 2.04 chances per 90 from open play
- 61 out of 97 chances from open play
- 12 out of 13 assists from open play
- Averaging 37 passes per match

This season he averages 1.20 chances per 90 min from open play, only 24 passes per match.

Ross Barkley averages 45 passes per match, 47% more than Sigurdsson. Yet only creates 22% more from open play?

When Sigurdsson averaged 37 passes per match (17.8% less) he created 24.6% more chances despite averaging fewer passes. (0.50 more)



How does this compare to other PL Playmakers?

KDB: 2.13 chances per 90 from open play (2017/18)
- 3083 minutes, 37 matches, 73 open play chances, 72 passes per match.

Eriksen: 1.87 chances per 90 from open play (2017/18)
- 3226 minutes, 37 matches, 67 open play chances, 60 passes per match.

Despite averaging 250-300% more passes per match than him they & still don't outperform him from open play.

Your data is based on his two seasons as a winger at Swansea & for us last season; Proving that you're clutching at straws.

Omg you're back!

Odd time to pick given the recent dip in form for gyfli and the rest of the team, but can't say it's an unpleasant surprise.
 
If hes on £150k a week then thats £600k a month or £7.2mil a year.

If our total player wages are £140mil approx, is he worth 5% of our total wage bill?

I think not.
 


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