Post-match Thread: Ipswich v Charlton | Sat 28 Nov 2020

Don't know if this has been aired, but any news on Smyth 
and the extent of the injury from Wednesday

I can’t remember one pass map this season where Watson has achieved less than 80% pass completion. Outstanding. 

eastterrace6168 said:

Interesting on that map, how Amos distribution is so much more successful down the right, and
also highlighted on the heat map

Yes, hadn't noticed that. Maybe it's because Chuks was on the right more?

Shocking that Smyth only made 4 passes, one of which was a defensive clearance

It is only when you see this chart that you realise how few times players touch the ball over the course of the game

ross1 said:

It is only when you see this chart that you realise how few times players touch the ball over the course of the game

Yes it's quite an eye opener, how many more times water carriers like Watson will touch the ball when compared to more attacking ones

Quite interesting too that Albie had the least accuracy with passing apart from Purrington

Is that because he was attempting more daring passes than anyone else?

MuttleyCAFC said:

I think this can be an issue with these sort of stats. There are other tiers of refinement needed for them to really tell the full story. 

In the case of Morgan, I think it is highly likely based on what I watched that he was trying the passes that open up a team. There is more risk to these and many players don't have the vision to make them.

You'd expect the attacking midfielder to give the ball away more as he'll be trying the lower percentage forward passes

I imagine KDB's percentage stats would be worse than Fernandinho's

I was surprised to see Ipswich in blue shorts. Made it easy for us to wear our complete home kit

ForeverAddickted said:

MattF said:

Courtesy of Benjy Nurick but the below is Aneke's heatmap from Saturday, compare it with Amos' passing

Suggests we saw Ipswich’s left back as a player Aneke could easily beat in the air.

If they use move another player there then that leaves space elsewhere on the pitch.

Yes I have, it’s a great bit of footage. 

Oggy Red said:

JamesSeed said:

Yes I have, it’s a great bit of footage. 

I always loved his accent, which was technically Makem rather than Geordie. 

I see that Jimmy Seed grew up near Sunderland, so that would explain his Makem accent, then.

Two absolute legends, having Sunderland roots; Jimmy Seed for a very long time as manager and Clive Mendonca for a short time but gave Cafc fans their greatest day out ever at a mega stadium. 2019 wasn't too shabby and for the fans still alive the FA cup win in April 47 would be a magic memory (they won't have a clue what they did yesterday !)

I assume Clive Mendonca had South American roots on his paternal side. He played like a top Brazilian with that hatrick.

soapboxsam said:

Oggy Red said:

JamesSeed said:

Yes I have, it’s a great bit of footage. 

I always loved his accent, which was technically Makem rather than Geordie. 

I see that Jimmy Seed grew up near Sunderland, so that would explain his Makem accent, then.

Two absolute legends, having Sunderland roots; Jimmy Seed for a very long time as manager and Clive Mendonca for a short time but gave Cafc fans their greatest day out ever at a mega stadium. 2019 wasn't too shabby and for the fans still alive the FA cup win in April 47 would be a magic memory (they won't have a clue what they did yesterday !)

I assume Clive Mendonca had South American roots on his paternal side. He played like a top Brazilian with that hatrick.

That’s correct, Clive’s paternal family are from Guyana. His uncle Ivor was a West Indies cricketer, something Clive himself only found out while playing for us as he’s not stayed in contact with his dad.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7068437/Clive-Mendonca-Wembley-hat-trick-death-threats-working-Nissan.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Mendonca

Looks like his Nan died earlier this year a few days before she’d have turned 105.

https://www.arbormemorial.ca/highland-scarborough/obituaries/mrs-ineas-alfreda-mendonca/52139

Scoham said:

soapboxsam said:

Oggy Red said:

JamesSeed said:

Yes I have, it’s a great bit of footage. 

I always loved his accent, which was technically Makem rather than Geordie. 

I see that Jimmy Seed grew up near Sunderland, so that would explain his Makem accent, then.

Two absolute legends, having Sunderland roots; Jimmy Seed for a very long time as manager and Clive Mendonca for a short time but gave Cafc fans their greatest day out ever at a mega stadium. 2019 wasn't too shabby and for the fans still alive the FA cup win in April 47 would be a magic memory (they won't have a clue what they did yesterday !)

I assume Clive Mendonca had South American roots on his paternal side. He played like a top Brazilian with that hatrick.

That’s correct, Clive’s paternal family are from Guyana. His uncle Ivor was a West Indies cricketer, something Clive himself only found out while playing for us as he’s not stayed in contact with his dad.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7068437/Clive-Mendonca-Wembley-hat-trick-death-threats-working-Nissan.html

I went against all my principles and clicked on that dreadful Daily Mail site. 
My God, it was so difficult to try and read the article with all that movement and flickering of background advertisements - clickbait at it's worst.

But I persevered and actually quite enjoyed the Clive Mendonca interview.
Of course we get lots of mentions and in depth discussion of our famous Mendonca hat-trick Wembley final ......  he analyses all his goals and tells you what was going through his head at the time.

"'But this, it has stirred the emotions. I'm proud, really proud. That game was my defining moment, all them years of working hard, God repaid me that day. It was just unfortunate for me it was against Sunderland!' 

Really good read. If only it wasn't the wretched Daily Mail website.