Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
On the other hand, I remember a game (Southampton?) which ended 0-0 and Ozil spent the whole sodding game putting over perfect cross after perfect cross none of which our inept attackers were unable to convert.
None of those would be counted in the assist stats, doesn't mean he wasn't doing his bit.
I guess in conclusion, stats don't paint the whole picture but I don't think they're meaningless either.
Of course stats can be useful but on plenty of occasions I've seen you and others often throw up the numbers with no context or reference to the sort of chances created. There have been games where we have hardly created a note worthy chance and looked flat but I've seen people say Ozil created plenty.