Daily Mail v Reality

[WindyNook]

Data shows the BEST English stars of the Championship in each position

This week saw England boss Gareth Southgate lay bare his concerns over the future of the England national team as the number of English players playing in the Premier League continues to fall.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Mail pays some statistician to pick the best championship team that could provide players for the England team
3 Boro players are named in this team
2 of those players don't get in the Boro

The 3 players are Giles Crooks and Jones
Obviously Akpom gets nowhere near the team.

Does the Mail have a sports department or anyone who knows anything about football. Or do they think their readers ar so stupid they will believe anything......... Oh hang on

 

[Jedi boro]

Good old heil

To be fair prob based in Newcastle as well.

 

[Nano]

Data shows the BEST English stars of the Championship in each position

This week saw England boss Gareth Southgate lay bare his concerns over the future of the England national team as the number of English players playing in the Premier League continues to fall.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Mail pays some statistician to pick the best championship team that could provide players for the England team
3 Boro players are named in this team
2 of those players don't get in the Boro

The 3 players are Giles Crooks and Jones
Obviously Akpom gets nowhere near the team.

Does the Mail have a sports department or anyone who knows anything about football. Or do they think their readers ar so stupid they will believe anything......... Oh hang on

I'm guessing they haven't paid anyone and have used available data and then just applied some basic filters like number of games played. There's nothing wrong with what they have done but it shows that stats on their own can be pretty rubbish without context.

Akpom won't be included because he is Nigerian.

 

[WindyNook]

I'm guessing they haven't paid anyone and have used available data and then just applied some basic filters like number of games played. There's nothing wrong with what they have done but it shows that stats on their own can be pretty rubbish without context.

Akpom won't be included because he is Nigerian.

I understand their statistics but anyone with basic knowledge about football would read that article and either be bemused or just laugh.