Kamada will be an asset

[Spindle]

That springs to mind the Connor Wickham 3 yard pass to Jordan Ayew when he scored that outrageous goal against West Ham a few years ago - you know the one !

I once got an assist in a game where I was injured with a groin pull but had to play because we had no subs. I was utterly pointless apart from being someone they had to perhaps mark if they'd forgotten I was injured. I made a 2 yard pass to a player in the centre circle who proceeded to beat 3 or 4 of their players, round the keeper and stick it in. Best assist ever lol

 

[ASCPFC]

What's the stats for s*** tackle attempts that put your own side in deep s***?

I was thinking similar. There's no stat for being out of position, being in the wrong place at the wrong time, not being able to press and lack of physicality and defensive awareness.
I would cut Kamada the slack that he's an attacking midfielder and there seems no point playing him in a holding position in a two man midfield. He's not strong enough, quick enough, defensively aware enough nor is he that good at tackling.
I would think his strengths are technical ability and passing - he can likely shoot but we've only seen that once or twice. Even then, Devenny offers more to our style of play, plus he can develop. Theoretically Kamada is at the peak of his game!

 

[MrRobbo]

You've actually just demonstrated how statistics are often misunderstood by quoting Devenny stats, as he has barely played.

Football stats can be misleading (see the Vic Reeves quote, which is very good) as has been mentioned above (assists being the most overrated stat) but there is also the confidence level or margin of error.

As Devenny will have such limited data available the confidence level will be low. It's like doing a national survey and only asking 1,000 people, so far too small.

Most people can see how limited and ineffective Kamada is without needing any stats to back this up.

The stats were per 90 BTW.....

Most people have written him off, and will judge a performance by 1 action (the free kick on sat). And even when presented with some stats that show he isn't as bad as people are suggesting, will ignore them.

 

[NEILLO]

The stats were per 90 BTW.....

Most people have written him off, and will judge a performance by 1 action (the free kick on sat). And even when presented with some stats that show he isn't as bad as people are suggesting, will ignore them.

But….if those stats recorded that he made x number of forward passes , x number of interceptions etc etc , it’s the outcomes of those actions that the stats don’t capture.

But what we all saw was the worst possible outcome of his action after he needlessly conceded that free kick.

I think he’s a decent enough technical player that struggles with the pace and intensity of the Premier League.

 

[Eagle-Trucker]

I was thinking similar. There's no stat for being out of position, being in the wrong place at the wrong time, not being able to press and lack of physicality and defensive awareness.
I would cut Kamada the slack that he's an attacking midfielder and there seems no point playing him in a holding position in a two man midfield. He's not strong enough, quick enough, defensively aware enough nor is he that good at tackling.
I would think his strengths are technical ability and passing - he can likely shoot but we've only seen that once or twice. Even then, Devenny offers more to our style of play, plus he can develop. Theoretically Kamada is at the peak of his game!

Not a fan then ? 🤣

 

[cryrst]

The boy must have something about him. Watch his position on the pitch. OG is no mug and when Kamada does get it right which I think he will he will be a great player. Midfield is the hardest place on a pitch as scrutiny is a lot more intense. I think give him time, he has lost some timber so now is about showing his skill.
He can’t have won the europa league being bad on the pitch. Players have taken a season to get it right and this is one case I believe fits that timeline. We are not going down so give him that at least.
Just saying.

 

[Palacesince64]

He looked pretty comfortable on the ball when he came on this evening and was definitely better than Eze who had another poor game. He’s not physical enough to be a DM and playing him there earlier in the season when we were short in that area did him no favours and contributed to him becoming the whipping boy here.

As a 10 he plays some nice passes, generally finds a teammate and is prepared to track back and put in a shift. His mistimed tackle against City gave them the free kick that led to the goal, but the fact he was there to make the tackle shows his willingness to track back.

Eze needs competition and currently Kamada is it.

 

[Eagle-Trucker]

He looked pretty comfortable on the ball when he came on this evening and was definitely better than Eze who had another poor game. He’s not physical enough to be a DM and playing him there earlier in the season when we were short in that area did him no favours and contributed to him becoming the whipping boy here.

As a 10 he plays some nice passes, generally finds a teammate and is prepared to track back and put in a shift. His mistimed tackle against City gave them the free kick that led to the goal, but the fact he was there to make the tackle shows his willingness to track back.

Eze needs competition and currently Kamada is it.

Eze needs a good kick in the Bollix after that piss poor attempt at a penalty last night , I've seen the Eagle mascot take better ones than that and he's wearing flippers ffs.