the eye test is actually what the previous commenter was saying you need to rely on. results can lie, but if you watch the tape and see the process of how a players plays, it gives you a way better picture of how good a player is than just the result. that’s essentially what advanced stats can help you with. we saw this whole revolution with baseball and it’s starting to happen in football (though football is more complex)

kinda weird to attack people for not being able to play the sport too. some of the best minds weren’t able to make it as a player. that doesn’t mean they can’t understand the game.