So every season this happens with no adjustment....

So it really isnt the amount of goals expected.......

Its some fantasy number that doesn't actually correspond to reality.

Fucking amazing this xG..... sounds like a winner.

A stat that doesn't seem to correspond to reality

Please remind us again of the point of xG?

Posted By: usacanary on June 1st 2023 at 20:49:34

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Do you people realize how great I am....... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 18:05:09
- When I read posts like this I read them in a Billy Joel voice (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 1, 22:44:18
- This is laughably tedious (n/m) (General Chat) - Boyer, Jun 1, 22:25:13
- ??? (n/m) (General Chat) - Bristol Graham, Jun 1, 19:04:39
  - ???? (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 19:10:58
- An example of how great I am.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 18:49:18
- It's strange (General Chat) - Kev, Jun 1, 18:46:58
- This really wasn't that great was it? (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 1, 18:37:36
  - VMT was a VERY awkward read (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 18:45:29
    - This is you Mikey. (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 18:55:09
      - Is it me cringing while reading your essay? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 18:57:33
        
        Feel free to explain what was incorrect or just admit you don't understand it. (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 19:01:36
        
        You wrote this for a start (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 19:18:20
        
        God, you are so stupid you don't even realize you are making my point for me. (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 19:35:19
        
        But that isn’t a point, it’s transparently what xG is (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 19:40:57
        
        Its expected goals yet you don't get the goals expected..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 19:47:05
        
        stop embarrassing ourself. (n/m) (General Chat) - fal5taff, Jun 1, 21:08:12
        
        Is this some kind of Engrish... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 21:13:07
        
        you have been on the Bud Light.. (n/m) (General Chat) - fal5taff, Jun 1, 21:29:12
        
        Messi certainly won’t because he’s so good (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 19:57:27
        
        So expected goals should be...... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 21:02:11
        
        Nobody has their own xG (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 21:07:49
        
        Good players will outperform (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 21:15:08
        
        Again you are agreeing with me but don't understand why. (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 21:19:31
        
        Surely the actual table is a better indicator of performance...... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 21:14:57
        
        Yeah I prefer the league table too (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 21:32:00
  - So explain why xG overestimates actual goals scored every season? (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 18:44:42
    - Poor finishing/great keeping (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 20:03:55
      - So every season this happens with no adjustment.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 20:49:34
        
        If we sign players outperforming their xG (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 20:54:07
        
        Ok so if we agree that xG ignores player/team quality then.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 20:58:03
        
        Not good enough at finishing yes (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 21:00:30
        
        But every bottom team in the PL has an overestimated xG (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 21:05:14
        
        I look forward to your continued blubbing about it (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 21:14:06
        
        You are the one promoting nonsense..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 21:15:57
        
        ‘Promoting’ 🤣 (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 21:31:22
  - I think you just made my point. (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 1, 18:42:08

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