Roy Keane mocks Expected Goals metric with hilarious nightclub analogy
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Roy Keane has a catalogue full of memorable quips. The former Manchester United midfielder's move into punditry has been filled with one-liners and assessments which have become lodged in football lexicon.
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Keane has delivered another amusing take in the latest episode ofStick to Football on Sky Sports. The latest target of Keane's quick-witted criticism is 'Expected Goals', the popular modern statistical metric that measures the probability that a given shot will result in a goal.
Keane, a seven-timePremier League winner, is not having it one bit.
"Do you know what that stat is," the Irishman began animatedly.
"Years ago, when you'd go to a nightclub back in the day, and you'd chat to a girl all night, but you go home by yourself. What's your xG?"
As the laugher unfolded, fellow pundit Gary Neville retorted with some wonderful self-deprication.
"Roy, I kept clean sheets!".