2/22 Hahnemann: Reading - Rotherham 10am EST [R]

Per usual, he starts.

 

Reading up, 1-0. Harper, 13'.

 

2-0 now. Hughes 32'

 

You know, if you could come up with a statistical way to measure "streakiness," I'll bet Reading would be one of the most streaky teams in England, any division. They had that great streak with Upson in central defense, then had a very poor streak when he returned to Arsenal. I was thinking they'd likely fall out of the playoffs. And here they are, on another good run, putting them in very solid position for the playoffs.

 

3-0 now. Forster 40'.

 

it is a nice win, unfortunately both teams ahead of Reading in the standings are winning as well,

 

FT

Reading 3 - 0 Rotherham

 

We just have to hope Reading has this form come playoff time. They're not going to catch the top 2.

 

Believe just one.

http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.u...,,10306~18357,00.html?POSTMATCHFLAG=FIXTUREON

 

The first four I know were not started by Hahnemann, so figuring in the shutout against Grimsby that Buffalo linked to, thats 14 clean sheets in 28 league starts with 23 goals conceded for Hahnemann.

 

You'd find a higher correlation between shutouts and games when Upson started. FWIW.

 

From Sky Sports:

 

but Marcus Hahnemann, an uncompromising figure in the Reading goal, gathered comfortably

what do they mean by this statement ?

 

You said you'd never compromise
With the Mystery Tramp
But then you realize
He's not seeling any alibis
As you stare into the Vacuum of his eyes
And say "Do you want to make a deal?"

 

measure of streakiness

FWIW, you can measure streakiness statistically. First you need to quantify a team's wins and losses. Either simply assign a win say 2 pints, a tie 0 points and a loss -2 points. Or rank each game based on goal differential. Then you can calculate the standard deviation of a season and also a different measure called the "short-term standard deviation". Theoretically short-term SD can never be greater than the overall SD. But for a streaky team the short-term SD will be a lot smaller than the total SD.

Perhaps benreilly would enjoy this exercise.

 

Deimos, how does it feel?

 

From the replays, MH was all about positioning here. Didn't have anything that looked spectacular, just always in the right place and catching balls in his chest. Nothing like the wonder saves he pulled off in the last two weeks, but very professional.
The Upson run, btw, was very impressive, but the defense now looks just as strong. Just a the month after Christmas did it look trully shaky.
Also, Luke C. really can play. Once again, a case for the big fish, small pond or small fish, big pond argument.

 

Like a Rolling Stone.