by Ian Royal »
14 Nov 2010 17:45
Oh I don't know snowball, maybe it's because footballers couldn't really give two shits about the sort of stats you throw about. Because they have faith in their abilities. Because there isn't a great deal more on. Because if you try something every now and then, even if you aren't great at it or it fails, the defence has to be prepared for it, maybe giving you a better chance of sliding a pass through, or going outside and getting a cross in next time.
That's the sort of thing your stats can never give information on. Which is why they should only ever influence an opinion, not form it.
snowball. I change my opinion based on the evidence. I have changed my mind about plenty of players in the past. I'll change my opinion on plenty more in the future, but only when they give me reason to. And I never pretend I've always liked a player if I haven't. What would be the point?