Pushing the Panic Button: Gameweek 15
Powered by Tableau The above visualisation is going to form the centrepiece for a new regular post (probably bi-weekly) which is kind of the opposite of the fanning the flames piece. Rather than focus on players who did well this week, we're going to look at players who didn't, and particularly those who haven't for a number of weeks and identify whether, yes you guessed it, the panic button should be pushed. Before we get into specific players, a quick review of what the table above shows: Goals xG - This is the expected goals a player should have scored in a given week based on the number of shots he took (inside/outside the box), his historic skill level regarding hitting the target and the league average rate of converting shots on target (SoT) to goals. This metric gives an overview of the chances a player is receiving, along with the quality of them and the way he is converting them. Pts - simply the points scored by the player over the last five g...
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The forecast numbers can be gotten from a variety of places (I have my own c++ code giving me similar results, and FFS & InsideFPL both have fixture analysers).
So, on to my point...maybe you are busy with life, it happens! :)
But if not, I miss your personal analysis of the data (although you seem to not be fond of it yourself! :P ) and thoughts on captain choices, transfers, bandwagons, and everything else!
Hopefully there will be a return to regular programming soon. Keep up the great work! :)