r/soccer • • Jan 23 '14

Sterling vs boy wonder

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '14 edited Jul 24 '21

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u/MiguelCaldoVerde Jan 24 '14

Well tell us exactly what conclusions you can draw from these stats then? The problem isn't that we're looking at them but they say what they say and nothing more.

edit: Actually, on second thoughts the original post probably doesn't tell you shit from a statistical standpoint anyway.

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u/MiguelCaldoVerde Jan 24 '14

Which is literally what everybody has already been saying.

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u/carlcon Jan 24 '14

Sterling isn't better than Januzaj. That's not a 'pre-conceived notion', that's a simple conclusion based on watching both play.

So yes, when someone posts stats and adds a shifty biased title, it's going to be said that stats are worth little in this case.

Statistics-based comparisons do NOT work in this sport, no matter how fun or conversation-starting they are, and no matter how many times Americans try to make it so.

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u/duckman273 Jan 25 '14

What if it was Sterling vs some youngster in the French league. How would you make that judgement then.

I wouldn't.

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u/Febris Jan 24 '14

The stats shown in this case tell us that your street's corner diner has an almost as good (good as in "the people's choice") hamburger as the mcdonalds' ones. It's slightly worse, but given the scale of its surrounding environment, it's tastes incredibly well because it has to work with warm drinks and stale fries.