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Unread 8 Jul 2010, 12:43   #343
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Re: World Cup Prediction Thread
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something they never do for Busquets or Xavi for instance.
Because Xavi will rather commit suicide with a rusty teaspoon than collect himself and shoot. Put him on the 16 yards with a ball and space and he'll find someone to pass to.

For your pleasure, let's see how good Xabi Alonso's shot has actually been. Proved to be good in Real Madrid, obviously. These are season 2009/2010 statistics, in courtesy of ESPN soccernet.

In Real Madrid, Primera League, Cristiano Ronaldo shot 211 (94 on target) times, scoring 26 goals. This puts him at 44,5% shots on target, and of total 211 shots, 12,3% yielded a goal.

In Real Madrid, Primera League, Xabi Alonso was more accurate. Sorry, that was a bad joke. He shot 42 times (11 on target), scoring 3 goals. 26,2% of his attempts were on goal. 7,1% of his attempts yielded a goal.

In Barcelona, Primera League, Lionel Messi attempted 163 times (86 on goal). His attempts found the net 34 times. This puts him at 52,8% rate on target, and 20,8% rate on goals.

In Athletic Bilbao, Primera League, Javier Martinez had 54 shots (20 on goal). He scored 6 times. This puts him at at 37% on target rate, and a conversion rate of 11%.

In Athletic Bilbao, Primera League, Fernando Llorente had 115 shots (50 on goal), and scored 14 times. This puts him at 43,5% target rate, and a conversion rate from shots to goal of 12,2%.

In Arsenal, Premier Division, Cesc Fabregas attempted 86 times (32 on target). He found the net 15 times. His on target rate is is 37,2% and scoring rate on shots 17,4%.


Of these players, Lionel Messi has the highest goals per shots rate. Cesc Fabregas comes second. Cristiano Ronaldo takes third. Fernando Llorente is fourth. Javier Martinez is fifth. Xabi Alonso is last.

Xabi Alonso has, in Real Madrid, shown that he is very dangerous.

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Originally Posted by Kjel
Ok, I guess you've seen 90% of all Madrid games last season, like I did?
Can you elaborate, just why? Because he shoots wide and scores rarely? *edit* Of course, these are "shots", so they include headers and such which may be more essential for strikers, but if you compare Xabi Alonso to his peers, Javier Martinez and Cesc Fabregas, midfielders that "like to shoot". Uh. He's lethal.
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