Johnny RoastBeef
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- Jan 11, 2016
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Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ;8995347 said:Trossard (last season) and Knocky (15-16) have similar records in the Jupiler Pro League. Trossard more goals, Knocky more assists, but both contribute a definitive action (random term I made up) (goal or assist) approximately once every game and a half.
Trossard
24 apps (1,967 minutes)
11 goals (1 goal every 1.98 games (90 mins))
4 assists (1 assist every 5.46 games (90 mins))
Definitive action (goal or assist) 1 every 1.45 games (90 mins)
Knockaert
20 apps (1,648 minutes)
5 goals (1 goal every 3.66 games (90 mins))
6 assists (1 goal every 3.05 games (90 mins))
Definitive action (goal or assist) 1 every 1.66 games (90 mins)
The more I think about it the more gutted I am to be losing him - and that's nothing against Trossard!
The important stats are those for Knockaert in the Premier League.
In 2017/18 he scored 3 and made 1 assist
In 2018/19 he scored 2 and made 6 assists
In total 5 goals and 7 assists in 4260 minutes. Or 1 Definitive action (goal or assist) every 3.94 games (90 mins)
Not enough for one of our top earners and most creative players.
He'll be 28 in November and is unlikely to improve anymore, so it makes sense to get his high salary off the books.
His £45k a week for the next 3 years would cost the club £7m in wages. His value will also fall over time. So selling now, even at a discount, makes good financial sense.
But we'll have to wait and see how the money is reused before we know if it was good footballing sense.