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Date Posted: Friday, December 20, 03:23:08pm
Author: Honest
Author Host/IP: host5-81-118-152.range5-81.btcentralplus.com / 5.81.118.152
Subject: Re: Squad depth: Great post agree entirely, our new signings have been excellent and our squad is so much stronger.
In reply to: eganonoa 's message, "Squad depth" on Friday, December 20, 02:37:49pm


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  • Is that a serious question? If Anderson who cost 25 million can’t get a game because he isn’t as good as what we already have, is that a waste of 25million? Yes of course it is. We didn’t spend that kind of money for a reserve. He was bought as a first choice player. Same for esr. You can’t spend 60 mil on two players who by your admission, make the team worse. Still time for them to improve though. (NT) -- Hg, Friday, December 20, 03:29:30pm (cpc141402-brnt4-2-0-cust971.4-2.cable.virginm.net/86.9.199.204)
  • Absolutely serious as it shows the absurdity of caring about player cost. In today's game there simply isn't anything like a "reserve". You need two players per position and to buy the best players possible for each in order to foster a competitive environment and minimize quality drop-off taking into account form, fitness and tactical need. It doesn't matter which one of those two players is performing best in any given moment, so long as both players can perform well when called upon. (NT) -- eganonoa, Friday, December 20, 03:48:13pm (pool-108-18-149-21.washdc.fios.verizon.net/108.18.149.21)
  • To theoretically model it: assume, inc. cup games, we play 45 times a year. Left winger (LW) 1 plays 2/3rds of the time, LW 2 plays 1/3rd. If LW 1 is amazing and averages 8/10, while LW 2 is only OK and averages 5/10, we get an average of 7/10 from the LW position. If LW 1 and LW 2 are both 7/10 players, we also average 7/10, but with added insurance (i.e. doesn't matter how many each plays) and potentially lower cost (in that an 8/10 player might be so good as to be prohibitively expensive) (NT) -- eganonoa, Friday, December 20, 04:02:48pm (pool-108-18-149-21.washdc.fios.verizon.net/108.18.149.21)
  • Andersen *was* brought in to start, and until his injury he *was* the starter. Now he is returning to fitness and Diop is playing well, this is a good thing in squad building. How is that a waste of money? Andersen will probably become the starter again too. In any case, evaluating value for money for a player can't be done at a point in time, it needs to be looked at over an extended period. (NT) -- Jungle J, Friday, December 20, 04:07:20pm (cpc124440-croy27-2-0-cust52.19-2.cable.virginm.net/77.101.86.53)
  • The model matters because it's pretty much how we are now approaching squad building. The Diop and Andersen position is a good example. We paid 15m for Diop two seasons ago. Factoring in inflation, that's about 19m this summer. Anderson was reported to be 25m. So we look like we're effectively signing two players who we don't expect to be THAT far apart for one position, much like we have Tete and Castagne (13.5m) at right back (and thank God we do given the news today!) (NT) -- eganonoa, Friday, December 20, 04:09:35pm (pool-108-18-149-21.washdc.fios.verizon.net/108.18.149.21)
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