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We weren't great today but we can actually create chances and score now so that's a demonstrable improvement over the last guy.
I agree, but this game could have been one where we score that same jammy first goal and then just get two against us in turnovers, we score again they score late to make it 2-3 type of game. It didn't really feel like that today for me. It was more boring, more pragmatic, but a comfortable win in the endJaysus.
First time to OT today. We started alright, then became sloppy and kind of scored against the run of play. We were definitely clinical and Everton deserved a goal atleast.
Amad was electric my MOTM, his skills, energy was brilliant. Zhirkee also had a good match. His pass to Amad for the 3rd goal, nobody could see coming.
Maz was excellent self, same with Dalot. Licha is great at threading the passes. We will definitely loss that against Arsenal. He is the only defenders who tries that even.
Rashford scored good goals but his touch and passing was sloppy.
Onana, Bruno and Maguire solid. Mount and Garnacho didn’t do much to make a difference.
The atmosphere was a bit flat except the Stretford end which kept signing throughout the match.
What ? So, I get Rashford's first being low xG, but the remaining goals were clear cut chances.
What ? So, I get Rashford's first being low xG, but the remaining goals were clear cut chances.
What ? So, I get Rashford's first being low xG, but the remaining goals were clear cut chances.
It isn’t. The actual figures were nothing like that (the ones I saw on telly, at least).I refuse to believe that that is true.
I think I’d be enjoying my football if I was being paid £100,000 - £250,000 a week too!Players are enjoying their football again.
Will be a real HellraiserCan’t wait to see Lemmy taking part.
You’re better off just watching the game mate.This game has me more baffled than ever with xG.... continually seeing Man Utd were between 0.6 to 0.7's depending on the model, yet 3 of the 4 goals should have been reasonable decent in their own right, the other being Rashfords opener... rest are clean shots in a decent place in the area, not sure how those 3 alone don't even cover at least 1xg.
Either way, can't win with some. I enjoyed it. Confidence should obviously be growing and that's a key thing.
What ? So, I get Rashford's first being low xG, but the remaining goals were clear cut chances.
Great first experience of OT. Nice to see RA and the lads, and - hopefully- be able to say you saw history being made.First time to OT today. We started alright, then became sloppy and kind of scored against the run of play. We were definitely clinical and Everton deserved a goal atleast.
Amad was electric my MOTM, his skills, energy was brilliant. Zhirkee also had a good match. His pass to Amad for the 3rd goal, nobody could see coming.
Maz was excellent self, same with Dalot. Licha is great at threading the passes. We will definitely loss that against Arsenal. He is the only defenders who tries that even.
Rashford scored good goals but his touch and passing was sloppy.
Onana, Bruno and Maguire solid. Mount and Garnacho didn’t do much to make a difference.
The atmosphere was a bit flat except the Stretford end which kept signing throughout the match.
Praise him forever. We had fairly low xG, if you are not convinvced by how the game went.Jaysus.
DAMN!
I do wonder just how good ETH actually was/is.
Personally, I think his level is the Dutch league or perhaps a team battling relegation in the EPL - though I do think he'd get that team relegated.
Amorim has certainly hit the ground running and is doing well. It is difficult to tell if this is the new manager's bounce or if he is genuinely implementing a great (goal-scoring) playing style.
I would like to see him get a job in one of the top leagues and see how his team performs.I wanted him gone, but i don't like this retrospective stuff. He was very highly thought of and other teams around Europe were high on him. This was obviously not the the right job for him.
Well....sancho was having mental issues earning too much and not knowing how to spend.I think I’d be enjoying my football if I was being paid £100,000 - £250,000 a week too!
What ? So, I get Rashford's first being low xG, but the remaining goals were clear cut chances.
What ? So, I get Rashford's first being low xG, but the remaining goals were clear cut chances.
Are we sure it isn't taking into account that at least 3 of the goals were "created" by Everton players, rather than our own?Shows what nonsense that is.
What ? So, I get Rashford's first being low xG, but the remaining goals were clear cut chances.
Ten HagSeeing the goals it looked terrible. I was fine giving Dyche a bit of time to see if he could turn it around after the first four games but 13 games in and it's not pretty. We are poor in the underlying metrics, he's lost the fans and looks like the players now too. Atmosphere last week around the ground was rotten and Pickford was shouting at Dyche during the game. Don't even blame Branthwaite for the goals tbh, Dyche encourages slow and cumbersome football. We need a proper manager to inject some fecking life into us.
From what I've read, the goalkeeper's position is also taken into account. But there may be different ways to calculate xG. Someone posted that Sky showed a different number than this tweet, for example.Yeah absolutely ridiculous, I understand the concept of XG but it's basically useless if the metrics aren't calculated accurately.
I have asked these questions before...but take Zirkzee's first goal, for example...how us XG calculated here? It's a left footed finish from just inside the box, and the fact that it's Zirkzee's weaker side might make it seem like less of a chance...but obviously the huge difference with this particular effort is the goalkeeper is out of the equation.
If you asked me, as a lifetime football fan, to rate the likelihood of a goal resulting from each shot I'd say...
Rashford - 0.5/10
Zirkee - 8.5/10
Rashford - 7.5/10
Zirkzee - 7.5/10
So how we have ended up with 0.79 makes the who thing entirely ridiculous
Where did you get your tickets from in the end? And where did you sit/stand?
Always assumed it only factors in the actual finish, so shouldn't be the caseWould goals directly from opposition mistakes count less towards xG?
I certainly hope so, I am taking the credit of us winning by 4 goals in premier league. I hardly remember when was the last time we scored four goals in the league let alone winning by 4 goals margin.Great first experience of OT. Nice to see RA and the lads, and - hopefully- be able to say you saw history being made.
What ? So, I get Rashford's first being low xG, but the remaining goals were clear cut chances.
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