Summer 2021 transfer window

[GLASGOWOLF]

Smith Rowe 11 appearances to date for Arsenal in the premier league
Phil Foden 58 premier league appearances
Hudson Odoi 48 premier league appearances
Jayden Sancho 99 appearances bundesliga
Gibbs White 56 appearances in the same period including 36 premier league.

He has more than had a chance to kick on. Now it may be that he doesn’t suit our style and that’s fair enough but that is my reason for thinking he needs to pull his finger out and start pulling some strings when given the chance as he is running out of time to justify his squad place for me

nothing to do with his insta feed, bling or Colour.

I dont usually correct you Cyber.


Sorry you cannot say
58 premier
48 premier
99 premier

Then say 56 appearances, only to then point out 20 were cup games.

You either count all games
Or
All prem Games
Or
Starts
Or
Minutes
Or all games

Stop adjusting to suit your narrative

 

[GLASGOWOLF]

Stuck in the middle at the moment.

Has Willian done enough at the moment in games to secure a deal? - No

Has Willian done enough in training to show he could? - only Nuno and his staff know

Will he do enough rest of the season? Time will tell.

The premier League is notoriously tough for players to come in and hit the ground running even for experienced players.

At the moment would I sign hin for £22m nope
Would I in April? Letsnwait and see

 

[Trips]

Yep, this narrative that because Adama has 0 assists he isn't creative is bollocks, unless those that think that also share that opinion with Neto?

He doesn't have assists because we can't score for shit! If we could Neto and Traore would be right up there in the assists stats. Neto particularly. It's no wonder Neto always turns away in disgust after someone spunks another golden chance in the box. He may as well lob it into the vegetable section of Asda...

So if we go with the theory that Adama has 0 assists (1 with a penalty award) this season because our strikers cant score for shit, how is his one assist in 2018-19 explained? Raul was shit?

 

[Johnny75]

So if we go with the theory that Adama has 0 assists (1 with a penalty award) this season because our strikers cant score for shit, how is his one assist in 2018-19 explained? Raul was shit?

It’s everybody else’s fault they can’t play with Adama and see what a God-like player he is.

It really is palpable rubbish.

 

[Tredman]

As always it’s neither black nor white, despite the rigid views on here. There’s no hiding that there have been some shocking misses from chances created by Neto and Adama.

 

[Trips]

As always it’s neither black nor white, despite the rigid views on here. There’s no hiding that there have been some shocking misses from chances created by Neto and Adama.

Forwards will always miss chances, but come on mate. We hardly rip teams apart and create loads of chances that are missed. This isn't dragging down their numbers.

In 2 and a half seasons Adama has 10 assists, 9 of which came in one season. That is nowhere near good enough for our 'matchwinner' and destructive player. It cant be pinned on the forwards. If he isn't providing goals, and he doesnt score goals, what is he bringing?

 

[Tredman]

Forwards will always miss chances, but come on mate. We hardly rip teams apart and create loads of chances that are missed. This isn't dragging down their numbers.

In 2 and a half seasons Adama has 10 assists, 9 of which came in one season. That is nowhere near good enough for our 'matchwinner' and destructive player. It cant be pinned on the forwards. If he isn't providing goals, and he doesnt score goals, what is he bringing?

Very similar to Neto according to this:

Chances created: Every Premier League club's leading men

Arsenal really should pick Willian. Ahem. We look at every PL club's most prolific creators and find some surprises.

www.football365.com

 

[Trips]

Very similar to Neto according to this:

Chances created: Every Premier League club's leading men

Arsenal really should pick Willian. Ahem. We look at every PL club's most prolific creators and find some surprises.

www.football365.com

Not sure why you would compare Neto and Traore when Neto has 8 goal involvements to Adamas 0 this season. Yes we would want more from him, but out of the two there is only one not contributing. That cant be purely down to the strikers missing. Either Neto is creating better, clearer chances or players are purposely missing from Adama chances.

 

[Deleted Cyber]

I dont usually correct you Cyber.


Sorry you cannot say
58 premier
48 premier
99 premier

Then say 56 appearances, only to then point out 20 were cup games.

You either count all games
Or
All prem Games
Or
Starts
Or
Minutes
Or all games

Stop adjusting to suit your narrative

I didn’t my friend. The other games were in the championship as we weren’t a premier club. It had nothing to do with suiting a narrative MGW has had plenty of chances to show what he can do and hasn’t really taken them.

 

[Tredman]

Not sure why you would compare Neto and Traore when Neto has 8 goal involvements to Adamas 0 this season. Yes we would want more from him, but out of the two there is only one not contributing. That cant be purely down to the strikers missing. Either Neto is creating better, clearer chances or players are purposely missing from Adama chances.

If you look a ‘big chances’, whatever they are, Neto has 6 to Adams’s 3 - though they are number 1 and 2. I’m just pointing out that denigrating a rapid winger who has specialised in getting crosses in to an excellent finisher for not having assists is a bit odd - when our current finisher couldn’t finish his breakfast.

 

[Trips]

If you look a ‘big chances’, whatever they are, Neto has 6 to Adams’s 3 - though they are number 1 and 2. I’m just pointing out that denigrating a rapid winger who has specialised in getting crosses in to an excellent finisher for not having assists is a bit odd - when our current finisher couldn’t finish his breakfast.

But he had no assists this season before Raul's injury. Very easy to blame it on Fabio (and WJ tbf) missing chances for Adama's lack of assists. So what's the reason for when Raul was fit, or indeed the 2018-19 when he had one assist all season.

For someone who 'specialises in getting crosses in to an excellent finisher' - he doesn't do it often enough, outside of a 3 month purple patch around Xmas 2019

 

[prawnking]

It’s everybody else’s fault they can’t play with Adama and see what a God-like player he is.

It really is palpable rubbish.

Did you get the word 'palpable' for Christmas?

 

[Jabbawolf]

To me, it has been proven beyond doubt that Adama is an outstanding athlete but a lousy footballer - ship him on for what we can get.

 

[AndyWolves]

Adama has an xA of 0.22 per 90 minutes which is the highest at the club. This is also considering that Adama is not on set pieces.

The data suggests that the issue here is the underperformance Vs xG with Donk and Silva having the biggest disparities. But even then we're talking about 5 goals in total so not a huge amount but crucially could make a big difference to our league position and form.

Obviously this is all a bit "moneyball" but I've found the stats very interesting.

Edit. Harry Kane has the most assists in the league with an xA of 0.25 per 90, but he's assisting Son

 

[Tredman]

But he had no assists this season before Raul's injury. Very easy to blame it on Fabio (and WJ tbf) missing chances for Adama's lack of assists. So what's the reason for when Raul was fit, or indeed the 2018-19 when he had one assist all season.

For someone who 'specialises in getting crosses in to an excellent finisher' - he doesn't do it often enough, outside of a 3 month purple patch around Xmas 2019

Mostly played RWB and sub though didn’t he?

 

[Johnny75]

Adama has an xA of 0.22 per 90 minutes which is the highest at the club. This is also considering that Adama is not on set pieces.

The data suggests that the issue here is the underperformance Vs xG with Donk and Silva having the biggest disparities. But even then we're talking about 5 goals in total so not a huge amount but crucially could make a big difference to our league position and form.

Obviously this is all a bit "moneyball" but I've found the stats very interesting.

I think that's where the statsv are useful Andy.

Setting how players are performing against what they should be. I've not looked but could Adama have overperformed against his xA last season?

 

[AndyWolves]

I think that's where the statsv are useful Andy.

Setting how players are performing against what they should be. I've not looked but could Adama have overperformed against his xA last season?

Yes he did overperform his xA, by the same amount that Jimenez overperformed his xG!

 

[Templeton Peck]

Traore beats Justin and whips a ball across the 6 yard box which Neto fails to reach first. Not sure how we can blame Traore for that. Assists are a terrible statistic to judge a player. Big chance creation might be a better one. He's not doing brilliantly there though to be honest! 3 so far...

 

[prawnking]

how is his one assist in 2018-19 explained?

Pretty obvious really, as is his entire narrative at Wolves so far.

First season he was being slowly integrated into the team. He didn't play a single 90 mins in the PL, only started 8 times and had an average of 30 mins a game. Scored 1, assisted 1, nothing special.

Second season he did very well.

This season he's struggled, like most of our players.

Anyone who doesn't like him, fine. He's not gonna be to all tastes. Just say you don't think he brings enough.

Stats either matter or they don't. To ignore or downplay last season and try and combine 2018/19 with this shit sandwich of a season reeks of bias and pure agenda.

Unfortunately for those with such an agenda, Nuno (in whom we trust, of course) keeps picking him anyway.

 

[Haggstone]

Adama has extraordinary pace and strength, it should be like playing fifa on cheat mode. Yet despite this huge physical advantage whenever he steps onto the pitch, his assists and goals scored since being at the club has been poor overall. If we apportion the majority of his productive output that occurred during a six month purple patch as a bit of an outlier, and look at his output for the majority of his time at the club, his contribution to the team has been down right atrocious.

I’m not sure how his worth is even up for debate to be honest, he’s been crap. And don’t get me started on this tendency for him to sit on his arse like he’s been fucking tasered every time he gets tackled, get up and win the ball back for fuck sake.

We have plenty of problems all over the pitch right now of course and my confidence in Nuno dwindles with every passing day.

Final point. I too am struggling to see what we saw in Fabio to make us pay £35m for him, he looks like a promising youngster that we should have signed for a couple of mill from the lower leagues. Genuinely baffled by that signing right now. Zero pace, zero strength, limited skill on the ball. What am I missing?