"Manchester United have made a signing who could prove to be invaluable this season if his statistical data hasn't been skewed massively. Ruben Amorim welcomed four major signings to the club over the summer in the form of attackers Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and Senne Lammens, as Manchester United looked to address issues in either box. Cunha and Mbeumo have started brightly, while Sesko is still bedding in, as Amorim looks to turn fortunes around following a bottom-half finish last term."
"But as pointed out by TalkBall in a video on social recently, something was going on with certain metrics in the Belgian Pro League last year. The Belgian top flight had a Post-Shot Expected Goals minus Goals Allowed of +95.80 last season some three times higher than the next best-performing division in Europe's top nine leagues: in fact, when you combine PSxG-GA for the other eight, you get a figure of -137.3."
Manchester United recruited attackers Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and goalkeeper Senne Lammens to address scoring and goalkeeping issues. Cunha and Mbeumo started brightly while Sesko adapts. Andre Onana produced inconsistent goalkeeping performances, prompting the club to pursue Lammens as a long-term option at 23. Analysts praised Lammens for elite shot and cross-stopping numbers despite limited top-level minutes. Belgian Pro League metrics showed a Post-Shot Expected Goals minus Goals Allowed (PSxG-GA) of +95.80 last season, about three times higher than the next best division and contrasting with a combined -137.3 for other top leagues. Those figures raise concerns about metric distortion.
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