Plus/Minus is really just a minus update

by Dave Clark on Aug 2, 2009 10:18 PM PDT in Sounders: MLS Regular Season

After tonight's match I updated Plus/Minus quickly, because it shows us a few things about who has been effective both ways, and who has not. Tonight, there was a lot of NOT to update.

Productivity will be updated the next time a player for the Sounders scores a goal in the Sounders favor.

Which reminds me, I decided early in the season that the only player to be deducted on own goals is the player that got the own goal. This is still the case.

The damage follows

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Let's look at Left Back
Scott +5
Sturgis +3
Wahl +1
Sure Leo's likely got the spot, but the hopefully Scott is the new bench full back.

Wide midfielders/Wingers
Ljungberg +7
Le Toux +5
Zakuani +1
Nyassi +1

Forwards
Montero +8
Jaqua +8
Le Toux +5

Possible Right Backs not named James Riley
Evans +6
Sturgis +3
Ianni +0

All of this leads me to one conclusion, next week the 4-1-3-2 should include Brad Evans, Leo Gonzalez, Sebastien Le Toux and Freddie Ljungberg. Really my only question is whether Zakuani or Nyassi start.

From Right to Left
Evans - Hurtado - Marshall - Leo
LeToux-Alonso - Ljungberg- Zakuani/Nyassi
Montero - Jaqua

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Yeah, this game was a real kick in the nads. I have to say that if any of this was at all due to fatigue from the All Star Game, then I’m hating the All Star Game even more than I did before. I think I’ve going to be very active next year in voting, making sure to vote as many non-Soundeers on to the All Star team as possible.

by CarlosT on Aug 3, 2009 1:28 AM PDT reply actions

Sheesh. What do you say? Sounders just flat out stunk up the joint yesterday! What can you do besides move on and hope for better this week. Our guys HAVE to improve on the road if we are going to have a chance at silverware this year.

Gonna take a few days to quit the bitter out of my mouth with this loss.

by Jake Nelson on Aug 3, 2009 8:11 AM PDT reply actions

is there a faq or some other place to understand what these ratings mean and how they work?

thanks!

by Steve on Aug 4, 2009 9:25 AM PDT reply actions

I will work on throwing something more complete together, but here’s a short version

plus/minus (+/-) A player is credited with +1 if their team scores a goal when the player is on the pitch, -1 if they are not. An own goal only counts against the player who had the own goal.

clean sheet – A player is credited with a clean sheet if they play more than 60 minutes in a match that ends in a shutout. This means that rarely will subs get credit.

substitutions – A player only gets credit for a sub appearence above if they play 10+ minutes.

All of the above are only for league play. Box score data is incomplete for US Open Cup and Qualifiers for some of the stats that I would want to run.

by Dave Clark on Aug 5, 2009 6:06 AM PDT up reply actions