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Today’s Football 2020/21 Season

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Who needs stats?
The American founder and CEO of StatsBomb,

Why am I not surprised
 

Is this actually a thing
Adults (I use the term loosely ) playing video games and other adults ( again I use the term loosely ) commentating on it
Christ their MA'S boxroom must have some smell in it by now
Those lads need to pull back the curtains ,go outside and try talking to an actual real life female
This is attitude belongs in 1986 bruh!

Our man Usmanov owns a csgo team, he invested 100m into it a few years back.
 
England squad announced. Defence looking horrific



San Marino, Albania, Poland, Why do we need a defence?

England's recent record in qualifying reduces amost all their games to incredibly inconsequential and meaningless friendlies.

If they don't win every single qualifier they invariably almost do, a defeat is a rarity and usually hardly matters. The summer finals is where they've struggled at times but not qualifying, although tbf the last world cup was decent.

They should only need half a team, if that to beat that dross. Qualifiers are so boring, with the Nation's Cup at least you get matched with decent opposition.

Qualifying can be like trying to outplay and find a way through Southport reserves.
 
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I think the fact that you are the only 1 supporting Iwobi, based on stats, tells us everything we need to know about stats and how useful they are alone to gauge players.

Thankfully we will never go full stats.

But sure bro, you keep using them, me I'm gonna watch the footy and use the knowledge base in my head.
As an old codger of 60 I have
Played football at a fairly high level till I was 21 (2 leg breaks and the possibility of a permanent limp put paid to that )
Managed schoolboys teams at a high level (had Irish schoolboy international and triallists at a few PL clubs )
Took coaching badges
Refereed to the level below Pro football in Ireland
Had coaching sessions with FIFA coaches
So as far as stats go I prefer to use my eyes
Stats will not tell you if a player has courage ,will to win ,desire ,passion to do what is necessary
I go to the states at least twice a year (pre covid ) an I have seen Pro football ,Pro Basketball pro Baseball
I have been to Notre Dame games
American sports are fundamentally different to Soccer because they have been developed for TV not spectators or players
Stats mean a lot to Americans because it fills the gaps in the play
You can judge a soccer player in a couple of games and know if he has what it takes ,and it takes more than good stats to make it
 


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