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Lallana's Left Peg

Lallana's Left Peg

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Anybody remember the film 'Moneyball'.

 

Don't replace the player, replace and improve the sum contribution.

 

Moneyball is about finding abilities undervalued by the market and purchasing players with those abilities cheaper than the players you lose / sell for higher money.

 

It has also never (yet) been proven to work in football, a sport where there are far more dynamics to it than statistical analysis.

 

The nearest football has got to it is the concept that you sell high and have sophisticated scouting / recruitment techniques that allow you to identify potential and you have an environment where it can flourish which allows you to purchase talent cheaper than you sell it. But every club in football tries this anyway (and did so before Billy Beane made Moneyball famous at Oakland) - the difference is that only a few succeed at it over a decent period of time.

SuperSAINT

SuperSAINT

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The Sun Football ‏@TheSunFootball

Southampton to open contract talks with Dusan Tadic - to fend off interest from Schalke

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/premierleague/1465019/southampton-in-new-contract-talks-with-dusan-tadic-as-schalke-hover-for-the-serbian-star/?CMP=spklr-_-Editorial-_-TWITTER-_-TheSunFootball-_-20160719-_-Football-_-520083350

 

His agent Ian Anderson said: “As yet, no agreement about a new contract has been agreed or refused, but talks are scheduled for this week and we’ll see how that goes.

 

“I’m aware of speculation of possible interest in Dusan from elsewhere, but he is under contract and we’ll see what unfolds at Southampton.”

 

Everton have kept tabs on Tadic along with Schalke, who are looking at replacements in case Leroy Sane joins Manchester City.

for_heaven's_Saint

for_heaven's_Saint

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Hard to believe that Everton would be interested or he'd want to go there considering the rumours about his strained relationship with Koeman.

Donatello

Donatello

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Perfect for Saints then :)

 

:lol: (But not for fans with an unsettled disposition when it comes to outgoings, was my point :p but then perhaps they're not suggesting him)

eelpie

eelpie

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If we were that bothered about improving, we would stop selling our best players to our direct rivals....

 

It isn't often discussed whether we should only sell to teams who are not our direct rivals, but that would probably mean we only sell to non Premier League clubs since anyone can beat anyone these days. That could mean we don't sell to the highest bidder, which would be an interesting business v success on the field plan

beatlesaint

beatlesaint

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Hard to believe that Everton would be interested or he'd want to go there considering the rumours about his strained relationship with Koeman.

 

Yes the Everton link is just lazy journalism again. No way could I see Tadic playing for Koeman !

suewhistle

suewhistle

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The rumour I saw on one of the aggregator sites on my phone (not this 'ere desktop) was Rafa Silva from Sporting Braga. The Portugal connection makes sense (2+2=5) as he was in the Euro squad alongside Jose and Cedric and he's an attacking midfielder who can play wide? Any opinions?

MarkSFC

MarkSFC

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The rumour I saw on one of the aggregator sites on my phone (not this 'ere desktop) was Rafa Silva from Sporting Braga. The Portugal connection makes sense (2+2=5) as he was in the Euro squad alongside Jose and Cedric and he's an attacking midfielder who can play wide? Any opinions?

 

I think Fonte mentioned him as a possible recruit a short while back! Or was that Joao Mario?!!

 

 

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SuperSAINT

SuperSAINT

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Now out of our league, don't get your hopes up.

 

Yeah, I much prefer the contracts that just get announced.

 

The ones where the Agent starts talking don't normally end well.

david in sweden

david in sweden

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..... v.g on assists......looked good as part of the Pellé /Mané set-up ...(oops :blush:) ....but now perhaps won't be such a good fit for the new Puel strategy.

 

Forecast.....still just 27.......current international for Serbia.....+2 good seasons with Saints......bought for £11 million (?)....so maybe £18-20 million?

 

Who knows?

JxgrSaint

JxgrSaint

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..... v.g on assists......looked good as part of the Pellé /Mané set-up ...(oops :blush:) ....but now perhaps won't be such a good fit for the new Puel strategy.

 

Forecast.....still just 27.......current international for Serbia.....+2 good seasons with Saints......bought for £11 million (?)....so maybe £18-20 million?

 

Who knows?

 

With the money being banded about for bang average players I'd be hacked off if we let him go for less than £25m - he's better than Wijnaldum overall IMO

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alpine_saint

alpine_saint

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I watched the Serbia v Austria game this evening. Superb MotM (IMO) performace from Tadic. 2 assists and a well taken goal.

 

He wiped the floor with them.

 

I'm going to be popular in the office tomorrow....

CB Fry

CB Fry

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I expect fitzhugh fella is about to spontaniously combust.

We can rest assured all this inconvenient information will be written out if the history of the club.

Badger

Badger

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4 goals and 6 assists in Serbias last 10 goals!

 

Not at all bad from a player who threw an almighty strop vowing not to play for the national team again a few months ago.

skintsaint

skintsaint

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Not at all bad from a player who threw an almighty strop vowing not to play for the national team again a few months ago.

 

Think it was refusing to play for the manager again....who I think has been sacked since.

Charlie Wayman

Charlie Wayman

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I am dreading the January transfer window, Fonte, VVD, Romeu & Tadic all receiving critical acclaim in the press. Far too good for a small provincial club where everyone chews straw and wear baggy trousers with frayed hems and holes in the knees

Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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That did look pretty record-breakingly offside to me. Can anyone explain what I missed?

 

Not even close to David Silva against us in that game J Rod got injured. You could have driven a car through the space between him and the last man. Seem to remember Owen thinking it was onside too.

Saint Garrett

Saint Garrett

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Not even close to David Silva against us in that game J Rod got injured. You could have driven a car through the space between him and the last man. Seem to remember Owen thinking it was onside too.

 

Indeed!!

 

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