Mark Baker

[Mark Baker @CM10markbaker]

Hi all,

As some of you know, I used to write and do some podcasts for the paper, so thought I would give youtube a go.

If you think the videos are of value, if you could like, share and subscribe, id be made up.

https://t.co/HMAo0nRDBD

[نمر @Namr_7]

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[Appie Culé @appiecule]

The statistic in front of you completely destroys the narrative that Messi is shining at the World Cup because his teammates do all the work for him.

It shows that Messi is the second-highest player in the tournament for through balls, with 4, tied with Bruno Fernandes and just one behind Olise. A through ball is a pass that completely breaks the defensive line and creates a direct scoring opportunity for a teammate.

And that’s not all. Messi is also the second-highest player in the World Cup for progressive carries that ended in shots for his team, doing it 4 times, only behind Yıldız with 6.

What makes it even more impressive is that while producing those creative numbers, Messi is also the tournament’s top scorer with 5 goals from just 2.57 expected goals. He’s outperforming his xG by 2.43 goals — the highest overperformance of any player in the World Cup. So much for the idea that he’s just scoring tap-ins.

We’re talking about a player delivering this level of all-around excellence in both scoring and playmaking at 39 years old. That’s why Messi will always remain exceptional: he’s one of the very few players capable of creating the moment and finishing it with the same level of brilliance. 👏💙

[Mark Baker @CM10markbaker]

@johnaokane74 Hes spot on John. There is no comparison in every attacking metric. The best goalscoring ratio of all time, best creativity, best elimination of players one v one, best conversion rate. Hes an alien

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[Mark Baker @CM10markbaker]

@Sjopinion10 Simon, the gulf is huge. Its your worst take ever and I am a fan of u. There is literally no comparison between the two. You have not watched Messi on a week to week basis to come up with such a view. I mean not only that there is no attacking metric in which they are comparable

[Mark Baker @CM10markbaker]

Perfectly put

[Abdullah Reha Nazlı @reha37]

Messi bir istatistiksel anomali. Olmaması gereken bir programlama hatası. Simülasyon içinde bir error. Matrix içinde Neo. Tüm futbolcular arasında gol+asist sayısı inanılmaz bir noktada. Elbette saha içinde yaptıkları bundan ibaret de değil.

Sadece bu da değil. Messi gollerini izleyin. Gollerin en az yarısında topu aldığı an pozisyonun başlangıcı. Konumu gol mesafesinde değil, pozisyon açık değil. İmkansız yerlerden başlıyor. Orada oynayan birinin tarihin en çok gol katkısı sunan oyuncu olması inanılmaz.

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[Lucas @lucas_hby]

Messi se situe à 5,9 écarts-types (σ) au-dessus de la moyenne des attaquants des 5 grands championnats européens, en buts + passes décisives / 90 minutes.
Explications

En statistiques, la courbe normale dit que :
99,7% des individus sont dans les ±3σ

À 5,9σ, la probabilité d’exister est inférieure à 1 sur 500 millions

Imagine que tu prends tous les attaquants des 5 grands championnats européens, on a des des centaines de joueurs.
Tu les ranges du moins bon au meilleur en buts + passes par match.

La grande majorité des joueurs se retrouvent au milieu, c’est la bosse de la courbe sur le graphique

Les très bons (Haaland, Lewandowski) sont déjà loin à droite de cette bosse.

Messi n’apparaît même plus sur le graphique. Il est tellement loin que la courbe ne le représente plus.

Si tu mesures la taille de tous les hommes français, la moyenne est environs 1m75. Quelqu’un à 5,9σ au-dessus ferait plus de 2m30.
Ça n’existe pas. C’est ça Messi dans le football. C’est une anomalie

Ça veut dire que statistiquement, un joueur comme lui apparaît une fois toutes les centaines de millions de carrières de footballeurs.

Ô ne reverras probablement jamais ça de notre vivant, et c’est les maths qui le disent, pas juste une opinion.
Messi est une anomalie mathématique

[Mark Baker @CM10markbaker]

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[Mark Baker @CM10markbaker]

Spot on

[Mark Baker @CM10markbaker]

@robbopalmer @Cristiano Rob, he literally has a far inferior ratio to messi lol he is literally inferior at every aspect of the game

[Mark Baker @CM10markbaker]

Spot on lol its comical

[The Independent @Independent]

Can anyone still entertain the Messi v Ronaldo debate? #CopaIndependent
Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts and find the full episode on YouTube.

[Moeen 🇵🇸🇵🇸 @JackOfAllSpaces]

The real debate is Messi (18-28) vs Messi (28-38).