One Man Teams....

This was posted by Sina in the Arsenal Lobby:

Lukas Podolski: Scored or assisted 64% of Cologne's goals this season - the highest % in the top 5 leagues (Messi/Di Natale 58%, Reus 55%)

Now, what struck me was when Mani88 said this:

mani88 wrote:

Sina wrote:Lukas Podolski: Scored or assisted 64% of Cologne's goals this season - the highest % in the top 5 leagues (Messi/Di Natale 58%, Reus 55%)

Why was Arsenal labelled as "One Man Team"??

And it made sense, why are Arsenal slated as a one man team, when stats show otherwise?

This isnt a 'I HATE BARCA' thread, just curious to know... after looking at a small stat like this, what do you classify as a 'One Man Team'?

A club or a team that depends on one specific player in order to succeed.

A team where every single attacking move goes through one player. Like Messi with Barcelona and France with Zidane.

_LMG_10_ wrote:A team where every single attacking move goes through one player. Like Messi with Barcelona and France with Zidane.

I agree with this. But I'd like to add that as far as end product if said player isn't preforming it's very unlikely others will do so.

From a defensive standpoint, the closest I've seen to a one man team has been Casillas 06-07.

From an attacking standpoint the closest I've seen is Messi this year.

I don't know how you define something like this, I'm just taking it to mean percentage of influence.....of course the two I named are big clubs , teams like Koln and Udinese probably depend more on that 1 man anyway.

Cazorla for example has been a bit of a one man team at times this year...(Well not really but he's clearly been the most influential offensive player)

I think it's a team where if the main player doesn't play well then no one does.

Thanks for stating the obvious

You're welcome.

I'm not the hero GL deserves but the one it needs right now.

I prefer the term 'reliant'

A lot of teams are reliant on one player

Di Vaio Bologna.

one-diety-team

Bundesliga was a one man league until recently...

Le Samourai wrote:From a defensive standpoint, the closest I've seen to a one man team has been Casillas 06-07.

From an attacking standpoint the closest I've seen is Messi this year.

I don't know how you define something like this, I'm just taking it to mean percentage of influence.....of course the two I named are big clubs , teams like Koln and Udinese probably depend more on that 1 man anyway.

Cazorla for example has been a bit of a one man team at times this year...(Well not really but he's clearly been the most influential offensive player)

Are you sure ? How old was you back then 9-10 years old ?

Podolski - Koln
Miccoli - Palermo
Ibrahimovic - Milan
Di Vaio - Bologna
Henry - Red Bulls
Reus - Monchengladbach
Van Persie - Arsenal
Messi - Barcelona
Neymar - Santos
Di Natale - Udinese
Jovetic - Fiorentina
Villa - Spain (before he got injured)
Dempsey - Fulham