Re: A Statistical Comparison of Tevez, Dzeko, and Aguero
How often have we played two up front?
We normally have an interchangeable front 4 from what I can see.
The choice of full backs makes more differences from what I have seen, but the weaker ones are picked for the easier matches, just like the rest of the team bar Hart, Kompany, Yaya and Silva.
CaliforniaBlue said:Corky said:We are more effective when playing our 11 best players.
Our best performances this season for me were Newcastle home and away, Chelsea at home and United away.
Those were certainly all good performances, but they were mostly played with different striker combinations;
Newcastle away: Tev/Ag (start-80 min), Tev/Ag/Dz (72-80 min), Ag/Dz at (80 min -end)
Chelsea home: Ag (start-54 min), Tev/Ag (54 min - end)
Newcastle home: Tev/Dz (start-70 min), Tev/Ag/Dz (70 min - end)
ManU away: Tev (start - 70 min), Tev/Ag (70-92 min), Ag (92 min - end)
This is a tiny sample, and the team goals for/against are therefore statistically insignificant (the high score at home against Newcastle badly skews the data), but the key goals in 3 out of the 4 games listed were scored when Tevez and Aguero were on the field together;
Newcastle away: the first 2 goals of the 3-1 win
Chelsea home: both goals in the 2-0 win
United away: the winner
If you're one of the many people who still can't wrap their heads around the stats I've presented, perhaps it's because of the (statistically) small number of memorable moments when Tevez and Aguero have successfully combined to make the difference in a game in which we were also playing pleasing football?
How often have we played two up front?
We normally have an interchangeable front 4 from what I can see.
The choice of full backs makes more differences from what I have seen, but the weaker ones are picked for the easier matches, just like the rest of the team bar Hart, Kompany, Yaya and Silva.