New Everton Manager

[Exeter_Gently]

I can't find it, but there is an interview with football kicker Jack Grealish where he talks about it. Does that count?

Errrr no

 

[TheBigIguana]

Course you can’t.

Eat me.



@Exeter_Gently

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Could easly be argued they did have a good season for brighton standards. One of the better teams in the league to watch. I watched them out play loads of sides. They just didnt have or had the resources to go buy a decent finisher. The rest of their game was very good.

Welbeck scored a couple of belters!

 

[TheBigIguana]

I’d be happy to wait if we had an agreement

I don't want to rush it but getting a guy basically at the exact start of preseason doesn't feel like a good move either.

 

[Gilbert..]

Welbeck scored a couple of belters!

But scored 6 all season. That was their issue.

 

[Egil Olsen]

I can understand that some people think Xg can be boring, but it is a fairly useful analysis tool. After a match, most supporters talk about who had the most shots on goal, and who had the biggest chances. What Xg does is quantify just that on the basis of a large amount of data.

Furthermore, you adjust for distance, angle, which body part you use to finish with on the goal, etc. The latest model also takes into account the player's skills. There are a number of variables you adjust for in the model. Then it's just about probabilities, which in itself can be difficult enough.

Still, the Xg models are far more reliable than variables such as shots, shots on target, etc. No models are perfect, but it is an upgrade from previous models. I think all clubs use the model in one form or another, but there are many different Xg models. So if you cling to older stats like shots on goal, and make fun of Xg, you should update your knowledge.

However, I think, if I remember correctly, shots on target outperformed an Xg model in Scotland a couple of years ago, but in general the Xg model is far more reliable.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Eat me.



@Exeter_Gently

So this video is why Greame Potter should be the new Everton manager?

Bit embarrassing

Coz Jack Grealish said XG is sound.

 

[MikeH72]

Eat me.



@Exeter_Gently

He literally said “big chances created” lol lol lol

 

[Norwegian Cow]

What's the point of this thread? We don't choose the manager.

 

[evertony]

Well what actually is the point in it then?? Why wouldn’t you just use “big chances created” as a stat?

You don’t have a clue on much soccer-related unfortunately

I can't find it, but there is an interview with football kicker Jack Grealish where he talks about it. Does that count?

Nope.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

But scored 6 all season. That was their issue.

Danny as physically robust as ever!

 

[Exeter_Gently]

He literally said “big chances created” lol lol lol

Cant believe he had the brass neck to post this.

 

[MikeH72]

I can understand that some people think Xg can be boring, but it is a fairly useful analysis tool. After a match, most supporters talk about who had the most shots on goal, and who had the biggest chances. What Xg does is quantify just that on the basis of a large amount of data.

Furthermore, you adjust for distance, angle, which body part you use to finish with on the goal, etc. The latest model also takes into account the player's skills. There are a number of variables you adjust for in the model. Then it's just about probabilities, which in itself can be difficult enough.

Still, the Xg models are far more reliable than variables such as shots, shots on target, etc. No models are perfect, but it is an upgrade from previous models. I think all clubs use the model in one form or another, but there are many different Xg models. So if you cling to older stats like shots on goal, and make fun of Xg, you should update your knowledge.

However, I think, if I remember correctly, shots on target outperformed an Xg model in Scotland a couple of years ago, but in general the Xg model is far more reliable.

I don’t cling to any stats. Football is not a stats game, it never has been and thankfully never will be. There are an endless amount of variables which cannot ever be fully quantified in the stats and therefore render most of them meaningless.

 

[MrGrumpy]

What ppl thoughts on Favre

 

[roydo]

What's the point of this thread? We don't choose the manager.

Dont pick the side, decide how they play, nor who we buy or sell neither.

Lets all go the pub and sit in silence.