The Fish

Matty counts as carry-on, right?

1 or 2 nil, I reckon. Wilson and Botman.

It's awful when someone rambles, wittering on around the topic, stretching their loquaciousness ad infinitum, endlessly droning on, interminably continuing to talk, with verbose, longwinded, voluble, garrulous answers that go nowhere.

Well, if you really want I can go through last season, and discover further evidence that ASM has been the chief attacking outlet for Newcastle United since he joined. I can show that he's consistently received more of the ball, had more touches than Almiron has. But I think we both know that I'll provide that then you'll twist and moan and find another reason to disregard the evidence that backs up that which is self-evident.

To be fair, it's a huge improvement on Gerrard and if nothing else, whoever replaces him in 2 seasons will inherit a really well drilled defence. I'm not sure who would have been a better realistic appointment to get them out of the mud they find themselves in right now.

Well we've got that Kuol coming in in January, we've been signing for the youth team and apparently we're signing some 18yr old from Brazil. Dunno if he'll have sufficient points on his visa to be available for the second half of this season or if he, like Kuol, will be shunted out on loan somewhere European.

He's always struck me as slow, rash, error prone and not even that great in the air.

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You are wrong. With ASM in the team, Almiron is the target of a pass 35.25 times a game and 40.75 without, and again, if you disregard Liverpool it's closer to 45 times a game. That's a 27.7% increase.

Why, in the world, would you cherry pick those two, instead of looking at the overall trend? Given, y'know, that's what we're talking about? with ASM, Almiron averages 7.3% of the teams' touches, without it's 7.5%, leave out the Liverpool game and it's 8%. with ASM, Almiron averages 9.8% as the team's passing target, without it's 9.7%, leave out Liverpool and it's 10.3%. 75% of ASM's games see him as the passing target one in ten times. Almiron is 25% with ASM, without it's 50%. So, in summary. When ASM plays, Almiron has fewer touches and is the passing target less often. Right, now that we've cleared that up you can go ask someone else to explain shit.

No, it shows he's performed well, not that he has usurped ASM as the most dangerous goal threat. I've shown that, per 90, Almiron gets more touches, is the target of more passes, when ASM isn't playing. In terms of possession percentage. In terms of being a target of a pass

How is this still rumbling on. When ASM comes back, Almiron will get less of the ball. Not none of the ball, less of the ball. How is this contentious?

Yeah read that, it's great insight. I swear I heard Wilson or someone else after the game talk about targeting Lloris. But isn't it nice to see an identifiable style/approach, instead of just "rolling up wuh sleeves"?

It might do, you make a good point, but I guess I'm thinking that it'll probably be harder to score at the levels he has when he DOESN'T GET THE FUCKING BALL!

Urgh... Jesus. Goal threat ≠ Goal return This is what it would feel like if Tony Hawk tried to explain skateboarding to a fucking fish.

We've played a lot of games at high intensity, Bruno's had fuck all sleep. Wouldn't be shocked to see a little rotation.

Listen here you little shit; When ASM gets back, I think Miggy's form might dwindle and I'm interested to see if that's the case. That's it, that's the big contentious position I've taken. Jesus Christ, this shit right here is why I like numbers more than people.

? I know ASM is a bigger goal threat. My thing was, how is ASM's return going to impact Almiron? Miggy will see less of the ball and be relied upon less. Will that have a disproportionate impact on the lad? Will his confidence dwindle because he won't be the outlet that he has been in Allan's absence?

The 4 games where they've played together (first 4 matches) ASM averaged 45 touches, Almiron averaged 39 touches. The matches after Miggy averages 44. Take out the Liverpool game where we didn't have much possession at all and he's close to 48 touches. Avg xG with ASM playing - 0.225. Without - 0.36. Take out Liverpool 0.41 Avg times Almiron was a target for a pass with ASM playing - 35. Without 41. Take out Liverpool - 45 (ASM was the target for a pass, on average 41 times) Last season, ASM was the target of a pass 1302 times, Almiron was 661. I'm not saying Bruno, Joelinton, Willock, Longy and Howe are wrong. I'm saying you are.

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Sure, more space, but no football to kick in to the opposition goal. Because Allan will have it.

Aye, but the focus of the team will pivot to the left side. You dummkopf

Whey, they're all tiny, aren't they?

Well, we're waiting!

Maybe it's already sorted between Beige FC and Frank and that 'performance' was part of the deal?