PL | Arsenal v Leicester City | 11/08/17 19:45 BST | Sky Sports

[buji banton]

Really excited about the return of proper football. Too bad I haven't got Sky sports. Hope we smash them
COYG

 

[Giroud]

I've always wondered about this whole are we better or not. May it be that yes we are giving away chances in better areas but also applying better pressure in those areas which in turn limits the area the striker of the ball can hit in turn making the shot more predictable and more likely to be saved.

In other words we force the striker of the ball more frequently to hit the area we want whereas before we applied less pressure giving him more areas to hit.

If our keeper is 90% more certain the ball can only going in one direction as opposed to 25% in each corner isn't he more likely to save it regardless of where it's hit from?

Wouldn't a keeper if told by a striker hitting the penalty I'm going to your right have a much better chance of saving it without that knowledge?

That is why you are better off looking at expected goals in the long run where these types of things average out over a big sample of shots. There is considerable variability on actual chance of scoring over a single shot or even game because the sample is small. Still even on single shots or games it remains a useful tool.

I'll PM you a great article on Burnleys overperformance of expected goals later on.

 

[Furious]

That's an amazing statistic. Any reason for this? Just always undercooked from pre-season or something?

Wenger - despite being of the opinion that transfer windows should close before the season starts, he leaves it late with signings.

 

[North5]

Streams?

 

[Mitch]

no on, absolutely no one in professional punditry thinks we can get top 4 this season - that includes Wrighty.

They majority have pretty much have been saying that for 10 years, inclyding ths ex Arsenal.

Typical anit arsenal media agenda.

 

[Juan Matas Beard]

Wenger - despite being of the opinion that transfer windows should close before the season starts, he leaves it late with signings.

I see, just seen the 3 CB's. Should be interesting...

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Shouldn't they put an ex-Arsenal pundit for today game? Like Alan Smith

 

[Sniper Mik]

Wenger - despite being of the opinion that transfer windows should close before the season starts, he leaves it late with signings.

Tbf I actually think that's one of the reasons why he wants it. Because he feels a lot of the important transfers get done late in the window which is why he wants the end of the window to coincide with the beginning of the season.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

What does it mean for our season if we don't get result today?

I would say finish below 5th.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Mike dean?

 

[salvat]

Streams?

Here is one for now.

 

[arsmile]

the poses on those sky graphics are awful

 

[razörist]

Goosebumps.... missed this. Come on Arsenal!

 

[Axel9090]

Wenger - despite being of the opinion that transfer windows should close before the season starts, he leaves it late with signings.

If it did get closed before the season, nothing would change. We'd still be getting outclassed by other teams in the window.

 

[Furious]

So beautiful. This feels huge. COYG.

 

[field442]

Our squad numbers are a mess. Lacazette was the first player announced

 

[WakeupCall]

monreal is our best defender so its only natural he starts as middle cb.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

COYG good start please

 

[Juan Matas Beard]

the poses on those sky graphics are awful

Reminds me of Smackdown vs Raw

 

[Rimaal]

Please, win!