by Snowball »
08 Feb 2009 23:03
cmonurz Snowball Two goals in two seasons, still remains the goal-count
Lita 2 x 90 minutes = 2 x Nil-Nil
Your stats would have more credibility if they weren't so selective.
How about 'Doyle 2 x 90 minutes = 2 x Nil-Nil'? Or '1 = goals scored by Doyle in his last 585 minutes of football', or '2 = goals scored by Doyle in his last 1,154 minutes of football'.
They look poor in isolation, but the bigger picture is that Doyle is generally our biggest goal threat, and has 17 league goals this season. As for Lita, I would argue his best two Reading performances of the season have been in our last two games, and certainly against Preston, he was our best attacker. So as I said above, you can make yourself look rather stupid criticising Lita after yesterday's performance.
It's not selective when I refer to four season's (which I have done)
It's not selective when I refer to the last three seasons (which I have done)
It's not selective to refer to the last TWO season (which I have done)
It's not selective to refer to Lita-for-Reading in ALL this season (which I have done)
Doyle, BECAUSE he always fights and runs his heart out
Doyle, BECAUSE he has scored 17 goals this season, "gets some slack"
He gets some slack because you DON'T judge a striker over 2 games, or 4 games, or 6 games, but over a season.
I'm judging Lita, not just over THIS season, but last season too. TWENTY games and 7 as a sub for TWO 90th minute meaningless goalsThat's an average of one goal every 10.35 league games for Reading.
LONG is almost four times more prolific for ReadingTWO SEASONS
15 (07) = 15.7 games = 2 goals = 1 goal every 8.85 games = LITA
10 (44) = 14.4 games = 6 goals = 1 goal every 2.40 games = LONG
2008-9
5 (03) = 5.3 games = 1 goals LITA
3 (22) = 5.2 games = 3 goals LONG
2007-8
10 (04) = 10.4 games = 1 goal LITA
07 (22) = 09.2 games = 3 goals LONG