Tuesday 8 June 2010

Either footed strikers

Numbers pulled from GW Vald, 2001 observations:

An either footed player hits target 1.8% more often than a one foot/one foot only player (41.8%)
An either footed player scores 1.6% more often than a one foot/one foot only player when the shot hits target (31.3%).
An either footed player scores 1.4% more often than a one foot/one foot only player when he shoots at goal (13.2%).

2 comments:

  1. Would you say this small % gain is worth it when you consider the amount of ability used on being either footed?

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  2. Well. I'd say that it is most definitely something I'll have a look at the next time I get a striker.

    It's a bit hard to quantify the impact of two-footedness in terms of lower attributes.

    Another way to look at the 1.4% increase in goals pr shot is to say that a striker scores 12% more if he is two-footed. That is actually quite a difference.

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