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lessthanjake liked Letmepost's post in the thread Xavi/Iniesta better than Zidane?.
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Apr 18, 2024 at 9:20 AM -
lessthanjake liked Letmepost's post in the thread Xavi/Iniesta better than Zidane?.
I use WhoScored (who get their data from OPTA) statistics for three reasons: 1) Consistency: OPTA data is the best we have in terms of...
Apr 18, 2024 at 12:06 AM -
lessthanjake liked carlito86's post in the thread Xavi/Iniesta better than Zidane?.
Dribbles past an opponent and retains possession Something along those lines [ATTACH] Zidanes Euro 2000 dribbling numbers were most...
Apr 17, 2024 at 10:03 AM
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lessthanjake liked PDG1978's post in the thread Maradona vs Messi comparision in different way.
In this post I should have pasted this formation too (for 86/87 - the other one on the page was for 85/86 and I think originally from...
Apr 17, 2024 at 9:22 AM -
lessthanjake liked Letmepost's post in the thread Xavi/Iniesta better than Zidane?.
I have watched some of the dribbles (some of them going backwards in direction), and I personally believe that you have interpreted...
Apr 17, 2024 at 9:19 AM -
lessthanjake liked PDG1978's post in the thread Maradona vs Messi comparision in different way.
Yeah, I'd tend to think there isn't a big difference between Messi of 2015 and Maradona of 1985 in terms of how high they played...
Apr 16, 2024 at 2:34 PM -
lessthanjake replied to the thread Xavi/Iniesta better than Zidane?.
Please note that if you’re counting beating people with first touch, then I really don’t think you are going by OPTA’s definition, since...
Apr 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM -
lessthanjake replied to the thread Xavi/Iniesta better than Zidane?.
If you’re talking about some sort of broader conception of “beating players,” then you’re no longer talking about just “dribbling.” At...
Apr 16, 2024 at 11:53 AM -
lessthanjake replied to the thread Xavi/Iniesta better than Zidane?.
I’m no expert on exactly how OPTA counts dribbles (and, by the way, not being an expert in this is a big reason why that random...
Apr 16, 2024 at 11:24 AM -
lessthanjake replied to the thread Xavi/Iniesta better than Zidane?.
I don’t disagree with your premise, and I think if I wrote that OP today I’d focus it a bit less on team success (though obviously team...
Apr 16, 2024 at 10:58 AM -
lessthanjake replied to the thread Maradona vs Messi comparision in different way.
Interesting thoughts! I’m curious what you think the differences are between Messi’s role in, say, 2015 and Maradona’s role in very...
Apr 16, 2024 at 10:22 AM -
lessthanjake replied to the thread Maradona vs Messi comparision in different way.
The point would be that you said Messi is more one-footed than Maradona. If Messi shot a good deal more with his weak foot than...
Apr 16, 2024 at 10:16 AM -
lessthanjake replied to the thread Xavi/Iniesta better than Zidane?.
I unblocked you long ago, after mods told everyone to cool it such that it didn’t seem necessary anymore. There’s not enough people...
Apr 15, 2024 at 11:32 PM -
lessthanjake replied to the thread Xavi/Iniesta better than Zidane?.
Lol, my only interaction with you is to point out that your publicly expressed beliefs on BigSoccer are crazy. It takes some real...
Apr 15, 2024 at 9:46 PM -
lessthanjake replied to the thread Xavi/Iniesta better than Zidane?.
They don’t “trigger massive confusion and surprise at first glance,” because the person you are interacting with has spent almost a...
Apr 15, 2024 at 6:18 PM -
lessthanjake replied to the thread Maradona vs Messi comparision in different way.
Yes, this data supports the assertion that Maradona was more likely to use his weak-foot when passing. It is not strong support for...
Apr 15, 2024 at 6:02 PM -
lessthanjake replied to the thread Xavi/Iniesta better than Zidane?.
I don’t know how many dribbles per game he was producing in his club season. I suspect it probably wasn’t actually much above 2 or 3,...
Apr 15, 2024 at 5:51 PM -
lessthanjake replied to the thread Xavi/Iniesta better than Zidane?.
I don’t see why that’s implausible. What you’re referring to is from just a 7-game sample. Why wouldn’t it be possible for R9 to have...
Apr 15, 2024 at 5:37 PM -
lessthanjake replied to the thread Maradona vs Messi comparision in different way.
The thing is that you’re talking about small percentage differences, such that the difference between 83% and 89% is not going to be...
Apr 15, 2024 at 5:34 PM -
lessthanjake replied to the thread Xavi/Iniesta better than Zidane?.
No, it is not obvious at all that WC numbers will be lower. As I explained in my prior post, average number of dribbles per match at...
Apr 15, 2024 at 5:09 PM