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"possession percentages are not measured by time spent on the ball"

WTAF!?!

Yes the guy from Opta covered this on the Totally Football pod last year. It’s essentially done on passes. They have analysed a game with looking at possession and consider it a pretty effective proxy.

But that was also my initial reaction!
 
Sure Brown Nose Brown Nose will appreciate this...


Thanks for this. Unfortunately, there are no stats for being snidey little ****s.

If you watch Man City closely, they often do the fouling away from the player making the breakaway and the ref doesn't see it - blocking runs and such like. They're excellent at disrupting on the sly. They also interfere so slightly at times that the ref waves advantage instead of stopping play. Just knocking the player out of his stride. It's enough though.

My main objection is referees not doing something about it. They seem complicit. A yellow card every time in a game that someone obstructs an opposition player breaking forward and it will largely stop.
 
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Chris Waddle
Ex-England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
I've got to say it's a very good finish but where was Harry Maguire? He should have been on the cover but he was about 25 yards away.
 
Five out of five away wins today so far. Can Arsenal make it six?
 
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Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
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Chris Waddle
Ex-England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
I've got to say it's a very good finish but where was Harry Maguire? He should have been on the cover but he was about 25 yards away.

He'll still be turning around now.
 
Weren’t Watford supposed to be pushing for the top six as well this season? They’ve been bobbins in this season.
 
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P Pld Pts
1Leicester4391
2Leeds Utd4490
3Ipswich4389
4Southampton4384
5West Brom4472
6Norwich City4472
7Hull City4366
8Coventry City4263
9Middlesbro4463
10Preston 4463
11Cardiff City4462
12Bristol City4459
13Sunderland4456
14Swansea City4456
15Watford4453
16Millwall4453
17Stoke City4450
18QPR4450
19Blackburn 4449
20Plymouth 4448
21Sheffield W4447
22Birmingham4446
23Huddersfield4444
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