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ORIGINAL SPANISH ARTICLE
First came the Pipita
When he arrived in midseason from River Plate, South American football specialists claimed that this was a striker of extraordinary quality, able to toggle between the band, the half point and the point of attack, with an innate ability to find the spaces in which to develop his game, able to disappear to reappear in the play of the goal.
As usual in recent years with the front arrived from the League Argentina devalued its effectiveness scoring showed weak, his speed against the defenders insufficient, and deployed a wide range of "throw the doll." His first year and a half in the white club, from January 2007 until May 2008, participated in 51 league and champions, 23 of them starts, totaling a meager amount of 10 goals with a goal accuracy of 13%.
Everything changed in the following season. Being a quality young player, it was logical that learning eventually produce effects, and once they were adapted to the game in Europe, his numbers improved significantly. 2008-2009 In the league, scored 22 goals and their success rate rose to 19.9%, while in 2009-10, when it started as a favorite to fill the forward position, was uncovered with 27 goals and a high efficiency of 27.5%. However, its black point was in competition at the Madrid failed year after year, the champions league. In those two seasons she played up to 14 times, including 11 starts, scored just 2 goals and a very poor accuracy on goal of 6.0%.
Karim after
In the second of these seasons the club was the French player, who after their high transfer is emerging as the front holder. Not surprisingly Gallic football specialists speak of a dotadísimo front, reminiscent of the young Ronaldo and Anelka, with great technical quality and ball-handling efficiency with a deadly spaces. Among Ligue-1 and champions, the player had contributed 25 and 22 goals in his previous two years and presaged his youth that would progress to be a candidate for the Golden Ball.
Yet it happened that by its nature somewhat shy and timid, he began to remember the disastrous experience of his compatriot Nicolas Madrid, earning the contempt of an important sector of the Madrid fans. In 32 units between league and champions, including 17 starts, the player only scored 9 goals and failed many times seemingly easy. The white fans had grown accustomed to the voracity of Pipit.
A somewhat finer analysis of the first season unveiled, however, that his arrival at Madrid had been supported by similar results as the Argentine striker. Its goal per game average had been 0.43, compared to 0.33 for the first year and a half Higuain, and its success at goal had been 12.1% versus 13.0%.
With the arrival of Mourinho, it was soon decided that the character of Argentina will win the battle of ownership to the warm soul of the French player, who missed many opportunities afforded by the technician to the project wanted to incorporate a large capacity front technique. However, as happens with Pipita years ago, Karim would require that year and a half to finish explode and had to come to his aid his injured opponent to French striker saw the obligation to assume responsibility towards the goal. In 2010-11 the league, played 33 games, 20 of them starts, scoring a total of 15 goals with an average of 0.65 per game with a hit that rose to 17.9%. Of those 15 goals, 14 put them in the second round, tying it averages Higuain's great season. In Europe it was even more incisive and decisive, with more than a goal a complete game and a hit of almost 29%. Although this was not a starter in the semifinal against Barcelona.
Where once fans saw meringues indecision at the door, now saw production, where previously complained about his lack of race, praised his cool head now, where before they saw a striker without a goal and to define, now saw a killer also had a very valuable team play ... When finished last season seemed to have closed the debate. Higuain was a very good scorer, but a front group that absorbed a lot of play in European competitions and had shown almost inane, so that when in the beginning of this invariably appeared as a striker Benzema holder, understood most of Real Madrid that was the most logical technical decision.
Hat-Trick Suddenly
In the win against the Spanish in the last day, Higuain scoring a hat-trick was uncovered that reopened the debate ahead. The weeks before the Real Madrid had completed 180 minutes without scoring and the reappearance coincided with Higuain 10 goals in two games, the mita of them from Argentina.
Proponents of this argue in its favor the ability to provide plenty of goals and consistent manner, without apparent effort. One of the best qualities of Gonzalo, in fact, who knows rid of the markings and reappear at the end of the play.
The diehard French, defending the deal at this ball is much better than the sometimes erratic play shows Madrid Hiatus is necessary to prevent them from breaking their own lines, and marks alike in both competitions.
What is the truth of these assertions?
Contribution to Goal
We wanted to move to this interesting debate on the methodology developed in our previous article
CALIBRATING THE GAME GROUP'S CONTRIBUTION: THE ATTACK
but contrary to what we have done in previous analysis, we expanded the study to the Champions League match and we have indicated some additional data, and to enjoy a more complete picture of the contribution of both players. Parties are booked until the day 7 th and 2 nd league of champions.
Karim Benzema
Matches Started, 6
Matches Alternate 1
Minutes played, 501
Goals, 4 (17.4%)
Assistance with goal 1 (5.9%)
Shots on goal, eight (11.6%)
Assists without scoring, 13 (19.1%)
Passes good, 148 (4.1%)
Shooting outside the arc, 19 (19.4%)
Balance turnovers / lost 6 / 41
Gonzalo Higuain
Matches Started, 2
Alternate Parties, 4
Minutes played, 275
Goals, 5 (21.7%)
0 assists with goal
Shots on goal, six (8.7%)
No goal assists, 1 (1.5%)
Passes good, 86 (2.4%)
Shooting outside the arc, 12 (12.2%)
Balance turnovers / lost 4.21
In the data from both players found the tactical difference between them.
Higuain, shows greater voracity of face-to-door and a negligible contribution to the completion of other colleagues. One could say that the goals mark their presence in the lawn is justified.
Benzema, without bad side-to-door average (35 games averaged 22-23 goals), has a significant participation in the collective game (1 in 5 passes come their shooting boots), so marking yet goals in the field presence can be useful.
With this data table is prepared to participate in the goals of the team according to the method cited above.
Applying data from the table to the white goal this season is that Benzema is responsible for 2.55 goals for his team and Higuain 2.00.
In favor of the Argentine must say he has played almost half minutes (3.61 goals would equal contribution) and their success rates have been soaring at goal (41.7%).
In favor of the French can argue that their data is more contrasted because of their greater presence in both competitions and an average equivalent to 22-23 goals and a door hit 21%, are excellent for a player in a full season can 5-6 goals easier to reach and more than 70 shots from their peers.
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