HC Green":3fq3sddx said:
I don’t believe that you start your analysis from a neutral position but are looking for stats to back up your prejudices either good or bad about individual players or the management.
I'm just going to cut the rest of that off to save this ballooning!
That's fair enough - if you believe that then there's little chance of me persuading you that I'm not.
There is probably some of that involved - none of us are entirely objective, even if we would like to be seen as such.
What I would say in response is that my opinions probably aren't entirely right. However, I have spend a long time watching back every game from the last two seasons (most of them twice, many of them - unfortunately, including, including Scunthorpe 4-0, Bristol C 5-0 and Doncaster 3-0 - more than twice) and trying to understand what works, what doesn't and - most importantly - why. I pay an awful lot of attention to detail when doing this to record the most accuracy stats possible.
My views weren't always this way. Believe it or not, until roughly December 2017, I actually supported Songo'o starting ahead of Fox in the 4-3-2-1! In this way, I do try to analyse matches fairly to determine how Argyle truly performed and why. I'm not just trying to be a downer.
In fact, I like to think they're positive. The main starting point for these articles is to consider why a side, which retained most of its lineup from last season, improved it's backups, has started so poorly. It's all framed in the context of how to get back to performing like that amazing side from last season. This isn't just a diatribe against Adams. It's meant to be a thought provoking and analytical take on the current situation.
I am, of course, liable to be wrong, but I do try to self-critique my ideas, and feedback like this is useful for informing me about opinions on my writing style and how I present my ideas, so thank you.
