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Or it could be that CD enabled him to reflect more directly on Macrae's game which then upon consideration was poor, of which CD is one element of that consideration.
Coaches think they're crap because ultimately they're interested in structures and tactics and they don't answer how effectively players are adhering to tactics and structures.
That doesn't mean for our purposes they're crap.
Unless you personally know what Bevo's pre-game instructions were to every single player, they're a handy tool in avoiding very human elements of the game, like misapplication of events or even being distracted by watching the entire game.
Given that in the match-day thread, you said you only noticed 3 of Jong's 15 disposals to half time, you are going down this line of argument. Nobody's claiming that Jong played a better game the another because of the fact he had more touches, there's factors lien decision making that statistics can't measure. It's simply that in a fast paced game that humans find it inherently difficult to notice 22 players at once, it notices and collates every disposal from every player without human flaws like distractions or inability to closely monitor a fast-paced game.
It's simplifying it for the Macrae argument, but the principle remains the same.
Fairly sure I've never commented on Jongs overall game and this exact post where YOU bring him into the discussion is why I get blamed for talking about him all the time.
I cannot believe anyone with any intelligence actually thinks that CD allows you to not watch the full game and still make an accurate judgement of the game
Sorry mate but that is beyond moronic. Anyone that watches that game can see Mcraes cd rank is laughable in the context of that game, as is Adams.
What the coaches instructions to each players has absolutely zero bearing on CD points I have no idea why you would even reference that.
It's clear that you have a heavy reliance on CD in your football watching an analysis and that's fine but I will go with the way the coaches go, no disrespect to you but I think they are the ones to listen to when analysing a game of footy.