Originally Posted by
plague
oh for sure, and again im not arguing with you. but to me anyone doing the numbers on Harry Kane would come up with the same conclusion as someone only watching the game, and that is you should probably mark the bloke who is scoring all the goals.
now, the numbers wont tell you 'why' he gets so many goals. which is again, why i dont understand the 'need' for a stat that states the blindingly obvious.
now, again im not anti technology. i actually think that things like heat maps and knowing how much running certain opposition players do. you can set up a game plan to mark players out of their comfort zones, you can run an opposition player ragged who doesnt like to run. i think tech can be used in those areas really effectively.
and again, one on one sports like baseball, even cricket are really good for analytics. i just believe that 'fluid' games like soccer and even basketball are really really hard to define.