BlueAnorak said:Dax777 said:What fishing rod? Just coz most of you want to have preconceived notions before a single ball has been kicked and moan afterwards doesn't mean I should join in. As I was watching the game, I thought Yaya was better than most. Fernandihno, and Aguero were the only players who were better. He was better than Silva, Milner, Kompany, Demichelis, Clichy, Navas and about similar to Zab, even though I gave him a bit of an edge. But there is no outrage about any of these players in fact some were even given a little praise for putting in an effort. Dont know what the fuk that means.mosssideblue said:Put the fishing rod away mate. Not funny anymore
Here are the discernable facts
Shots:1) Aguero 5, 2) Yaya 2. Everyone else 1 or none
Shots on target: 2 Aguero, 1 Navas = Zero everyone else.
Pass Accuracy: 1) Mangala 100%, 2) Yaya 81%, 3)David Silva 80%
Aerial Balls won:1) Kompany 6, 2nd MDM 4, 3 Yaya 2: Everyone else 1 or none
Touches on the ball: 1) MDM 54, 2) Yaya Toure 52, 3) Pablo 52
Key passes: 1) Silva & Navas 2, Yaya, Zab, Lamps, Dihno, MDM 1. Everyone else 0.
Dribbles: 1) Yaya & Clichy 2, Dihno, Aguero and Komps 1; Everyone else 0
Dispossessed: David Silva & Milner 2, Aguero, Zab, Dihno, MDM, Komps Clichy, Nasri, Navas 1: Pay attention to who never got dispossesed: Yeah, Yaya !!(thats Inspite of more touches than most).
Unforced error: Sergio & Silva 2, Yaya, Milner and Navas 1. Others 0.
Tackles: Dihno 8. MDM 4, Zab 3, Yaya, Mang, Milner, Clichy, Komp, Nasri, Navas 1. others 0
Completed passes: 1) Silva 45, 2) Yaya 44 3) Zab 42 4)Dihno 41 others below
Long ball accuracy 1) Joe 4/16 2) Yaya 2/4 Everyone else 1 or less.
Percentage LB Accuracy: Yaya 50% & Silva 50% no one else above 33%
Thru Ball: 1) Milner 2, Yaya, Silva and Lampard 1. Everyone else 0.
Interceptions: Clichy 4, Zab & MDM 3, Yaya & Mang 2, everyone else 1 or 0
Fouls commited: Yaya & Zab 0. Clichy & Navas 3, Milner & Aguero 2, Everyone else who started had at least 2.
These are some of the emotion free stats for your perusal. I was the first to say Yaya should be sold when most of you were still being blue blinkered. And I'd complain when he is poor. Not saying he was great, but he was far better than many. Watching the game without some preconceived emotion about any player shows it. And the stats back it up.
He was average, like most of the others against a superior team on the night. But he was far from being the poorest player on the field. Of that I am absolutely certain.
So like I said earlier, I don't get the fake outrage :?
Is there a stat for:
1. Being no where near the player you're supposed to mark at set pieces?
2. Being nowhere near your assigned field position when attack turns into defence.
3. Casually jogging back to help out in defence when we've lost the ball up the pitch?
4. As 3. but not picking up opposition runners who run past you to give support to one of their attacks.
Because he was f*cking shit all of them on Sunday. Quite simply he went AWOL when City had to defend. i.e. he dropped Fernandinho in the shit time and time and time again.
you missed no 5. banging on the floor like a petulant child when he fell over claiming a foul when he should be busting a gut to get back to retrieve the ball he lost.
he was shit at that as well!