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Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 1h

They put a 5-0 whupping of one of the worst teams in ligue 1 in the water 🤪

Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 7h

(also bears pointing out that someone like Ekitike, for example, also had significantly less talent playing *against* him most of the time at his former club, while we're here. but his main running mate is at City now, too, so 🤷‍♂️)

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Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 7h

yeah that's usually true of the guys who didn't pan out as well - complex game!

20 g/a is good and all but it's a far cry from 47! and there's a lift from him getting that money for your Gakpos as well IMO. But can't ignore Trent (6 a), Diaz (18 g/a) and of course Jota (9 in just 13 games)

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Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 8h

Yep and just like Sterling, Rooney is often thought of crapping out young despite making 420 PL starts and 81 in the CL over 16 (!!!!) seasons,

remty1.bsky.social @remty1.bsky.social · 9h

Totally agree, think Messi/Ronaldo broke people’s brains a bit. Rooney seems to be highly respected still despite going to DC at only* 32

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Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 8h

you'd certainly think so, but then nothing is a given. all those big expensive transfers in football history were expensive for a reason

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Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 10h

I've been saying since the summer that Liverpool are just an English Espanyol, and there you have it

Cannon Stats @cannonstats.com · 10h

Big 5 Leagues Combined Weighted Non-Pen xG (70%) and Non-Pen Goals (30%)

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Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 13h

yeah I do think that is part of it for sure

Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 14h

We also talked about Michael Owen last night, another considered someone who burned too bright, too fast, but consider:
-9 seasons with 10+ league goals, 7 with 15+ G&A

If you can get 18+10 at 17, 18+5 at 18, etc., is it better to meter yourself so you can play more @ 28? I'm skeptical

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Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 14h

People talk about him hitting the wall "early" because he's 30 and looks pretty washed but if both ended today his career would have included more longevity than, for instance, Mo Salah, who entered year 11 (11.5?) of playing what you'd consider top-level, star-caliber ball this season

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Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 14h

Something I started to poke at as we discussed this topic last night -- ever notice accolades get minimized when players hit the age curve?

e.g., Raheem Sterling
-322 PL starts over 13 (!) seasons
-62 starts, 88 apps in CL, t-13th most g+a career
-8 seasons w/14+ G&A

not exactly a quick flameout

Scott Willis @scott.cannonstats.com · 14h

This topic came up on the Discord from discussion on the Transferflow pod.

It was more about other players and the minutes load but it was a good excuse to dig into and talk about Saka more.

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Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 14h

We don’t dive in position by position, but focus more on attackers and Saka/guys with earlier starts specifically. We do go down the position change/evolution path a bit as well

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Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 15h

Since the moment Scott first called it a meta-focused episode I had been holding this joke in, it was bound to happen

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Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 15h

Ka-chow

Thanks

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Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 15h

I don’t see any other logical conclusion here - spent the most time leading but didn’t finish…that’s how it works right?

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Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 16h

23% of the time losing so far for Arsenal maths out to around 145 minutes, ~85 of which were against City and ~50 against Newcastle. So some small sample size theater going on here

Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 16h

𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 ⏱

Which teams have held a winning position the longest in the Premier League this season, and who has spent the most time trailing?

We look at every team’s time spent in each game state across 2025-26 after seven matchdays.

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Reposted by Adam Rae Voge

Scott Willis @scott.cannonstats.com · 1d

Saka and the 30k Minute Cliff?

The latest CannonStats Podcast is here www.cannonstats.com/p/saka-and-t...

Saka and the 30k Minute Cliff?

We should enjoy the years that Saka has given us (and still has) but also probably not worry too much about the inevitable decline just yet. Plus more in this international break podcast.

www.cannonstats.com

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