It's not a case of making someone look better - even a donkey knows why using 'per 90 mins played' is better than using stats that include a 5 mins sub appearance equating to a full game (when 'games' are used). And it's why you use a minimum of X games (I used 15 x 90 mins) as obviously stats can be skewed by using a smaller sample size (De Bruyne has 3.13 GCA but only over 2.5 games) !
Yes I'm sure about the stats - you can check them yourself on Fbref. Just about the best stat database out there. I did query that myself but I guess it comes down to how they arrive at that GCA figure - though obviously it's the same across the board.
No I'm not cherry picking using only the Top 5 - it's because a) you have to go through them club by club and b) they are the most relevant. You're welcome to go there and pull up each club's player stats one by one if you wish.
Why would you not use all competitions? As for skewing well it probably makes all players look better, Villa's in the Conference or City's against minnows they hammer. Using only the PL I think Nunez's figures look even better because not many come close to his goals + assists (Mo. obviously), he's surely in the Top 10 (off you pop to check that out, I've done my bit).
I also disagree with your summation : we don't have a narrow attacking system and Nunez isn't necessarily at the apex, we have a very fluid front line and he's as often wide left, or even sometimes right, as he is through the centre. I also disagree with your statement that he's a central striker (at least not in the traditional sense that Haaland is) - I don't see him that way at all. I don't disagree that he could and should be scoring more goals though.
Again - I haven’t mentioned per game - you’re dragging that up - a goal is a goal, it doesn’t matter how many minutes played and not played.
What are you suggesting - that we ignore goals that someone scores when they come on with 5 minutes left?
What’s this bee in your bonnet about that anyway - I’ve haven’t mentioned averages or per game or minutes played - it doesn’t really matter they’re average of what’s already taken place and not a reliable way to forecast future results.
Interesting you pick Villa as your argument for including all comps - all Watkins assists and most of his goals and have come in the Premier League - 82% combined of his G+A.
For Nunez it’s 64% - which might suggest he does better against lesser opponents.
If you don’t think we’re narrow, the you haven’t been watching us. We’re notcalwsys narrow, but our widths doesn’t come primarily front our front line, who invert a lot. It’s been a common complaint on here.
Yes our forward line is fluid but Nunez has started in the centre and I say he’s at the apex because, increasingly, now he’s learnt to bend his runs better, he’s running along and in behind opposition CB’s and creating problems and space - it’s great to see a bit he is the more central target and the one who doesn’t come short as much as the others.
I agree he’s not a static down the middle player, his movement is really good of late.
We play a kind of fluid 2-2-2-3 with whichever FB isn’t inverting being the additional player getting up and down their side.
