So if you don't like some stats you just ridicule them, OK I think I've got more than enough information on you now ;-)
Anyway were you as amazed as i was that we managed to function as a team without Henderson?
He is not ridiculing the statistics shown by HScRed1, he says he doesn't fully understand them, which is something entirely different. I for one don't understand how they measure the 'buildup' either, there's no explanation for it anywhere on that page.
Also, the reason why we looked better in midfield isn't because Henderson wasn't playing. It's because Can was taken away from the #8 position in midfield and replaced by Milner, who is by far the more intelligent player. He might not be as talented as Can, but his understanding of when to press and his overall awareness of the shape of our team, is a lot better. That's why we looked better. Can did nothing that Henderson wouldn't have done in that game, you could've replaced Can by Henderson and we likely would have seen a very similar scoreline.
Still don't fully understand, especially the parts about how you measure buildup in general or also the possession adjusted totals, but I trust that they all add up. Looks like all areas apart from key passes are down, but then again he had a very poor start to the season which is why I think the timing for this thread is off as he's been getting better and better.
Like I said, I'd like to see one of those at the end of the season though, interesting chart.
The possession adjusted totals are explained as:
"PAdj stands for āpossession adjustedā stats. The reason why we do this is because it normalizes defensive stats for opportunity. Think about it this way: If your teammates always have the ball, then you canāt make any defensive actions, and you would look worse in this statistic compared to a Tony Pulis-style team that sits deep and constantly defends.
When adjusted for possession, tackles and interception output becomes moderately correlated with shots conceded and goals against, as opposed to having no correlation without the adjustment."
So basically, if you were to compare our CB's to as said in the example, the CB's in a Pulis team, without the adjustment of the PAdj, our CB's would always look worse or they would have lower statistics in all defensive categories (clearances, blocks, tackles, ...) because we have the majority of possession and our CB's have to make less defensive actions. The PAdj tries to adjust these statistics to make both sets of CB's more comparable.
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