Whatever you think of xG, it is objectively a better way to judge chance creation than that, and England are in the top 3 in the competition for that iirc. I'm not saying that means they are good, but that graphic is a disgrace.
Whatever you think of xG, it is objectively a better way to judge chance creation than that, and England are in the top 3 in the competition for that iirc. I'm not saying that means they are good, but that graphic is a disgrace.
G'wan then, let's have the xG list.
I'm out today, but I'll post it up tomorrow.
Out of curiosity, here's the shots on target per 90 minutes for the semifinalists:
Belgium: for: 6, against: 4.5
France: for: 4, against: 2.5
Croatia: for: 3.57, against: 3
England: for: 3.45, against: 3.15
Courtois, Alderweireld, Kompany, Vertonghen, Meunier, Tielemans, Witsel, Chadli, De Bruyne, Hazard, Lukaku.
Pickford, Maguire, Stones, Jones, Trippier, Delph, Dier, Rose, Loftus-Cheek, Sterling, Kane.
Wonder if Kalinic gets a medal.
Damn. I was hoping Dier was getting the night off. Guess they're looking to play two holders.
Expected goals were created to mollify people who think the game should be played on spreadsheets. And while I do love a good spreadsheet, it's amusing how often it utterly fails to convey what happens in a match.
I'm kind of surprised that Trippier is going to make the pitch. He looked like he'd done some actual damage.
That away Belgium shirt is my favourite in the whole World Cup.
I think this misses the point. You certainly can't convey what happened in a single match with it, but you can't do that with shot counts either.Originally Posted by ItalAussie
This is going to get ugly.
Still only one 0-0 in the competition. Goals per game must be one of the highest for a while as well?
Not really, because there were quite a few unders and very few 4-5 goal games compared to other tournaments. Or well 2014 was also quite high, while the 3-4 before that weren't.
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Dier and Jones.
England are already massively above their shots on target average*.
*from open play
The love train ffs.
Should have scored twice in the 5 or so minutes I've been watching.
I reckon you should have had about 5 already.
BT internet rolling at 0.03 round here, so I'm proper gutted that I can't watch this.
Well this game is complete bollocks.
But how is corfu?
Don't you have a Tele?
Does the third-place match go to extra-time and penalties? That would be hilarious.
EDIT: They do, but it hasn't happened. It did happen in the 1980 European Championship though, which was the last Euro to have a third-place match.
Which to me sounds like they went "ok this is silly, let's stop it" after that.
I posted a sarcastic response to this and the shit internet cut off. No, obviously I don't have a telly, otherwise I would be watching that.
Don't you have mobile data?
Lovely thanks
Where are you staying? I reckon Corfu is quite overrated as far as Greek islands go although the city as well as Palaiokastritsa are really lovely.Lovely thanks
Belguim are really nice to watch.
I'm near Sidari so near the north of the island.
That part is really nice too actually. It's the south part that's a bit meh really.
They're good mate you should get one.
Lukaku with the touch of a rapist today.
That was an impressive play and an even more impressive save.
Beautiful counter.
Waff will be fellating himself into a coma.
That was proper mong defending from Jones.
This is probably the best England have played this tournament, complete inability to score aside.
The end product of this team will be their Achilles' heel if they don't sort it. We've actually been quite good in this half, but it's been genuinely infuriating watching the close calls/bad misses.
We need to stop kidding ourselves that Belgium are better because they're x number of years more experienced. There's no-one in this squad that will be as good as Hazard and De Bryne.
My American commentator on my stream keeps saying "Poge-bar" and I want to set him on fire.
Angel Gomes will Yev mate just settle down yeah.
Sterling.
Nail on the head there Yev, I feel. The set piece work has been phenomenal, don't get me wrong. But they need to be a lot more clinical in open play.
What are some underrated Greek places?
Or which is best?
I'm a twit
Harry Kane: we had them on the ropes.
They've just been beaten by Arbroath at home.
For me the best is Creta because it combines a lot of stuff but it's a big island so you need a car for sure. Santorini is also amazing but super expensive. Kefallonia and Zakynthos are better than Corfu in my opinion when it comes to Ionian islands.
I'm pretty sure Neville just tried to claim that if this Belgium team doesn't kick on and win a tournament then they'll be remembered in a similar fashion to the England side of his generation. No, Gary. They'll be remembered as a good team.
Last edited by Alex; 14-07-2018 at 04:14 PM.
Is that can ian wright with that nasty rattling cough in the background. He needs to chill and stand down as a tv pundit with they nasty shit.
Turn his mic off
Can't even blame Hull's communist broadband any more.
The neighbours either side have let me use their internet. They're both BT, and they're both shit. Why would that be?
Get a range extender.
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