Popular Post The Moustache of Teale Posted July 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: I saw that, 11 tackles in 33 games, weird. Just looked and Virgil Van Dijk only made 38 last year... maybe I don’t understand what a ‘tackle’ is in the statistical sense. About 7 inches. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: We seem to have signed a centre half that doesn’t tackle. Well we’ve been pretty adept previously in signing strikers that don’t score so might as well redress the balance 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 The lack of tackles p/g could be down to how he plays the game, or how the team set up. Philosophy etc. Would have to watch him really to know. Scouting reports are good. Don't stress about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 40 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: His wife is English, so I'm not surprised! But she is a scouser, do they speak English? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 minute ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: But she is a scouser, do they speak English? Good point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: I saw that, 11 tackles in 33 games, weird. Just looked and Virgil Van Dijk only made 38 last year... maybe I don’t understand what a ‘tackle’ is in the statistical sense. These stats are compiled by human beings using blurry concepts of tackle / block / interception / clearance / aerial duel. If you look at Engels's stats, he has a very low tackle count, but he is listed as having the most clearances per game (5.4) of any Reims player (8th highest in the whole of Ligue 1). He also has the most blocks per game (0.7). He has their second highest passing accuracy (83.8%) despite playing their second highest number of long passes per game (3.8). I'm guessing the difference between a clearance and a tackle is often pretty debatable. An attacker slightly overruns a ball and the defender steps in and knocks it cleanly up to one of his wingers, the observer records it as a clearance. Whereas if you'd slid in, it would have been recorded as a tackle. Edited July 16, 2019 by KentVillan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 He looks tall but slight - not as strong as the other lads. Looks like he needs to beef himself up a bit for the challenge of the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted July 16, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 16, 2019 Medical in Minnesota 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 13/07/2019 at 13:15, Kiwivillan said: Send me an Engels ooh ooh e ooh right now Real Life? That's a blast from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 22 minutes ago, villan-scott said: Medical in Minnesota Bloods at the airport!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Bloods at the airport!! The very first thing they show him doing is leaving the airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: The very first thing they show him doing is leaving the airport Oh yeh its a medical centre. I must have nodded off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 hour ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: But she is a scouser, do they speak English? Dey do dough don’t dey? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted July 16, 2019 Moderator Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said: We seem to have signed a centre half that doesn’t tackle. Fairly confident Paul McGrath didn't make many tackles either. He's read the game and step out to intercept the ball. This is anecdotal, however, and so is there to be shot at... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 11 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Bloods at the airport!! Are the Crips there too? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smg Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Good centre backs only tackle as a last resort, they rely on intelligence, understanding, communication and positioning we will see next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 16, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 16, 2019 Hmmmm we need a song and his name is a Björn. If only there was a famous song writer called Björn. How about I believe in Engels, Gets his head to every cross I see. I believe in Engels, clears the ball with head or foot or knee, He reigns supreme. He makes the team. Where's me coat? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 minute ago, smg said: Good centre backs only tackle as a last resort, they rely on intelligence, understanding, communication and positioning we will see next season. Jamie Carragher made a career out of great last ditch tackles, was always ignored that his shit positioning was the reason he had to do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privateer Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: Fairly confident Paul McGrath didn't make many tackles either. He's read the game and step out to intercept the ball. This is anecdotal, however, and so is there to be shot at... I was thinking along those lines myself, the more cultured the defender the fewer "tackles" you see them making perhaps. By their measurement of "tackles", if we are reading it right, I'd imagine midfielders have far higher numbers. Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: Jamie Carragher made a career out of great last ditch tackles, was always ignored that his shit positioning was the reason he had to do it. A good contrast we had at Villa was Collins and Dunne It actually didn't work out too bad when put together. Think we conceded less than a goal a game one season with those 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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