I’ve received lots of requests for explanation regarding the Higuain-Ronaldo and Fabregas-Messi graphics. Here’s how it was calculated: Take, for example, the 7-1 score between Real Madrid and Osasuna this past weekend. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick, but if you remove his goals, Real Madrid would have still won the match. Repeat this process for all 4 players over all 11 games played for both teams. Now, this demonstration was not intended to imply that either Messi or Ronaldo are poor players. It only appears that the two have no impact on their team’s league position because whenever they score in a match, several of their teammates also score. In fact, half of Fabregas’ and Higuain’s goals were assisted by Messi and Ronaldo. (Plus, there is value in scoring security goals and opening the score sheet, etc.) This demonstration was done because…well what if Fabregas and Higuain did not play this season? Fabregas was the subject of a long will-he-or-won’t-he transfer drama, and Higuain sustained a back injury that was supposed to have him sidelined for over a year. Since then, Fabregas has scored a couple of last-minute equalizer goals that have saved Barcelona from losses. And Higuain miraculously recovered in half the estimated time, after his surgeon said that he might have to retire from football. The demonstration also puts some perspective on the dazzling numbers that Messi (14) and Ronaldo (13) have racked up in their eternal race for pichichi. Look, for example, at Roberto Soldado, the top scorer of Valencia CF at only 6 goals. If you took away Soldado’s goals, his team would fall from 3rd place to 6th place in the league. Shouldn’t some small attention be given to those hard-won goals, as opposed to 27 goals that were mostly scored in 8-0 thrashings? It’s certainly worth a thought.

I’ve received lots of requests for explanation regarding the Higuain-Ronaldo and Fabregas-Messi graphics. Here’s how it was calculated:

Take, for example, the 7-1 score between Real Madrid and Osasuna this past weekend. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick, but if you remove his goals, Real Madrid would have still won the match. Repeat this process for all 4 players over all 11 games played for both teams.

Now, this demonstration was not intended to imply that either Messi or Ronaldo are poor players. It only appears that the two have no impact on their team’s league position because whenever they score in a match, several of their teammates also score. In fact, half of Fabregas’ and Higuain’s goals were assisted by Messi and Ronaldo. (Plus, there is value in scoring security goals and opening the score sheet, etc.)

This demonstration was done because…well what if Fabregas and Higuain did not play this season? Fabregas was the subject of a long will-he-or-won’t-he transfer drama, and Higuain sustained a back injury that was supposed to have him sidelined for over a year. Since then, Fabregas has scored a couple of last-minute equalizer goals that have saved Barcelona from losses. And Higuain miraculously recovered in half the estimated time, after his surgeon said that he might have to retire from football.

The demonstration also puts some perspective on the dazzling numbers that Messi (14) and Ronaldo (13) have racked up in their eternal race for pichichi. Look, for example, at Roberto Soldado, the top scorer of Valencia CF at only 6 goals. If you took away Soldado’s goals, his team would fall from 3rd place to 6th place in the league. Shouldn’t some small attention be given to those hard-won goals, as opposed to 27 goals that were mostly scored in 8-0 thrashings? It’s certainly worth a thought.

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