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Post by maninasuitcase on May 9, 2011 7:23:16 GMT
Stoke 26%
Arse 74%
Translated, Stoke's 26% equated to positive attacking football and Arse's 76% was dull tippy tappy, let's bore the crowd to death with our sideways passing, let's try to score the perfect goal, cure for insomnia, shit football.
I know what I prefer to watch.......
Goarnnnn Stoke........
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Post by RAF on May 9, 2011 7:25:29 GMT
Very strange, BBC has the stats as 47% Stoke 53% Arsenal.
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Post by maninasuitcase on May 9, 2011 7:28:14 GMT
RAF
That sounds more realistic to what we saw at the game.
It amazes me how different the press get these stats.
Either way it equates to a great 3 points.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2011 7:29:31 GMT
"lies, damn lies and statistics...................."
Teams like Arsenal have to use possession stats to fall back on when they go back to The Smoke with their dicks between their legs after losing to those nasty men from The Potteries.
If you got points for possession they'd be the team of the fucking century!
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Post by ColonelMustard on May 9, 2011 7:29:56 GMT
the easiest thing to make up and distort about a football match
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Post by ted1965 on May 9, 2011 7:29:58 GMT
I think sky mistakenly put the stats for the Barcelona Arsenal game at the Nou Camp because it certainly wasn't the game I saw yesterday.
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Post by jamasa on May 9, 2011 7:53:56 GMT
Stoke 26% Arse 74% Translated, Stoke's 26% equated to positive attacking football and Arse's 76% was dull tippy tappy, let's bore the crowd to death with our sideways passing, let's try to score the perfect goal, cure for insomnia, shit football. I know what I prefer to watch....... Goarnnnn Stoke........ Think that stat referred to the 1st 10 mins of the game, towards the end of the 1st half that stat was reversed in our favour % wise. |
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Post by drews1f on May 9, 2011 7:55:32 GMT
Skys stat a couple of minutes before half-time:
Last 10 minutes possession: 69% stoke - 31% arsenal. Incredible!
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Post by jamasa on May 9, 2011 8:31:55 GMT
Skys stat a couple of minutes before half-time: Last 10 minutes possession: 69% stoke - 31% arsenal. Incredible! Thanks for the update. |
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Post by bossthemidfield on May 9, 2011 9:18:45 GMT
The most important stat is Stoke 3 - 1 Arse.
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Post by davejohnno1 on May 9, 2011 9:22:40 GMT
One of my mates from University worked for one of these statto compilers as part of his first job in the media.
At the time, he said that the stats were made up based on a general understanding of the game.
I would say possession was somewhere in the region of 40-60 yesterday, but we used our possession brilliantly whereas they bored us all to death with their ballerina style play that went nowhere.
The end result saw us beat Jellyfish United 3-1. Happy days! ;D
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Post by stokerambler on May 9, 2011 9:25:33 GMT
Possession is one of the most worthless stats there is in football. People really do get too hung up about it. It's what you do with the ball that counts, not how long you have the ball. Arsenal are the archetypal example of that. Yesterday, they tippy tapped with no end result. Stoke were happy to let them do it but as soon as they came into the final third we were into them, grabbed possession and broke fast. I really love the way Pulis has developed us as a counter attacking team!
Stoke had a game plan against Arsenal and it worked a treat. It was not a plan based on possession. We scored 3 goals they scored 1. That's the only stat that counts! ;D
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