• CPRIANO@alien.topOPB
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    1 year ago

    I thought it was funny how the expected goals was inverse to the actual result. In a way it shows the quality difference between the two teams

    • RauloGonzalez@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      I really don’t think they had any clear chances, most of it was just blocked shots and xG doesn’t take defender or gk position

  • sociableninja@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Big match pedigree. They have the killer instinct and are an anti-thesis to xG reliance

    Might not make for pretty viewing, but they win a lot

  • clintomcruisewood@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    When Real beat Liverpool in the final in 2021, they did not beat a single team in the knockout phase on xG. It’s just what Real does, they step up when they need to

    • fbi-please-open-door@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Well yeah, they played against PSG, Liverpool, Man City, and Chelsea. We’re talking about Braga here, who spent 1/5 of what Madrid did on transfers this summer, who haven’t been in the UCL since the 2010-11 season. Very impressive display by Braga.

    • etan1122@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      That was one of the most one sided Liverpool games I’ve ever seen and we lost.

    • BikiniBros@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      The thing that ancelotti promotes among all his players is to play versatile football and to trust their intuition which is why he works so well with young talents. You never know what kind of style they might bring out because it is a little bit more of a free for all among the forwards who constantly swap with midfielders and fullbacks constantly involved in attacks.

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      The thing that ancelotti promotes among all his players is to play versatile football and to trust their intuition which is why he works so well with young talents. You never know what kind of style they might bring out because it is a little bit more of a free for all among the forwards who constantly swap with midfielders and fullbacks constantly involved in attacks.

  • Bini_9@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I’m so tired of watching this team under Ancelotti. It’s getting worse for every passing season.