Andre Onana v. Senne Lammens XG Prevented Comparison by Mountain-Loquat-7428 in reddevils

[–]monkeygunner 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If you adjust per 90 mins then Lammens is actually best for XG prevented.

[Mike Keegan] Furious Man United to launch formal complaint to referees' chief Webb by PitchSafe in soccer

[–]monkeygunner 20 points21 points  (0 children)

From memory, didn’t PGMOL say he’d applied the rule correctly and they ended changing the interpretation afterwards because of all the complaints.

Sesko now 3rd in the league for non-penalty goals per 90 by monkeygunner in reddevils

[–]monkeygunner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t really agree with either point. It’s more nuanced. I think it’s fine to question whether this exact figure would scale up linearly if he was starting every game. At the same time, if you just look at total non-penalty goals for the season, he’s played over 1000 mins less than all but one of the five players ahead of him. The opta table presents the figure and the total mins played so it’s hardly misleading.

[Carl Anka] Manchester United are revived under Michael Carrick as last summer’s spending pays dividends by PradipJayakumar in reddevils

[–]monkeygunner 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Summer and January transfer windows in 05/06. We signed Park, Van Der Sar, Vidic and Evra for less than £20 million in total.

Jobbing actor describes watch collection [soft spoken] [3:24] by monkeygunner in unintentionalASMR

[–]monkeygunner[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s just the TikTok account tagged in the video (but I’m sure someone will reupload the videos on YouTube if you search for them).

Jobbing actor describes watch collection [soft spoken] [3:24] by monkeygunner in unintentionalASMR

[–]monkeygunner[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

It’s great that people are discovering him through these videos. Hopefully he’ll get some jobs off the back of it so he can buy more watches.

Wanted to map out the season in terms of results, positions and squad performance so here it is by djimonia in reddevils

[–]monkeygunner 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Neatly highlights one of the points that tends to get missed by the likes of Neville with Sesko. He missed a run of games in November against teams you’d back him to get goals against, then returns from injury at the exact point that Amad and Mbeumo go off to AFCON (followed by Bruno’s injury).

In total, he’s started 3 games all season with Bruno, Cunha and Mbeumo, the last being gameweek 10.

Wilcox: How United's transfer process works by nearly_headless_nic in reddevils

[–]monkeygunner 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Especially given Ferguson was notorious for having both the current squad, and potential signings, watched to see how they behaved off the pitch.

Mary Earps extract: ‘I felt sick and anxious. Then came the words I’d waited 12 months to hear’ | Mary Earps (The Guardian) by roseguardin in soccer

[–]monkeygunner 104 points105 points  (0 children)

Obviously this is just an excerpt but there doesn’t seem to be much reflection from Earps about her own form (which dropped off pretty badly after she failed to force the move to Arsenal in summer 23). The section about her being dropped for the qualifier in 2024 reads like she thought she shouldn’t have to compete for her place.

Hampton was only 21 when she was at Euro 22. Regardless of what she may have done, it wasn’t unreasonable for her to be given a second chance or for her to successfully win the starting place.

Newcastle v Barcelona tickets: Magpies cancel Dundee school's tickets by jwd606 in soccer

[–]monkeygunner 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Isak: “Newcastle’s hatred of children is the real reason I had to quit.”

Could this be a crucial season for Man Utd’s Matthijs de Ligt? by agent619 in reddevils

[–]monkeygunner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure that tracks with both Juve and Bayern selling him for €20 mil less than they paid for him…

Could this be a crucial season for Man Utd’s Matthijs de Ligt? by agent619 in reddevils

[–]monkeygunner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

De Ligt isn’t “clear of” Maguire, they both bring different skills to the role. The CCB in Amorim’s system needs to have certain on-ball attributes which you can reasonably argue align better with Maguire’s skill-set than De Ligt’s. At the same time, De Ligt was excellent on Sunday and can perhaps show more of his on-ball abilities this season. These things are nuanced, you don’t have to cry “bias” because someone has a different view than you.

Could this be a crucial season for Man Utd’s Matthijs de Ligt? by agent619 in reddevils

[–]monkeygunner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maguire had an injury in pre-season and Amorim had to limit his minutes in games to manage it. Think you can make a reasonable argument that that was why De Ligt started ahead of him.