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Where's Marcus and Mike to make sense of this?
Love this.
Where's Marcus and Mike to make sense of this?
What about the level of the premier league?
Leicester signed some no namers from France league to survive relegation, they destroyed the league. West Ham signed some 28 year old who no one ever heard of before that made the team of the season. Tottenham have fish as their striker scoring for fun last two years. At Arsenal there is model scoring 20 goals each season. This league does nothing in Europe.
Nah, I'm study genetics/genomics/systems biology but a lot of the statistics, math, machine learning and computer stuff translates well to sports analytics. I also read a lotDo you study/work in sport analytics?
Van Dijk isn't all that, but you will see that in the coming season, I bet. Ha a very experienced partner, class goal keeper behind him and Southampton's midfield is all about protection. He would be roasted at any top club. Also what's going to Celtic where his team is 27 times better than any other team do for a young player? Easy league and destroyed in Europe, big whoop.Dutch players will have to move to a better league, make their name and then look to the Premier League.
Like Van Dijk, went to Scotland and made his name.
I did engineering at uni so I've dabbled in a bit of statistics. I've wanted to do some statistical work in my own time I just can't be bothered to start.Nah, I'm study genetics/genomics/systems biology but a lot of the statistics, math, machine learning and computer stuff translates well to sports analytics. I also read a lot
Most of the people doing analytics stuff are economists, statisticians, computational biology folks or former bookies with a love for sports. Oddly enough they're often AFC fans
Do some dabbling in the sports analytics stuff to entertain myself from time to time but don't have all of the advanced data I'd want to do anything particularly interesting, yet. If/when I do I'll probably post stuff here.
You can absolutely gain insight and do first pass elimination of prospects using advanced stats. (Not shallow things like pass completion, goals, assists etc)
I don't know enough about him or the eredivisie to make any judgements but if we do take him it's definitely a StatDNA signing. Just like Elneny was.
Way I see it, if he's generating a high number of shots with high xG values, is overperforming league-strength adjusted xG by a reasonable amount (5-10%), isn't dispossessed often and plays in a team with a similar system as us then I'm fine with it.
Would also be nice if he wasn't as dependent on service as Giroud and didn't get too many goals from glaring defensive errors.
The way "stats" has been used in the past was primarily in a very shallow fashion with little to no focus on context, machine learning or big data. That has since changed and there's a lot more to be gained from it than ever before but it is far far from the be all end all and hopefully will never be.
Obviously. And stop all other methods technology provide. Come on.We really should stop using stats.
?Dutch players will have to move to a better league, make their name and then look to the Premier League.
Like Van Dijk, went to Scotland and made his name.
I don't know enough about him or the eredivisie to make any judgements but if we do take him it's definitely a StatDNA signing. Just like Elneny was.
Way I see it, if he's generating a high number of shots with high xG values, is overperforming league-strength adjusted xG by a reasonable amount (5-10%), isn't dispossessed often and plays in a team with a similar system as us then I'm fine with it.
This is why I don't get the hype around Van Dijk.Van Dijk isn't all that, but you will see that in the coming season, I bet. Ha a very experienced partner, class goal keeper behind him and Southampton's midfield is all about protection. He would be roasted at any top club. Also what's going to Celtic where his team is 27 times better than any other team do for a young player? Easy league and destroyed in Europe, big whoop.
What hype? Its only AM that thinks he's any good, only because we make him look good twice a year. This is a defender that could not get in the worst Dutch national team in living memory for years.This is why I don't get the hype around Van Dijk.
I watched Celtic a few times against Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Aberdeen, games that stood out where he looked bang average. Every CB has poor performances but considering the standard he was up against he should not of looked as poor as he did. As an example, Koscielny could go to the SPL, have an absolute nightmare of a game and still be head and shoulders above everyone he's up against. Even Gabriel, if went there he'd be seen as a dominant CB.
Edit: on topic, I don't want Janssen either.
Obviously. And stop all other methods technology provide. Come on.
I am not 100% into the different statistical football measures, and I recall Wenger saying something recently that got me thinking.xG is full of ****. I remember Wenger banging on about it when Theo and Giroud's scoring dried up