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I have no idea why would anyone think Kudus is good enough for us after watching him play. Our target should be trying to have the best midfield in the world.
Of course it's an outlier. He's doubled his xG. So it absolutely hasn't been par for the course. Re Nunez, I just don't buy the idea that one season is an outlier but the others are 'him'. The reality is that players underperform and over perform their xG in different seasons but it mostly reverts to the mean.It mostly reverts to the mean. So, you're acknowledging that these are human beings and not coins and that sometimes it doesn't. Would it be fair to assume the likeliest cases for that would be players with less composure who blast the ball rather than place it, and have underperformed their xG almost every season in their career? Put aside your personal feelings Knight, would that be a logical assumption or not?
It would seem bizarre to sell him now we've put the data nerds in charge. If he were to be put up for sale (particularly for less than we bought him), I'm not sure our club's email system would be capable of withstanding the number of inquiries we would have. It is fair to say there is a disconnect between how the world's recruitment analysts see him and members of our own fan base. The question you should ask yourself is why do you see it so differently to those paid to see the value of players?This might be my favourite ever post on here. Someone makes up a hypothetical scenario in their head with absolutely no supporting evidence whatsoever and tries to use it as a slam dunk in an argument.
Wasn't he, though. He might be the best player of the Klopp era for me. He was as good defensively as he was attacking. Remarkably well-rounded player. He did everything well!
I know hardly anyone here will adhere to it but no manager should be judged in their first year.
First year he needs time to instill his culture, habits. He needs time to learn properly about the players, how they behave in different situations during the season, which players meet his requirements , which don't etc.
For me the second year - if you're a good manager - there has to be progression compared to your first season, if there's not it's a huge red flag imo. You had a whole year to build your foundations, figure out which areas you can improve with new players - there has to be clear improvement.
Obviously there's a minimum for the first year - we can't be bottom half and stuff like that - anything other than that for me it's about whether we'll see some hints and signs that indicate Arne can build on top of his first year and properly compete in his second year.
Good thing is that even if it's a transitional season considering how good our squad is we can easily achieve great things even this kind of circumstances.
Jedi Fallen Order.
I'm in the final chapter but I can't say I've particularly enjoyed it. The story is great, the visuals are brilliant. But the gameplay is uninteresting and the combat (in my opinion) is enormously frustrating. I played for the most part on Jedi Master which was the second hardest difficulty level and just found getting through levels a slog, especially if you have to repeat the same bits over and over. I'm conscious that with practice I could get better but I just have no interest in doing soGot fed up repeating a boss fight endlessly so dropped the difficulty level in the end just to see it through to the end without it taking up much mor time
Suppose fundamentally I didn't find it much fun, which when it's based on lightsaber combat and force tricks is a real shame.
I've been replaying FF10 for the first time since it released 23 years ago, still a great game. My memory of it is hazy but I don't think I ever finished it (though I completed X-2 funnily enough). The remastered version looks great too.
As always with old Final Fantasy games I'm torn between following a guide to make sure I don't miss anything major and wanting to just play and enjoy the game!