Don’t make stuff up. No one thought he was world class or even close.
Really? Sidibe's definitely better in the air, but most of the attacking stats fall in Cancelo's favour:
That's fine, but the fact Cancelo has over 500 less minutes will skew the stats in his favour.Really? Sidibe's definitely better in the air, but most of the attacking stats fall in Cancelo's favour:
Accurate Crosses/90: Cancelo 1.9 / Sidibe 0.5
same here
No it won't. The stats are 'per 90 minutes', so the average contribution of both players is being compared.
Hmm I must have had total and not 90 minutes clicked. Given Sidibe has 500 more minutes played that would make sense.Really? Sidibe's definitely better in the air, but most of the attacking stats fall in Cancelo's favour:
Accurate Crosses/90: Cancelo 1.9 / Sidibe 0.5
Its showing per 90 mins
I don't think you read my comment right. Look back through the thread of quotes between me and @Infra-red .
As soon as his transfer was announced another thread about selling Smalling or Jones popped up last year
Yes it will. One great game for Cancelo influences per 90 stats more than it does Sidibe. Same as total stats will skew it towards Sidibe. It's why using just pure stats is bollocks. If they normalised the stats across both players minutes and games played it would be a more fair comparison. I don't believe Squawka stat comparison does this.
To be honest, although it can look like it in a head-to-head comparison, I don't think there's actually much between them in an attacking sense. Both players would certainly be upgrades on Valencia.
I exaggerated.
Statistics are a numerical representation of events within games. They absolutely do not tell the whole story and cannot be the sole basis of comparison between players, but neither are they "bollocks".
The minutes played difference will still skew the stats even slightly, that's why I would prefer a normalised set of stats. One thing I noticed when checking the Squawka stats was Cancelo had higher numbers per 90 and a lower "attack score" whatever that means. I just think the stats can be made and used better.
This. He’ll get her and people will tell us Varela had more talent.
The third best defence in Italy after Juventus and Roma for conceded goals.
He's dynamic, but not overly powerful — though that's a tad bit beside the point because Cancelo has a fairly good physical profile for the position and is very disruptive at the point of attack — which gives you hope as regards his projection when he hypothetically figures things out or becomes more consistent. But that's uncertain because he lacks consistent mentality, makes only 4 or 5 good decisions out of 10 on an average day - excusable as a youngster but he's 24 now, has poor concentration levels and hasn't really improved for several years - but rather settled at a standard below what was expected of him on the basis of his athleticism and offensive skill set (when he's tuned in, he can be quite something). And those Taarabt-esque qualities might be too risky if he can't overcome those issues or doesn't have the innate desire to reach a higher level (which is something Semedo evidenced at Benfica - leading to the transfer to Barcelona). Cancelo is already below the likes of Pereira, Cédric, Semedo — and it won't be long before 19 year old Dalot overtakes him in the Portuguese pecking order as well - IMO, he's more likely to become a major fullback in the coming years than Cancelo.
wtf? That`s why it is per 90mins.. 22 vs 25 league games is a fair comparison, it could as well skew the stats in sidibe`s favour if he wasnt that good in those games and better maybe in Europe... It is a good sample and really simple statistics
those are absolutely different type of players, Cancelo is an attacking fullback capable of creating something on his own, what we will see form Timbo and Axel is that they can maybe support attacks with their runs but hardly take players on and put in a decent cross. Cancelo is as skillfull as a winger, unfortunately seem to play like that defensively too at times. Dont think he is strong enough to be Mourinho fullback tbh even htough would like this idea of a technical fullback of Marcelo type:-)
Well no, because 10 chances created in 15 games gets a better score than 10 full games chances in 20 full games, even if the first guy made 8 of those chances in one game and did feck all for most of his others.wtf? That`s why it is per 90mins.. 22 vs 25 league games is a fair comparison, it could as well skew the stats in sidibe`s favour if he wasnt that good in those games and better maybe in Europe... It is a good sample and really simple statistics
Big upgrade on Lichsteiner
He's better than Walker. City cannot get much better than they already are, so it will be tweaks here and there now.
