Football phrases that grinds your gears

I genuinely still don’t know what xG is or why it matters in the grand scheme of things. I mean, I know it’s expected goals but how is it calculated? Is it just like if, for example, Man city are playing Wrexham AFC (or some other league 2 team or whatever) at home in the carabao cup you’d expect their xG to be like 8? Or am I totally off the mark?
 
Sara125 said:
I genuinely still don’t know what xG is or why it matters in the grand scheme of things. I mean, I know it’s expected goals but how is it calculated? Is it just like if, for example, city are playing Wrexham United at home in the carabao cup you’d expect their xG to be like 8? Or am I totally off the mark?
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In very simple terms: whenever a player takes the shot, the model calculates how likely he is to score from that shot, based on previous data (thousands of shots taken from similar positions). That's it. You get a value between 0 and 1 for each shot. You add these together throughout the game and you get the total xG.
 
711 said:
And the indefinite article too, 'what you get with a Rooney is ..'

I suspect it may be where English is a second language but not sure. Or it could be cockneys, which amounts to the same thing.
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Haha indeed More frustrating than Rashford's tracking

And muchos gracias for the like
 
Siorac said:
In very simple terms: whenever a player takes the shot, the model calculates how likely he is to score from that shot, based on previous data (thousands of shots taken from similar positions). That's it. You get a value between 0 and 1 for each shot. You add these together throughout the game and you get the total xG.
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Even now that’s it been explained it to me it still sounds like a really pointless stat
 
August to October: "at this stage of the season it's not about the performance, it's only the result that matters"

November to February: "at this stage of the season it's not about the performance, it's only the result that matters"

March to May: "at this stage of the season it's not about the performance, it's only the result that matters"

Which leads me to the question, at precisely what stage of the season does the performance actually matter more than the result?!
 
Why do so many co commentators say something, and then follow it up with "he really has", "it really is", "it really was", etc, I'm sure Carragher started it, but McCoist is the one I really focus on, though so many seem to do it, I've even found myself saying it sometimes!
 
C'est Moi Cantona said:
Why do so many co commentators say something, and then follow it up with "he really has", "it really is", "it really was", etc, I'm sure Carragher started it, but McCoist is the one I really focus on, though so many seem to do it, I've even found myself saying it sometimes!
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They really do
 
duffer said:
Generational
Baller
Let him cook
Low block
Pivot
Double Pivot
xG or anything similar.

Yes, I am Grandpa Simpson.
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Oh my god yes. Absolutely this.

This and "x is clear of x"

Shut the feck up. You're a grown adult.
 
Sara125 said:
Even now that’s it been explained it to me it still sounds like a really pointless stat
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It is literally just a way of putting a number on the phrase "we had the better chances". Just like shots on target or possession, it tells part of the story of a match, but isn't meant to be the whole picture.

The old adage is that the only stat that matters is the score line, all stats are "pointless" but add flavour to the post match analysis
 
The way people put the manager name and ball together.

For example..Angeball, Hagball, Slotball etc etc

Feck off.
 
Oscar Bonavena said:
August to October: "at this stage of the season it's not about the performance, it's only the result that matters"

November to February: "at this stage of the season it's not about the performance, it's only the result that matters"

March to May: "at this stage of the season it's not about the performance, it's only the result that matters"

Which leads me to the question, at precisely what stage of the season does the performance actually matter more than the result?!
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In the post season review when you decide if you sack the manager or keep him.
 
One that I have only noticed on here fairly recently and everytime I see it used makes me irrationally hate it with a passion, is "Book value".
 
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Aura
He's him
Cooked
When people use the sponsor name to say the league. For example, Barclays instead of Premier League/PL
 
They’ve just lacked that little bit of quality in the final third, Jeff.

Now that I’ve said it you’ll notice that it’s said in virtually any game where one of the teams haven’t scored after an hour. Apart from the Jeff bit, obviously.
 
Oranges038 said:
GOAT

Fecking hate it.
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Awful, awful phrase that seemingly jumped from rap to American sports, with football resisting it. Then Ronaldo - Messi stans adopted it and the dam broke.

Turned everything binary. Pissed away art and nuance at the same time.

Hateful.
 
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