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Well, it's not traumatizing now! It might, might have been then but not now! Start from page 876(or 877, i guess) and you will know what Jason was tweeting about! I dont think she can see those avatars .... It has all changed back since then. We should have made screenshots. Maybe @jim can help lol. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Have you read Moneyball? It advises you to build a whole baseball team using statistics as the primary criteria, ignoring all other analysis! Does it work? Yeees, in baseball, a sport that has statistics written all over it... However, football doesnt work like that. Football is more an art than a science. Just like you cant analyse a painter with numbers, you cant do the same with players. Nevetheless, just by using your vision, studies and experience, you can say whether a painter is good or not (or a player for that matter). For instance, Argentine and Brazilian scouts dont use any other tool than their observation, different than England and France (who relly heavily on statistics and studies). Who has been more successful? Scouts should relly on their guts, experience and knowledge first and statistics second... But nobody is doing moneyball here, mate. I just like the analyses. Thats all, don't stress. Stats are an aid, a means to an end. Not the end in itself. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

That is your personal interpretation of OP's intentions, me friend. IT could be the use of data and statistics to analyse performance and impact. Whole different ballgame, Rmpr. Of course it is foolish to use statistics as the primary reason to make your team. But i think that is a strawman argument, 'cause nobody actually claims that here, I think.

I'd say it'd be pretty balanced weight for midfielders, but can it be if it's attacking midfielders vs. defensive? It's all so complicated, but deliciously interesting and nerdy! Deliciously nerdy !! Lmaoooooo Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

What not though? We are in a crucial time of our transition with Mourinho now appointed, and we must understand that Cech's influence this season's transition phase could be massive in that, but after the WC we should be seeing to get some profit off of him. After the WC, Courtois is more than ready to join us considering he has accomplished so much at a tender age. He's been performing way above standards and has the quality to easily be the BEST keeper in the world. He must be introduced after the world cup or the following season. An absolute Must I agree fully. After the WC he needs to step up and compete. Also, what if he returns after playing a brilliant WC ... Harsh, harsh competition on that no 1 spot. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Its true ! I even mentioned it to Mybodyisready ... He slated me for it. Hazard owned Bale in terms of performance. Big time. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

That you disagree ... That 'it' doesn't work is very premature to conclude. What is 'it'? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Awesome. Mourinho is right. This boy is pure, pure gold. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Interesting ... the weight factor then should be much higher for defenders than for attackers

We could slowly build this and let it evolve to bypass the complex formula problem.... I think the Conceding part is is generally a furtile concept. Further questions: 1: What would constitute Positive contributions. 2. How do we balance Pos/neg according to the three zones (like Choulo said ...) Then we could maybe take it from there?

Don't we have some math wizz kids on here that could help out?!

Ow yes, that was awesomely funky!! No really, Ankit ... that hurt

Of course We only have 1 gear.

Well I guess you have the classics in terms of offensive contribution. But they won't do .... What if you change concept a bit and indeed go for 'positive contribution'. Your indicator doesn't have to be so direct so direct as eg: assists. If we assume that positive contributions add to the final team result and conceded damages the team result, postitives can be very generic. For example: number tackles, Duels won, Headers, pass completion, .... If would put that in a number somehow. After that .. if you have a good positive contribution number besides the conceded one .... you could assign ratios per 4231 position for example. thus balancing the general number. And every player could have his generic performance 'stat'. mmmm.

It would be awesome if you could operationalize this ... somehow... Conceded/start and appearance Offensive contribution/start and appearance This then 'normed' or 'weighed' relative to player role ... Uhm .... brainstorming here, mate.

Intruiging concept .... could you dumb it down though, the meaning of the numbers is fuzzy to me ... eg: Mata-14.3/12.7 Hazard-13/11.9 What do the number refer to actually? Is it player -conceded/offensive contribution

I wonder whereand how Mou will play him and Mata. Hazard is so, sostrong on the break out through the center. Alternating amc's anyone?

find her ....

Ow god ..... we are so far OFF again .... again. Is it ever gonna be normal again!!

Edit: never mind lol

Nope .... not my son. Noooooooo sir . Nope :-)

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Yes ... you jus established your image .... Ps again: do not mention the pussy mod.

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