Huh. Interesting. My very casual survey of most of the numbers led to a conclusion that the Hammers had continued to contest the match because of one thing that stuck out: the duels. We kept a relatively narrow margin (winning 40-34 on the ground and 7-6 in the air) which seemed to reflect their willingness to stay in the game, rather than go into a shell, despite being (ahem) hammered in most other aspects. There was no doubt whatsoever who the victor was, "eye test" and otherwise, but that one number that Arne has cited as valuing seemed to indicate that they were still interested. Perhaps not.
Right! It's those kinds of nebulous statistics (see: xG) that have been part of the attraction of the game for me in the past couple decades. It's why I was arching an eyebrow after that first match when Arne pointed out that Jarell had been hooked for losing too many, so then I started paying more attention to them. But, then, whose assessment am I using to determine failure/success? (I mean, most of the time, Fotmob's when it comes down to it, but I'm not sure what goes into their formula for that any more than I know the differences between Caley's xG and Understat's.)
Huh. Interesting. My very casual survey of most of the numbers led to a conclusion that the Hammers had continued to contest the match because of one thing that stuck out: the duels. We kept a relatively narrow margin (winning 40-34 on the ground and 7-6 in the air) which seemed to reflect their willingness to stay in the game, rather than go into a shell, despite being (ahem) hammered in most other aspects. There was no doubt whatsoever who the victor was, "eye test" and otherwise, but that one number that Arne has cited as valuing seemed to indicate that they were still interested. Perhaps not.
Duels are a funny metric, in that they’re a combination of tackles, dribbles and fouls. So some of the tally is decided by the referee!
Right! It's those kinds of nebulous statistics (see: xG) that have been part of the attraction of the game for me in the past couple decades. It's why I was arching an eyebrow after that first match when Arne pointed out that Jarell had been hooked for losing too many, so then I started paying more attention to them. But, then, whose assessment am I using to determine failure/success? (I mean, most of the time, Fotmob's when it comes down to it, but I'm not sure what goes into their formula for that any more than I know the differences between Caley's xG and Understat's.)
Happy new year, Andrew. I wish you all the best in 2025.
Do you know whether we run more or less under Slot and how LFC compares to the other teams this season?
Thanks, same to you!
I’m afraid I don’t know, that sort of data doesn’t leak out into the public domain very often.