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The only player currently playing that overachieve his xG over a long period of time is.... Lionel Messi.
Spoken like somebody who doesn't understand xG.
How does most top forwarders score just slightly under their xG makes sense?
Err... it doesn’t work like that. It’s not an average of all the chances all forwards receive, each has an xG of their own from the chances they receive, so if your xG is 35 and you bang in 30 goals, you are a top forward, whereas a random guy playing in Cyprus PL may have an xG of 6 but bang in 9, and still he would still be a journeyman.
XG is the average percentage that a chance is finished. XG has proven that shooting "above xG" doesn't make you a good player, but accumulating a high amount of xG is what makes you a great player. You can underperform xG and be the best striker in the world, and you can overperform xG more than anyone and be an entirely mediocre player. Over or underperforming xG doesn't make you a good player. Accumulating high xG is what makes you a good player.
I understand what you're saying meaning that producing a higher xG even when you under perform it will get you better numbers.
That's not the case. The best strikers may or may not over/underperform xG. There's no correlation. They get loads of goals because they get themselves in great chances, time and time again. It's their movement, the touch, their ability to turn half chances into great chances through their own work, and they get enough of those over time that gets them the goals. It's not a case of "they score every chance they get". Because that's not true for anyone.
Mbappe and Haaland (I don't count a game or two being off as not performing consistently since CR7 and Messi have had the odd poor games here and there as well in their careers).
LvG loved Martial and played him as a no 9.
Mourinho did not like him so Martial did not play much under him.
Solskjaer loved him and played him alot as a no 9 and he had a couple of great seasons, including 17 goals and 9 assists in Solskjaers first full season. Then injuries came for Martial and Moanaldo arrived, Solskjaers best friend and he hardly played.
Ten Hag loves Martial and that is all that matters,if he stays injury free the rest of the season many haters will have to take a seat.
How many? One - pass from Rashford that he took inside the box and was stopped by defender, and two the header. Have I missed something?
This is a very good point. People would have a big surprise if they have a look at the conversion rate of the elite goalscorers like Lewan or Kane. The ability to get into the position to score is actually much more important than the conversion rate.
I can't remember this one, maybe I missed it. Anyway, I'm really not worried considering how unfit he looks, his touch is also miles off to what I'm used to see. I am a bit surprised by negative comments from some on here. It's like he's starting season for the 4th time already.
I think he had a crack from just outside the box with his left foot as well, none of them were tap ins though. You're absolutely right though, we looks miles better with him in the team, let's just hope his injurys woes are behind him, for this season at least.
Agreed, it's been a far cry from Ole's approach.
I think there’s a grain of truth in what he says, I remember reading somewhere that the whole team in general runs a lot less under Mourinho than other coaches
Oh yeah not saying he’s lazy
What a nonsense.
Didn’t they select someone else already?
Yep. He hasn't been good enough in his career. He hasn't been coached well enough in his career as well though. This season it's 1.07. Surely he gets the chance like everyone else to show he can improve under a good coach finally? Because the last time he had a coach who was anywhere remotely close, he was the most promising teenager in world football.
