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Yannick Bolasie

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If you're going to judge him solely on that though then you need to give your head a wobble.

Yes, they are key, but equally so if only goals and assists counted Pienaar's impact on the team would have been minimal, yet he was one of our most important players for years.
I agree, and the creation of space for others, for example, is a less statistically quantifiable parameter but can change games. I was just pointing out that the media is now totally stats driven and our support, like everyone else, is affected by that coverage and he'll probably be judged on that basis. Whether that is fair or not.
 

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It seems I have been misunderstood. I am not saying a player should be judged on goals and assists alone. What I am saying is that that is what the mainstream football media do. If things are going well, let's say at a team like Real Madrid, then that narrative doesn't matter. If, however, things aren't and people are fishing around for someone to blame, then a combination of a high fee and relatively poor "headline" stats will make players vulnerable to criticism.
 
It seems I have been misunderstood. I am not saying a player should be judged on goals and assists alone. What I am saying is that that is what the mainstream football media do. If things are going well, let's say at a team like Real Madrid, then that narrative doesn't matter. If, however, things aren't and people are fishing around for someone to blame, then a combination of a high fee and relatively poor "headline" stats will make players vulnerable to criticism.
Did you not see the pie chart @caught made? He's got unreal stats
 

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