I’m deliberately late with this post as I didn’t want to make it too easy to spot this game in the formation challenge. In case you were wondering, it was (D).
You may notice that the formation shown in the average position map for this game probably more closely resembles a 4-4-1-1 with John Carew apparently in the deep striker role. As a recent commenter correctly pointed out, there will be factors that influence the average position, sometimes distorting the
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Not quite what I was expecting this week. Following the loss at Blackburn, the Villa players in the Top 100 positions slipped a little from last week, but the number of players in the Top 100 increased!!
Last week it was Stan Petrov finally crashing the Top 100 and this week it’s James Milner joining the party. Milner didn’t finish the 2006/07 season in the Top 100, but that would have been some feat for a 21 year old
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It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve just spotted that Stan Petrov has finally made it into the Actim Index Top 100 this week (updated September 22nd 2009) in 74th place. I’ve mentioned the curiosity of Stan’s absence from the Top 100 before, so it’s nice to see him sneak in.
On the other hand, Stan’s inclusion starts me pondering Milner’s absence, but I’ll save that for another post I think.
Aston Villa have 7 players in the Actim Index
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I won’t do this after every game, but it’s probably worth looking at how things are going this season in comparison with last year every 5 or so games. There’s two comparisons that can be made:-
Chronological – i.e. compare the first 5 games this season with the first 5 last season, regardless of opponent.
Apple for Apples – compare identical fixtures from last season, regardless of when they occurred. Since 3 teams are relegated and 3 promoted each year this
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Aston Villa
Sep 19th 2009
Portsmouth
0
48
Possession %
52
7
Shots
17
4
On Target
6
7
Corners
5
2
Offsides
2
34′ Milner (Pen), 43′ Agbonlahor
Scorers
Cuellar, Agbonlahor
Booked
Sent Off
202
Passes
240
72
Bad Passes
62
6
Interceptions
16
28
Tackles Won
40
25
Tackles Lost
24
5
Blocks
2
15
Free Kicks
19
Starting XI:
1. Friedel
24. Cuellar
25. Warnock
29. Collins
5. Dunne
19. Petrov
4. Sidwell
7. Young
8. Milner
11. Agbonlahor
10. Carew
Subs:
22. Guzan
18. Heskey
23. Beye
21. Shorey
26. Gardner
16. Delph
14. Delfouneso
Average Position Map
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Birmingham
Sept 13th 2009
Aston Villa
1
50
Possession %
50
13
Shots
13
3
On Target
2
7
Corners
1
0
Offsides
3
Scorers
85′ Gabby
Parnaby
Booked
Sidwell, Agbonlahor
Sent Off
240
Good Passes
266
76
Bad Passes
59
19
Interceptions
4
31
Tackles Won
37
25
Tackles Lost
16
3
Blocks
4
23
Free Kicks
10
Starting XI:
1. Friedel
24. Cuellar
25. Warnock
29. Collins
5. Dunne
19. Petrov
20. Reo-Coker
4. Sidwell
7. Young
8. Milner
11. Agbonlahor
Subs:
22. Guzan
18. Heskey
10. Carew
21. Shorey
26. Gardner
16. Delph
23. Beye
Average Position Map
I haven’t done this for a while, but I hope to make it a semi-regular feature. The Actim stats are not without their flaws, few stats are, but they are very interesting indeed.
Just to recap Villa’s interest in the final standings for last season, there were 7 Villans in the Top 100:- 5th Gabby, 8th Barry, 23rd Ash, 24th Friedel, 25th Milner, 58th Luke Young & 87th Davies. The most glaring omission, and one that might cause some
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I haven’t had chance to do a full review of the game just yet, but I’ve got the basics in place for a stats review I’d like to run regularly. There’s still some work to go, and I’ve yet to nail down the sources for the data, but this will give you a basic idea of what I’d like to produce as soon as possible after games (time permitting):-
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Aston Villa
Aug 30th 2009
Fulham
0
43
Possession %
57
10
Shots
8
2
On Target
0
9
Corners
4
5
Offsides
1
2′ Pantsil (OG),
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A few days ago a story appeared on the OS that featured a quote from Martin O’Neill that he’s rightly taken some stick over:-
At the end of last week, I went to a meeting for managers and they put up some interesting statistics. They showed that 17 of our lads had played in the Barclays Premier League last season. Other teams had used 23, 27 and others over 30. I was a wee bit surprised. I knew how
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