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    2 minutes ago, hogesar said:

    Yes. Although one good player short is interesting. You always think there's strikers that are 'more clinical' than others, and I certainly believe that's true.

    However, the xG model throws up something interesting. There is only one player in world football since xG records were kept who regularly exceeded the amount of goals the chances they had 'were expected' to score. That's Messi. 

    That's interesting, does the "chance" start from when the player first gets the ball? If he gets the ball in his own half, then at that point the xG is presumably miniscule, but if he then dribbles himself into a one on one it would be fairly high. Messi scores more of that type of goal than tap ins, so would that account for it?

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    2 hours ago, SwearyCanary said:

    He still creates nothing going forward though, 

    I think that's a but harsh - see his cracking ball for the last goal against Cov - but definitely would like to see him a bit more involved at the top end. No goals or assists since the last promotion season I think?

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    1 minute ago, king canary said:

    The thing I'm not so happy about from last night was the work we did off the ball. Yes having a DM would help that but I'd still expect to see midfielders doing more in terms of pressing and making life a little more difficult for the Bristol midfield, even if it isn't their natural game. 

    Agreed, and there seemed to be a number of instances where the ball broke in a 50:50 area and we were really slow to react.

    Can't argue with the results obviously, but I hope Smith can actually get us playing to our potential.

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    2 minutes ago, Basel_NCFC said:

    Oh I did wonder if the championship would be paused also? I had thought a team needed to have 2 or 3 players called up? 

    Nope, just complete pause for the division. League 1 and below carry on as normal though.

    Ridiculous to have it in Qatar for logistical reasons, before you even get into the human right abuses and dodgy bidding process, but there you go.

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    As ever it's all a bit binary, either he's a world-class superstar or he'll end up in non-league. He's obviously got a lot of talent, but wasn't a good fit for us. Working under Potter at Brighton is just about the perfect move for him, so he needs to make the most of this opportunity.

    I expect he'll probably be a mid level prem squad player for most of his career.

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    13 hours ago, Canary dwarf said:

     , against Sunderland after a great Hanley goaline block Norwich broke very quickly Argos makes a great run ,dowell needs to pick him out but fails to do so 

    That was a really annoying one as it was a pretty straightforward pass to put Onel in, but it was on his right foot so he delayed. I like him, but he is a bit one footed and does sometimes slow things down at the wrong times.

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    9 hours ago, Mason 47 said:

    I include myself as someone who thought Rashica was going to be dynamite at this level but in the cold light of day you have to ask... why?

    He wasnt really that brilliant for Werder and the assumption seems to be because they were crap he didn't look amazing. But having watched him for a year now, he's not overly quick or tricky, strong or direct. He doesn't create an awful lot and generally (as we saw tonight in spades) when he does have the chance to do something he's less useful than Onel Hernandez. What is it exactly that makes us (the fans) think he's obviously got more levels to go to?

    What if he's just Werders Lee Croft?

    Seems hard to fathom how he was valued as a £30m-plus player only a couple of years ago (albeit via TransferMarkt which should probably be taken with a pinch of salt).

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    2 minutes ago, Hank shoots Skyler said:

    Rashica could even move out to the right hand side? I'm sure he'd do a better job on that side than Cantwell did last season... 

    I was wondering whether that might be a viable option. Cantwell - Dowell - Rashica behind Pukki could be pretty tasty.

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