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OptaChelsea ‏@OptaChels 22h

30 - Willian has created a chance every 30 mins in the PL this season, more frequently than any other Chelsea player (min 15 games). Wizard.

hmmm, passed Hazard on that.

and now see why I hate this very inaccurate stat? It makes you believe Willian is indeed a creative wizard for us and he hasn't been such. Decent, hard worker, fast and with some very good passes and tons of flair, but there's no more misleading stat in football than chances created.

Created 9 chances today :Goober:

But in all seriousness, thought he had a good game. Just from these matches recently I think it's clear that he's much better when he has the freedom to drift all over the pitch rather than confined to the right wing.

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"Chances created" or "key passes" and all that just counts every last pass before an effort at goal. Can be a slick through ball but also corners and free kicks or a 5 yard sideways pass to a teammate who hits the corner flag from 40 yards out.

Just like all other stats in football it's useless when looked at in isolation.

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Created 9 chances today :Goober:

But in all seriousness, thought he had a good game. Just from these matches recently I think it's clear that he's much better when he has the freedom to drift all over the pitch rather than confined to the right wing.

today and some other days, but he hasn't been our most creative player - like the stat states. I think he was our best player and he had a good match - but was especially good with the corners. From open play he was definitely way better than Oscar, but nothing special. Good, but not great, if you know what I mean. The thing is the stats misleads (not all matches, some of them and definitely the cumulative view) because any pass that precedes a shot is counted as such and we have some clueless shooting sometimes.

I said somewhere else - don't remember now - that he's doing quite well in his transition right now and I believe if Oscar doesn't bring his A game next season that Willian will rightfully and deservedly misplace him.

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today and some other days, but he hasn't been our most creative player - like the stat states. I think he was our best player and he had a good match - but was especially good with the corners. From open play he was definitely way better than Oscar, but nothing special. Good, but not great, if you know what I mean. The thing is the stats misleads (not all matches, some of them and definitely the cumulative view) because any pass that precedes a shot is counted as such and we have some clueless shooting sometimes.

I said somewhere else - don't remember now - that he's doing quite well in his transition right now and I believe if Oscar doesn't bring his A game next season that Willian will rightfully and deservedly misplace him.

today anything good came from Willian

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No, it's more or less this month... Go back a few pages and read those comments.

He's been getting praise from late November to mid February. After a few bad games since then people have decided he is worthless, but his form is picking up again in recent weeks.

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Didn't think he was bad. But didn't think he was great. Really hate it when he plays on the sides. He has good crosses but we have low commitment putting men the box so it is useless. He needs to adjust more and control the tempo of the game better.

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That does not only depend on him. You know that don't you?

Yes it does. He needs to create those chances. He has the ability to create more chances. Why doesn't he do that?? Cuz he isn't performing at his best, why isn't he making more assists - he doesn't have good vision and doesn't pass good enough. Why doesn't he score more? Because he isn't performing at his best.

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Yes it does. He needs to create those chances. He has the ability to create more chances. Why doesn't he do that?? Cuz he isn't performing at his best, why isn't he making more assists - he doesn't have good vision and doesn't pass good enough. Why doesn't he score more? Because he isn't performing at his best.

I gotta disagree with you. Creating chances and assists does not only depend on Willian. It also depends on the offensive players, making the right runs and patterns, finding space behind the defense and getting into good position. If you play football you will know what I mean. If players aren't moving and waiting for the ball to be given to them underneath their feet, then I don't think you will have a great chance of creating opportunity.

As far as him not scoring, I agree with you. He should be scoring much more and needs to work on his shots.

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