DMAA

1 minute ago, Gonzo79 said:

Hagi is a class act.

 

I sometimes think some of the other players aren't quite on his wavelength and that results in some things not working out but the more they train and play together, the more that side of things will improve.

 

Can you imagine Hagi, Kent and Aribo all on form, with Itten, Roofe or Morelos up front?  Defences would be destroyed.

Hagi, Aribo, Arfield and Roofe could have some brilliant passing interchanges. 

3 minutes ago, Bill said:

Hagi is already a vital part of the team. He brings an inventiveness and vision that just wasn't there before he arrived. The problem is some fans expect the same success rate as other players who only try to make safe passes. Personally I think we have an absolute gem in Mr Hagi and one day we will make a great deal of money from selling him. Until then we should savour a great player in the making.

I think some take a while to take to a guy who doesn’t have many old fashioned Scottish traits too like pace and strength.

I don’t know what more Hagi can do to be fully appreciated by some fans. 8th assist of the season already, and it’s 7 assists in 6 games for him. Both his passes here were worthy of an assist in their own right. Hopefully more fans are starting to see how important a player he is. 

6 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

GA - 3 

1 shot on target for Livingston. We’ve gone from not being able to get three wins in a row to not being able to stop the opposition from getting a shot on target 3 games in a row. 

Nothing surer than Defoe scoring when he finally gets the nod ahead of Morelos. 

2-0

Defoe

32 minutes ago, Ted McMinnime said:

I gave this a listen shortly after launch, but was disappointed with anchor presenter Rob McLean (who I had mistaken for Richard Gordon!) It just seems Scottish media is riddled with same old PQ / Clyde Rangers haters. I am no lover of Paul Cooney either! It does seem as if Barry Ferguson has moved away from PQ, and I see is guest analyst alongside Neil McCann on RTV tomorrow. Perhaps I need to give Go another listen. I just cannot stomach PQ, but do like to keep up with their blatant hatred of all things Rangers via this thread!

Yeh that’s right, if you have a problem with Paul Cooney or Rob McLean it’s maybe not for you. Most of the discussion is by Si Ferry and Barry Ferguson when he is on.
 

I gather Paul Cooney is former Clyde and was strongly disliked by our fans. However I was on the lookout for anything remotely negative or underhand towards us and I can honestly say they had no problem discussing Rangers at length very positively (which has been in violation of BBC policy it seems for years now), and that includes Cooney and McLean. I suppose the test may be after a hickup. 

Sportsound discussed our game for a couple of minutes again on Thursday night before spending the rest of the broadcast discussing all things Sellick. Sick of them. 
 

Discovered Go Radio which to me seems a good alternative to the BBC. They have Barry Ferguson on 3 times a week. They spent the majority of the broadcast on both Thursday and Friday talking about Rangers.  

https://thisisgo.co.uk/shows/the-go-radio-football-show/

The chances of picking up the virus during a game are minuscule. 

2 hours ago, Bill said:

I wish you luck with it but I'll be very surprised if the past turns out to be any kind of guide to the future. Bookmakers and their customers are in the business of using form to credit future results. I'd just as soon leave it to them. What I would like to see is a detailed analysis at the end of the season.

I don’t gamble, but bookmakers make a fortune because they are better than the vast majority of people at predicting future results based on past performance (by and large). 

23 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

I love stats. 

 

However, those table projections give me the fear. I don't like those. 

Haha. They tell me we’ve had a very good start to the season and have been more creative than our rivals so far. Doesn’t mean there are any guarantees for the future but the challenge is to maintain that level of performance. 

4 minutes ago, Bill said:

Far too often I see people drawing conclusions from statistics and projecting them forward. If that was anything other than futile then sport wouldn't be sport.

That was certainly the case last season when there was a stark contrast in our performances before and after new year.
 

However, interestingly, these guys did predict Celtic to win the league in December when we were neck and neck. 

17 minutes ago, compo said:

Yes I am all for a stats page  but you will have to explain what all these figures represent 

They are based on a popular stat called “expected goals”. In layman’s terms, it is basically a measure of the quality and quantity of chances you are creating. 

It estimates the goals you would expect to score from the shots you are taking. So if you are taking lots of shots from very good areas, your “expected goals” will be high. 
 

Edit: if you are scoring fewer than your expected goals, it points to poor finishing. If your expected goals itself is low, it points to a lack of creativity

37 minutes ago, DMAA said:

 

Aberdeen's gradual improvement is notable in this table. Not the best time to play them.

This is a good read. So far this season, most of our good chances have come from gradual build up play, whereas Celtic seem pretty reliant on counter attacks. Pleasing to see we are doing better at breaking teams down so far.

https://twitter.com/TheGersReport/status/1318652218636070912?s=20

I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread for posting stats and analytics since there are a growing number of Twitter accounts out there putting out really good material which informs discussion in my opinion, and is interesting at the very least. This is better than finding a slightly related thread to post them in or starting new threads.

Some people hate stats. "Americanisation of the game" etc. Stats are just facts. What you do with those facts and the conclusions you draw from them is the important bit.

34 minutes ago, Bill said:

Very difficult choice this time but in the end it had to be Ryan Jack who was constantly involved in the key areas of the park yet hardly put a foot wrong all night.

 

What a midfield squad we have now!

He was brilliant. The fact we were able to make three changes and get the same result is amazing.

I stand by saying a draw would have been a very good result. This team are consistently exceeding our highest expectations at the moment. 

6 minutes ago, onevision said:

Bassey did well coming on but did allow the ball to pass over his head in the box without knowing who was behind him, something he has done a couple of times previously. 

Didn't notice that, will need to look out for it.