If you like the last statistics thread, I'm going to start the one for the next season.
What stats would you like to have in the thread?
What stats would you like to have in the thread?
Statistics thread
- Thread starter Maciej
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After spain won the euros again i think we need to have passes per game stats Spain-average number of passes per game: WC 2006 541; Euro 2008 529; WC 2010 616; Euro 2012 732. 
I thought about using whoscored.com and stats from each game, but only passing stats should be enough, right?
And I want to spam the thread. Every player should have something like this:
And I want to spam the thread. Every player should have something like this:
20 FÁBIO da Silva
Code:[U] # Min Opponent Comp Res Date G A [COLOR="Yellow"]■[/COLOR]/[COLOR="Red"]■[/COLOR]| Passes |[/U] 1 ● 90' v West Bromwich A | League | [COLOR="DarkGreen"]2-1[/COLOR] | 14/08 | 1 | | | 49/53 - 92% | 2 ● 78' v Benfica A | UEFA CL | [COLOR="RoyalBlue"]1-1[/COLOR] | 14/09 | | 1 | | 49/53 - 92% | 3 ● 90' v Leeds United A | L Cup | [COLOR="DarkGreen"]3-0[/COLOR] | 20/09 | | |Y | 49/53 - 92% | 4 ● 69' v Basel H | UEFA CL | [COLOR="DarkGreen"]3-3[/COLOR] | 27/09 | | 1 | R| 49/53 - 92% | ... 15 ○ 27' V Wolverhampton A | League | [COLOR="DarkGreen"]5-0[/COLOR] | 18/03 | | | | 49/53 - 92% | 16 ● 90' v Aston Villa H | League | [COLOR="DarkGreen"]4-0[/COLOR] | 15/04 | | |Y-R| 49/53 - 92% |
Start it up and I'll stick it.
If you're gonna have a statfest might as well go the whole hog and include clearances, interceptions, tackles and "key passes" (whatever the hell they are)
I don't really want to have a statfest, so I thought just passing stats would be ok, but I know all the individual stats would be much better... we'll see.
Just passing stats would be fine.
Passes that directly lead to a goal scoring opportunity.
There is little point in just doing a passing stat thread, it seems a little unfulfilling.
It would be probably be best to do a weekly article type thread picking out the best/most interesting performances for United by way of statistics and then just put a link to the whoscored.com's Man Utd page for those who want to have a look in greater detail.
Maciek-if possible, distance covered? I for once find this stat quite telling.
Nice one Maciek, you do a good job with these each year.
Pass completion would be great (including total passes made)
I tend to end up defending stats in threads like this but that's a particularly useless one. I'm guessing any pass that leads to a shot at goal from 30 yards out counts as a "key pass" but a beautiful through ball inside the full-back which gets the winger to the by-line does not? Meh.
True Pogue
Stats are flawed, especially the more linear and isolated ones that we fans have access to but I find them an interesting debating point. Assist stats are also at times uninspiring i.e. Ashley Young got two assists against Arsenal for twice being fouled for freekicks that led to a goal.
That said, if a player is consistently getting assists and making key passes then it is safe to assume that they are not simply lucky.
A lot of people deride stats while being wholley assured in their own opinion but it is my perception that even linear statistics hold more value than one persons subjective opinion (at least the opinions of us fans). Footballing statistics are a reflection of reality defined by predetermined perameters, the statistics that we have access to certainly don't tell the whole story but I think they have a general correlation to the truth.
It would be interesting to have access to the full Prozone stats that many professional clubs including United use.
In one of Anderson threads you can see this:
I think it's good idea and maybe we should have this in the statistics thread for every player.
This is what I mean, Evra's and Anderson's 2011-12 season:
Is it a waste of time or not?
I think it's good idea and maybe we should have this in the statistics thread for every player.
This is what I mean, Evra's and Anderson's 2011-12 season:
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| Patrice [B]EVRA[/B] |●I●●●●●R●●●●●●R●○●●●●R●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●R○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
| [B]ANDERSON[/B] |●●●●●○●R●●●○●●RR●IIIIIIIIIII☼☼☼IIIIIIIII○☼IIIIIIIIIIII
● - started, ☼ - sub appearance, ○ - bench, x - fit, but didn't make the "18"
R - rested, I - injured, S - suspendedIs it a waste of time or not?
I prefer the second one. I like it!
Yes, because that's how it's going to be, the second one.
And I added United's fixture list.
And I added United's fixture list.
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| [U]DATE[/U] | [U]OPPONENT[/U] | [U]VENUE[/U] | [U]COMPETITION[/U] | [U]SCORE[/U] |
| 20-08, 20.00 | Everton | A | Premier League 01 | : |
| 25-08, 15.00 | Fulham | H | Premier League 02 | : |
| 02-09, 16.00 | Southampton | A | Premier League 03 | : |
| 15-09, 15.00 | Wigan | H | Premier League 04 | : |
| xx-09, 19.45 | TBD | - | Champions League GS1 | : |
| 23-09, 13.30 | Liverpool | A | Premier League 05 | : |
| xx-09, xx.xx | TBD | - | League Cup R3 | : |
| 29-09, 17.30 | Tottenham | H | Premier League 06 | : |
| xx-10, 19.45 | TBD | - | Champions League GS2 | : |
| 07-10, 16.00 | Newcastle | A | Premier League 07 | : |
| 20-10, 15.00 | Stoke City | H | Premier League 08 | : |
| xx-10, 19.45 | TBD | - | Champions League GS3 | : |
| 28-10, 16.00 | Chelsea | A | Premier League 09 | : |
| 03-11, 12.45 | Arsenal | H | Premier League 10 | : |
| xx-11, 19.45 | TBD | - | Champions League GS4 | : |
| 10-11, 17.30 | Aston Villa | A | Premier League 11 | : |
| 17-11, 17.30 | Norwich | A | Premier League 12 | : |
| xx-11, 19.45 | TBD | - | Champions League GS5 | : |
| 24-11, 15.00 | QPR | H | Premier League 13 | : |
| 28-11, 20.00 | West Ham | H | Premier League 14 | : |
| 01-12, xx.xx | Reading | A | Premier League 15 | : |
| xx-12, 19.45 | TBD | - | Champions League GS6 | : |
| 08-12, xx.xx | Man City | A | Premier League 16 | : |
| 15-12, xx.xx | Sunderland | H | Premier League 17 | : |
| 22-12, xx.xx | Swansea | A | Premier League 18 | : |
| 26-12, xx.xx | Newcastle | H | Premier League 19 | : |
| 29-12, xx.xx | West Bromwich | H | Premier League 20 | : |
| 01-01, xx.xx | Wigan | A | Premier League 21 | : |
| 05-01, xx.xx | TBD | - | FA Cup R3 | : |
| 12-01, xx.xx | Liverpool | H | Premier League 22 | : |
| 19-01, xx.xx | Tottenham | A | Premier League 23 | : |
| 30-01, 20.00 | Southampton | H | Premier League 24 | : |
| 02-02, xx.xx | Fulham | A | Premier League 25 | : |
| 09-02, xx.xx | Everton | H | Premier League 26 | : |
| 23-02, xx.xx | QPR | A | Premier League 27 | : |
| 02-03, xx.xx | Norwich | H | Premier League 28 | : |
| 09-03, xx.xx | West Ham | A | Premier League 29 | : |
| 16-03, xx.xx | Reading | H | Premier League 30 | : |
| 30-03, xx.xx | Sunderland | A | Premier League 31 | : |
| 06-04, xx.xx | Man City | H | Premier League 32 | : |
| 13-04, xx.xx | Stoke City | A | Premier League 33 | : |
| 20-04, xx.xx | Aston Villa | H | Premier League 34 | : |
| 27-04, xx.xx | Arsenal | A | Premier League 35 | : |
| 04-05, xx.xx | Chelsea | H | Premier League 36 | : |
| 12-05, xx.xx | Swansea | H | Premier League 37 | : |
| 19-05, xx.xx | West Brom | A | Premier League 38 | : |