Welcome to Liverpool Luis Diaz

[Bjornebye]

1 hour ago, Section_31 said:

 

I don't reckon we'd go for those two, we go more for potential. Nobody thought Mo or Jota would do what they've done here. 

 

Regardless of FSG's shortcomings, I'm always optimistic about Klopp and his team's ability to spot a player.

I don't think either have realised that yet but I know what you're saying. Pisses me off though that the two players who are guaranteed to rip it up for the next 6/7 years are nailed on for City or Real Madrid and we don't seem to have a sniff. 

 

Agreed on the last bit. We should have it written into Klopps contract that when you go, your team stays and you still give the last word on signings for us and you just stay forever you're not going anywhere. 

[Caramac]

Here's a couple of gifs whilst we wait for more news.

 

 

[Bjornebye]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Remmie]

39 minutes ago, cloggypop said:

 

If you stood outside Tony Moanero's bedroom with a boombox style speaker with a Stevie Nicks track on it, it'd be a less subtle rep beg from Tony than this. For shame, FOR SHAME

[AngryOfTuebrook]

3 hours ago, Boss said:

He looked sharp in this game against us. Beat a few of our players and should've had an assist.

 

 

He looks difficult to shake off the ball. I approve.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

3 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

His song writes itself.

The Wayuu Make Me Feel?

[Jennings]

[Jennings]

Oh....fake apparently.

 

 

[Funkasy]

Ah the medical poop test.

[Bjornebye]

[El Rojo]

13 minutes ago, Jennings said:

Twerking xG of 1.02 apparently. 

[Bob]

4 hours ago, Boss said:

He looked sharp in this game against us. Beat a few of our players and should've had an assist.

 

 

Thanks for finding this. He’s defo not the one I hated when we played them which is such a relief. Looks handy.

[El Dangerous]

59 minutes ago, Jennings said:

 No this is no time to be playing on the Wii Fit!

[Ne Moe Imya]

15 hours ago, aRdja said:

I’ll bite. What’s really good about this ‘shot map’?

Sure, it's pretty straightforward.

 

One of the things analysts will look for is a player who doesn't waste possession. So if you're a good attacking team, then just having the ball in the opponent's final third is worth about 0.04 xG - so on average, for every 25 or so times you have the ball in your opponents' final third, you'll score one goal.

 

And it's pretty hard to criticise a player who takes a bad shot once in a while - maybe the ball sat up nicely for them, maybe there was no one else to pass to, etc. But if you see players regularly taking shots that score 1/50, then that's a bad move, strategically, for your team. Especially in a really good team, you want to see players playing a slightly riskier pass to a player in a better position rather than taking a long shot - statistically, it will work out better for you in the long term.

 

A player who regularly shoots from bad positions, 20 yards+ from goal, is thus a liability for your team. Far better to hold it up, wait for teammates to arrive, and try to build an attack that leads to a better shot.

 

So a player with Luis Diaz' shot map is great! It shows that he doesn't waste possession by taking low-percentage shots. The best player in the league at this is probably Jota - he almost NEVER takes bad shots.

 

Luis Diaz:

Diogo Jota:

 

And, for contrast, here's a player with probably the worst shot map in the league - Ruben Neves. Apart from penalties, he might score one or two worldies every season, and that's what we remember because they're on MOTD, but the truth is, if he'd just recycle possession most of the time, unless it's really in a great position for a shot, Wolves would average out more goals.

 

[dockers_strike]

Sounds like the medical went ok. Just the paper work now?

[Anubis]

NMI - sorry for snapping at you this morning. It was 3am. I wasn’t sleeping. I was a bit sharp. Apologies.

[Jairzinho]

Hearing Frank Lampard won't be paying much attention to that at Everton. 

[TD_LFC]

 

 

14 minutes ago, Ne Moe Imya said:

Sure, it's pretty straightforward.

 

One of the things analysts will look for is a player who doesn't waste possession. So if you're a good attacking team, then just having the ball in the opponent's final third is worth about 0.04 xG - so on average, for every 25 or so times you have the ball in your opponents' final third, you'll score one goal.

 

And it's pretty hard to criticise a player who takes a bad shot once in a while - maybe the ball sat up nicely for them, maybe there was no one else to pass to, etc. But if you see players regularly taking shots that score 1/50, then that's a bad move, strategically, for your team. Especially in a really good team, you want to see players playing a slightly riskier pass to a player in a better position rather than taking a long shot - statistically, it will work out better for you in the long term.

 

A player who regularly shoots from bad positions, 20 yards+ from goal, is thus a liability for your team. Far better to hold it up, wait for teammates to arrive, and try to build an attack that leads to a better shot.

 

So a player with Luis Diaz' shot map is great! It shows that he doesn't waste possession by taking low-percentage shots. The best player in the league at this is probably Jota - he almost NEVER takes bad shots.

 

Luis Diaz:

Diogo Jota:

 

And, for contrast, here's a player with probably the worst shot map in the league - Ruben Neves. Apart from penalties, he might score one or two worldies every season, and that's what we remember because they're on MOTD, but the truth is, if he'd just recycle possession most of the time, unless it's really in a great position for a shot, Wolves would average out more goals.

 

To add to the above, the shot selection and placement is comparable with Jota's as well, lot's of shots in the lower third or on the edges away from the keeper very few straight at the keeper

 

 

 

And how he compares to Salah, Jota and Mane in the seasons before they arrived.

 

 

None of this is a guarantee that he'll be a success but it shows he's within the profile of player we look for so at the very least he's a system fit. 

[dave u]

2 hours ago, Bob Spunkmouse said:

Thanks for finding this. He’s defo not the one I hated when we played them which is such a relief. Looks handy.

I referenced that in the diary a few weeks ago and was told that the annoying little twat was the lad on the opposite wing.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

34 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

Sounds like the medical went ok. Just the paper work now?

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/luis-diaz-liverpool-medical-breaking-22920530 

 

THIS IS NOT A DRILL!

[Ne Moe Imya]

55 minutes ago, Anubis said:

NMI - sorry for snapping at you this morning. It was 3am. I wasn’t sleeping. I was a bit sharp. Apologies.

No worries, I've been there many times.

[Ne Moe Imya]

I was looking at a Porto forum to see what they think of the deal (most of them think he's been sold far too cheaply, one said he was their best player by far from the last 6 years) and I was struck by the fact that at least the fans seem to think they still owe us money for Grujic.

 

Can that be true? I can't remember when that deal happened but it feels like ages ago!

[Lee909]

Anfield Watch

 NEW: Luis Diaz spoke to former Manchester United and Chelsea striker Radamel Falcao and ex-Everton winger James Rodriguez about his next move - and both urged him to join Liverpool

[Ne Moe Imya]

46 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

Anfield Watch

 NEW: Luis Diaz spoke to former Manchester United and Chelsea striker Radamel Falcao and ex-Everton winger James Rodriguez about his next move - and both urged him to join Liverpool

Falcao and Rodriguez, describing their time at United/Everton:

 

 

[Pungkoq Hang]

7 hours ago, Ne Moe Imya said:

I was looking at a Porto forum to see what they think of the deal (most of them think he's been sold far too cheaply, one said he was their best player by far from the last 6 years) and I was struck by the fact that at least the fans seem to think they still owe us money for Grujic.

 

Can that be true? I can't remember when that deal happened but it feels like ages ago!

What's their take on Grujic? Best thing since sliced bread? Waste of space?