jones wrote:
mdgoonah41 wrote:
statistics are non-biased reporting of events that happened.
Depends on your definition but I don't think football stats are non-biased at all. Specific types of players like e.g. Theo are heavily favoured, others like Iniesta look like bums if you look at their figures only
it depends on what statistics you use. if you try to compare a centerback and a striker using the same 5 stats, it won't work. if you compare 2 left wingers to each other, it works. if you compare iniesta to other central midfielders, the stats should at least tell you something. it doesn't tell you everything, obviously.
here is the biggest issue i have. your eyes are not an impartial judge. and even when you watch a game, you are only watching the ball, because that is what the tv shows. that is obviously what separates us on an internet forum and professional scouts who attend 100+ games in person every year and they get to see everything off the ball. and of course when i say "your" i dont mean you directly, i mean people in general.
we all watch every arsenal match and then re-watch highlights, so we have a good idea on our own players. but it is unlikely that many people here watch every match of every team in the top 4 leagues. its almost physically impossible. it would be like 60+ hours of football matches to watch each week. if someone asked me about xhaka or mkhitaryan or whoever else, my opinion will based on 5-10 games of watching them plus highlights ive seen and what ive read. thats all well and good. but to compare them to our own players, using statistics is the best way to compare.
sqwaka and all other stat sites use the same metrics and techniques to gather stats from all leagues. the stats from the premier league are collected the same way stats from la liga are collected. that makes comparing stats from players in different leagues easy. again, a player's stat line should not be the only determination of their worth or ability. but given the fact that i dont want 60+ hours of football a week and im not a scout, i'll use the stats, the games ive seen them play, and highlights of them to form my opinion. my opinion and a pat on the back will get you absolutely nothing in this world. we're all going to die soon anyway.
