Italia and the Standings table
Wins: 6 Draws: 13 Losses: 0
Thus reads the points tally for Inter Milan in the Serie A. A 19 game undefeated streak. The only undefeated team in the Serie A this year. Even the mighty Juventus and AC Milan have lost a game each.
And yet, they are 4th in the standings table. 4 point sbehind Udinese, who have lost five of their 19 games this year!!
I refer to my earlier post about streaks. This is a classic example of an insignificant statistic. An anomaly of a streak. Of what use is a 19 game unbeaten streak, if it gets you nowhere - and you cannot win often enough? They can't seem to lose (characteristic of most streaks), but they also can't seem to win! Is a 0-0 draw and satisfying the fans (are they really?) and shareholder money enough of a reason to stifle all interet in the game? To be totally risk averse, and stop playing? I wonder.
Another issue: Is it a pervasive phenomenon in all of Italian football? If you went through the table, NO team has a '0' in the draws column. What's more, the teams collectively average about 5 draws in 19 games! A quarter of all games are draws? What's happening?
I used to love Italian football. Now I'm concerned.
Thus reads the points tally for Inter Milan in the Serie A. A 19 game undefeated streak. The only undefeated team in the Serie A this year. Even the mighty Juventus and AC Milan have lost a game each.
And yet, they are 4th in the standings table. 4 point sbehind Udinese, who have lost five of their 19 games this year!!
I refer to my earlier post about streaks. This is a classic example of an insignificant statistic. An anomaly of a streak. Of what use is a 19 game unbeaten streak, if it gets you nowhere - and you cannot win often enough? They can't seem to lose (characteristic of most streaks), but they also can't seem to win! Is a 0-0 draw and satisfying the fans (are they really?) and shareholder money enough of a reason to stifle all interet in the game? To be totally risk averse, and stop playing? I wonder.
Another issue: Is it a pervasive phenomenon in all of Italian football? If you went through the table, NO team has a '0' in the draws column. What's more, the teams collectively average about 5 draws in 19 games! A quarter of all games are draws? What's happening?
I used to love Italian football. Now I'm concerned.
posted by Harish at 16:33
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