He’s a very relaxed guy and quite tall and lanky. I think these factors make him look a bit languid but it doesn’t mean he isn’t trying. He’s just never going to look like a sprinter.
We are also comparing to Gyokeres who is an absolute animal and plays like he is to be executed if he doesn’t win.
The assessment of Haji from some of our fans is totally baffling. He’s easily been our best player going forward this season and his stats back that up. I get people like Sakamoto and he’s also been great in parts, but he also spent a lot of time totally ineffective and wasn’t even in the team to start off with. To say that Sakamoto is a raging success and Haji hasn’t worked out is absolute nonsense. How anyone can come to the conclusion that Sakamoto and Milan have contributed more??
Im never said currently Haji is world class I said he has potential to be with his attributesCompletely agree, but haji wright isn’t, that’s my point.
If he was 20 and playing like this maybe but he's 26. Although that actually works in our favour I think, he'd be off this summer if he was younger.I think Haji is a world class player in the making he has all the attributes to be a quality left forward
Some players peak later in age, and yes the age factor definitely on our side for onceIf he was 20 and playing like this maybe but he's 26. Although that actually works in our favour I think, he'd be off this summer if he was younger.
Even if he was 20 I wouldn't say he could be world class.If he was 20 and playing like this maybe but he's 26. Although that actually works in our favour I think, he'd be off this summer if he was younger.
I think that we've really missed Saka's defensive work too. Deceptive how much tracking back he did .Wright is a lot better than Sakamoto and it’s not even close.
Comparing the xG stat for both, Sakamoto over performed on that metric whilst Wright has underperformed. Going into next season, with similar performances, Wright will end up with more goals and Sakamoto with less goals.
Sakamoto’s value is his dribbling and link up play with MVE, we’ve really missed that in his absence.
Yes, he offered so much and really was the lynchpin in making 4-2-3-1 work for us. His tricky dribbling and back tracking have been huge.I think that we've really missed Saka's defensive work too. Deceptive how much tracking back he did .
not sure re your XG - does that not mean that Sakamoto is a better finisher - somebody like David speedie would have a higher conversion rate of XG than a goal poacher, but his ratio of Goals to XG would have been much higherWright is a lot better than Sakamoto and it’s not even close.
Comparing the xG stat for both, Sakamoto over performed on that metric whilst Wright has underperformed. Going into next season, with similar performances, Wright will end up with more goals and Sakamoto with less goals.
Sakamoto’s value is his dribbling and link up play with MVE, we’ve really missed that in his absence.
Wright never would be,or could be world class.Im never said currently Haji is world class I said he has potential to be with his attributes
Lionel Messi ,Madonna , Beckenbauer , Pele, ,CruyffOh look it’s the “legend” discussion again. Lads there’s no definition of world class, it’s entirely subjective how many people you count as “among the best in the world”
Lionel Messi ,Madonna , Beckenbauer , Pele, ,Cruyff
not sure re your XG - does that not mean that Sakamoto is a better finisher - somebody like David speedie would have a higher conversion rate of XG than a goal poacher, but his ratio of Goals to XG would have been much higher
Wright never would be,or could be world class.
The mere thought of it is laughable when you think of truly world class players.
HormantschukMessi, Madonna, Beckenbauer, Pele, Cruyff
Doesn’t it actually show that Wright needs to be a more consistent finisher and that Sakamoto needs more supply?Without going too into it, at the surface level, Sakamoto should have less goals because he’s scored high difficulty (3.2 xG) chances and the opposite is true of Wright (xG 17.9).
It’s an indicator more than anything but to give an idea, Sakamoto has the same xG per game as Kasey Palmer. He’s just outperformed it by over double.
The statistical trend is that players revert to the mean i.e. if a player consistently gets 10 xG, they will usually end up with 10 goals give if take.
I would say that's BorderlineReckon I could beat Madonna 1 on 1
I did hear you were like a virginReckon I could beat Madonna 1 on 1
You can twist stats any way you want.Doesn’t it actually show that Wright needs to be a more consistent finisher and that Sakamoto needs more supply?
Doesn’t it actually show that Wright needs to be a more consistent finisher and that Sakamoto needs more supply?
Equally someone who underscores their xG might just be a bad finisher rather than just unlucky.You can twist stats any way you want.
Sakamoto scoring over double his xg is very unlikely to be sustainable though, the best finishers in the world can't manage that.
I think it shows more that Wright consistently gets into good goalscoring positions, which is exactly what you want in a striker. One thing you notice about him is even when he isn't having a great game he still seems dangerous.Doesn’t it actually show that Wright needs to be a more consistent finisher and that Sakamoto needs more supply?
He learnt English very well whilst he has been recovering so will be able to fuck and blind like a localNot necessarily. I rate Sakamoto highly and the sceptic in me sees this historic goal scoring record and his xG for this season and it paints a picture that perhaps he had an excellent run of form.
On a more positive note, like Wright, Sakamoto will have a full preseason, be more settled in the UK and should come back stronger from his injury.
We’ll have to wait and see how MR wishes to use him next season.
To be fair xg isn't one stat, it's a variety of different models produced by different companies, all which will give different outcomes.What pool of players is xG taken from to average? Surely whatever cohort it is has some level of normal distribution and then xG is telling you where they lie. So there’s not necessarily a regression to the mean as some players can genuinely be better finishers than the average?
To be fair xg isn't one stat, it's a variety of different models produced by different companies, all which will give different outcomes.
Your point is generally true though. Although I do wonder, lets say they're using data from top European leagues, would we not expect those players to be better finishers than Championship players, on average? So perhaps these xg figures are overstated for the level.
All the models are proprietary though so it's hard to get real detail on how they're calculated.
Are wing backs defenders or midfielders?Low xG can also mean you take a lot of pot shots. Hamer always outperformed his because he shot from low xG positions a lot but was better from range than most so scored more.
Yok is a very good striker. He is not world class,( not yet anyway).We probably would’ve said the same thing about Gyokeres 2 years ago yet he’s probably joining an elite team in the summer.
You never know how players can take off.
Are wing backs defenders or midfielders?
The problem with Sakamoto is, his form dipped sharply following his treatment by the thugs at Norwich. Then with his current injury that's a lot to come back from, confidence wise. He's unlikely to repeat that run of form IMO.You can twist stats any way you want.
Sakamoto scoring over double his xg is very unlikely to be sustainable though, the best finishers in the world can't manage that.
The problem with Sakamoto is, his form dipped sharply following his treatment by the thugs at Norwich. Then with his current injury that's a lot to come back from, confidence wise. He's unlikely to repeat that run of form IMO.
On a good dayMidfielders
With a length of 3 by 2?Reckon I could beat Madonna 1 on 1
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