BBC Match of the Day Football Yearbook 2005/6 - Serie A (1 Viewer)

[swag]

So I picked up the latest BBC Football Yearbook from Amazon UK. If you're not familiar with it, it's heavy on player statistics and ratigs that often don't make much sense. But when is that not the case? Endorsed by John Motson ("Motty", or sometimes called "the voice" of football.)

They pick controvertial formulas, akin to the plus-minus thing in hockey, for midfielders, and they look at minutes between goals for forwards and keepers.

So here's how they shook down Serie A's best last season:

Goal scorers
1. Sheva (Mil)
2. Adriano (Inter)
3. Montella (Roma)
4. Gila (Parma)
5. Toni (Pal)
6. C Lucarelli (Liv)
7. Zlatan (Juve)
8. Esposito (Cag)
9. Di Michele (Udi)
10. Zampagna (Mes)
11. Crespo (Mil)

OK. Those are definitely believable.

Keepers
1. Gigi (of course ) (Juve) :strong:
2. Dida (Mil)
3. Antonioli (Samp)
4. Pagliuca (Bol)
5. Toldo (Inter)
6. De Sanctis (Udi)
7. Pavarini (Reggina)
8. Guardalben (Pal)
9. Lupatelli (Fio)
10. Serini (Laz)

Not a bad set there either.

But things start to get strange...

Defenders
1. Zebina (!!) (Juve)
2. Nesta (Mil)
3. Falcone (Samp)
4. F Cannavaro (Juve) :strong:
5. Maldini (Mil)
6. Cafu (Mil)
7. Thuram (Juve)
8. Zenoni (Samp)
9. Pisano (Samp)
10. Castellini (Samp)
11. Gamberini (Bol)

The Zebina thing puts things into question. Though I can agree with many of the others (remember: this is all based on statistics of their choosing)...even Sampdoria's high scores.

But then comes, with the wacky "scoring difference" for midfielders... or the defensive rating while on the pitch combined with their contribution to attacking power.

Midfielders
1. Seedorf (!) (Mil)
2. Blasi (!!!!!!!! :wth: ) (Juve)
3. Pirlo (Mil)
4. Kaka (Mil)
5. Emerson (Juve)
6. Camoranesi (Juve)
7. Zambrotta (Juve)
8. Gattuso (Mil)
9. Nedved (Juve)
10. Tonetto (Samp)
11. Diana (Samp)

Now there's something for ya. With Blasi, this puts the whole system under question. And don't tell this about Seedorf to any milanistas last season.

So as a statistical result, here's their Serie A team of the season:
G: Buffon
D: Zebina (!)
Nesta
Falcone (Samp)
Gamberini (Bol)
M: Seedorf
Blasi
Tonetto (Samp)
Cambiasso (Inter)
F: Sheva
Adriano

Oh, and for the record, our own Olivera won the disciplinary award with an average of only 85 minutes between cards... 33 minutes less than the next closest contestant, Roma's Scurto.

 

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[Elnur_E65]

Well... good job Blasi and Zebina

 

[Nicole]

they were so good...that they managed to fool everyone!

 

[Maher]

so Blasi and Zebina are the best juve players ?

 

[Abu Zayed]

Zebina is the best Defender ..!!

Seedorf is the best Midfielder ..!!

what this ..!?

 

[Erkka]

++ [ originally posted by swag ] ++

Goal scorers
1. Sheva (Mil)
2. Adriano (Inter)
3. Montella (Roma)
4. Gila (Parma)
5. Toni (Pal)
6. C Lucarelli (Liv)
7. Zlatan (Juve)
8. Esposito (Cag)
9. Di Michele (Udi)
10. Zampagna (Mes)
11. Crespo (Mil)

umm, what are these based on? I actually did some kind of statistics for other forum about the scoring of three top teams, and this is what I got:


Juve:

Zlatan 2760 min./ 16 goals, so a goal per 173 min.
Del Piero 1943 min./14 goals, so a goal per 139 min.
Treze 1168min./9 goals, so a goal per 130 min.
Zalayeta 1327min./6 goals, so a goal per 221 min.

Milan:

Sheva 2253 min./17 goals, so a goal per 133 min.
Crespo 2087 min./11 goals, so a goal per 190 min.
Tomasson 1495 min./6 goals, so a goal per 249 min.
(Inzaghi 451 min./0 goals)

Inter:

Adriano 2273 min./16 goals, so a goal per 142 min.
Vieri 1730 min./13 goals, so a goal per 133 min.
Martins 1777 min./11 goals, so a goal per 162 min.
Cruz 944 min./5 goals, so a goal per 189 min.
Recoba 491 min./3 goals, so a goal per 164 min.

 

[flieeeekke]

have to admit though erkka, zlatan was our best attacker last season.



greg, can you give more specific info how midfield stats are calculated?


as for zebina, maybe juventus' allowed goal ratio was lowest with him playing?

 

[Erkka]

++ [ originally posted by Fliakis ] ++
have to admit though erkka, zlatan was our best attacker last season.

Very true. But I'm still very pessimistic about his next season, don't know why.

++ [ originally posted by Fliakis ] ++
as for zebina, maybe juventus' allowed goal ratio was lowest with him playing?

Yeap, I believe that's accurate. Juve had a low season right after Zebina got injured.

 

[flieeeekke]

++ [ originally posted by Erkka ] ++


Very true. But I'm still very pessimistic about his next season, don't know why.

tell me about it. such a promising beginning for him :groan:

 

[sallyinzaghi]

Dude thats just weird.

 

[Menace]

why Zambrotta is listed on the midfielders list he sucked everytime he played there this season not that i care about this

 

[Geof]

I'm very happy to read that Blasi is a better player than Kaka and Pirlo.