Player stats from last night

[Cunny]

Liverpool :

average age = 26

average career appearances = 235

 

Arsenal :

average age = 21

average career appearances = 74

 

Arsenal had a vastly more inexperienced team out there than we did.

We were the ones that defended like schoolboys!

You have to credit Arsenal and Wenger for scouting these players and developing them so well.

Edited January 10, 2007 by Cunny

[diggy]

For a 21 year old to have 74 appearances is not inexperienced to me.

 

Take Fowler, Hyypia and Dudek out Liverpool stats and it would be a fairly low average appearance. These players who are at the opposite end of the scale from most players on show last night i.e at end of careers and are limited in what they can offer.

Edited January 10, 2007 by diggy

[Andy @ Allerton]

Yes, but despite that he's still a myopic whining french git.

[Spike]

aye add the 5 year difference in average age at an average of say, 40 games a season, and they'd have actually played more games...or something

Edited January 10, 2007 by Spike Starski

[Alonso]

Maybe more importantly but appearances for this season on starting line ups:

 

Almunia 7 - Dudek 3

 

Hoyte 21 - Peltier 3

Toure 31 - Hyypia 20

Djourou 24 - Paletta 4

Tarore 3 - Warnock 6

 

Walcott 22 - Guthrie 5

Fabregas 31 - Gerrard 30

Song 6 - Aurelio 17

Denilson 6 - Gonzalez 22

 

Baptista 14 - Bellamy 25

Aliadiere 9 - Fowler 12

 

Totals: Arsenal 174 Liverpool 147

[Cunny]

For a 21 year old to have 74 appearances is not inexperienced to me.

 

Take Fowler, Hyypia and Dudek out Liverpool stats and it would be a fairly low average appearance. These players who are at the opposite end of the scale from most players on show last night i.e at end of careers and are limited in what they can offer.

 

 

so if we take out the experienced players we are inexperienced - QED

[shaq]

so if we take out the experienced players we are inexperienced - QED

 

I think it means that half the team were very experienced (but old) and the other half was very inexperienced.

[£440,000]

Arsenal´s kids have been playing fantastically well in the Carling Cup for a few season´s now. How many of their Carling Cup stars from say three years ago are now first team regulars? Not too many I don´t think. There is no guarantee that the current crop will all make the grade in the long run either.

[diggy]

I think it means that half the team were very experienced (but old) and the other half was very inexperienced.

 

Yes, that was what i was getting at. Our players who pulled our average age and appearances up didn't offer us. Where as you take Fabregas and Toure their relatively inexperienced players (in terms of age or eppearances) they are at top of their age and bring bags of ability.

 

Ability can be lost in stats.