1. If you are going to base your case on stats, then you need to quote all relevant stats. Especially as we know that missed tackles by Otamendi have led directly to goals. For some reason you omit that important stat.
2. If you are going to base your case on stats, those stats need to be correct. You are wrong on blocks - I pointed that out before, but you conveniently ignored it. If there's one thing worse than cherry-picking it's basing your case on wrong info.
3. You may want to google "statistically significant". It doesn't matter whether it's this season, last season or any other. If you base a conclusion on 7 data points, the standard error of that conclusion will be very high. Translated - more randomness in that than real information.
4. Rather than quoting incorrect, incomplete, statistically insignificant figures, you would do better to watch the game and understand the galvanizing and calming influence Kompany has had on the whole team this season.
I will address each point.
1. My case like yours is based on my eyes. The stats just happen to also back up my claim. But as far as relevant stats are concerned, I did not conveniently ignore any set off stats, but rather I listed all the basic ones that are not random and are easily documented and they mostly point in Otamendi's favor. Not cherry picked as you claimed, I listed all of the main ones. The missed tackles leading to a goal, can be countered by missed tackles saved by other player, both are hard to quantify, but by and large your ability to save another players missed tackle will often involve you making the next tackle. Seeing how infrequently Komps makes any tackle, it's quite clear who is more likely to be making goal bound stopping tackles. So no, I can't produce your limited 'goal causing missed tackle', but I'll give you their individual numbers.
Komp has attempted a total of 10 tackles in 720 minutes of football. He won 7 tackles, and has been beat 3 times. 70% success rate
Otamendi has been has had a total of 31 tackles in 63 minutes of football. He won 23 tackles and has been beat 8 times. 74% success rate.
The share disparity is staggering. In fewer minutes, the equivalent of a whole game ( 90 minutes). Ora has been involved in 3 times the number of tackles Kompany has been, and has won 3 times the number of tackles. In fewer minutes! It's mind boggling how drastic the difference is.
I'll admit, part of the reason is simply that Ota has played more against teams with an attacking intent than those Komp faced, but even when you account for that, he is still clearly superior.
2. I don't know why you make these claims, I did not 'conveniently ignore' anything. Must you falsely accuse me of things to make a point? I believe I answered your question in my last post. Otamendi has more blocks than Kompany.
Kompany has 11 blocks. Otamendi has 13 blocks. So what exactly are you on about?
3. Sure, I know what statistically significant means. But again, I repeat, the question is whether Ota has been better than Kompany this season. I can ask if Otamendi was better than Mangala in the last game, or who was the best City player last month? It matters lilt that this wouldn't proof such player is all time better than all the other player on the squad. The interest here is simply who has been better so far? Issues of statistical significance is just a red herring. Irrelevant. Never said Otamendi was a better footballer than Kompany. Simply that he has been better this season so far. Thus we only need Kompany's 700 plus minutes and Ota's 600 plus minutes to reach that conclusion. If Kompany goes on and plays a stormer rest of the season and stats racking up defensive tackles interceptions and the like then we'll conclude he was better. But on evidence of the current season, my eyes and the stats mostly point to Otamendi.
4. Again, I have stated severally, that I watch the games, often multiple times, and the calming effect you speak of is merely a phantom of the imagination. If you have tapes of the first 3 games, I implore you to go watch them again. The opposition in all 3 lacked any bite. it's the lack of an attacking impetus by our opposition in the early season games that that gave that aura. Kompany wasn't doing much different. He was often tentative in those early games, and he still is, but his performances in the early going were bolstered by great goals. A stat by the way I clearly counted in his favor.
So, again I see nothing in any of your claims or accusations here, that suggests I've been incorrect or incomplete or insignificant. But since you brought up "statistical Significance', would you say 'A having 3times the number of what B has and amassing that # after having played 90 fewer minutes" is statistically significant?
