I wonder if TC has these stats on his clipboard?
Sent from my iPhone On 13/03/2012, at 4:52 PM, "Paul Crowe" <pcr...@contechengineering.com> wrote: > > From Mol Mix today: > > The superiority of Wolves' results when Nenad Milijas plays now stretch over > an almost two season period. In this period here are Milijas's stats and the > team as a whole: > > Milijas P32, (starts) W10 D5 L17 Pts 35 > > Overall P72 W18 D17 L37 Pts 71 > Without Milijas P40 W8 D12 L20 Pts 36 > > We are significantly more likely to win a game with Milijas starting than > without, simple as. > > The stats hide however another interesting aspect of the treatment of > Milijas. 3 times this season McCarthy has chosen to bring off Milijas, only > to see promising situations in games be undermined by late goals. Utd away, > Albion away and Fulham at home, all saw Wolves surrender late goals after > Milijas was withdrawn. Similarly Milijas has had some good contributions when > coming off the bench, helping the team pull back to draws against Stoke and > Villa last year. > > Milijas brings creativity, balance, composure, goals and great set pieces to > the team. He is not always consistent, but overall his record stands up > admirably. For me, McCarthy's under-use of his talents is one of the reasons > why I am withdrawing my support for the manager. At times, we have looked > like we are going to make it as a top flight team, but this inability to > trust more talented players seems to me an albatross that McCarthy cannot > shake off. > > As Mr. Milward keeps reminding us, you can’t argue with the statistics!! > > > Paul Crowe > Sales Manager - Asia Pacific > > ConTech (Sydney Office) > > PO Box 3517 > Rhodes Waterside > Rhodes NSW 2138 > Tel: 02 97396636 Fax: 02 97396542 > Mob: 0406009562 > Email: pcr...@contechengineering.com > Website: www.contechengineering.com > > -- > Boo! Curbishley out! -- Boo! Curbishley out!