So 2014/15:
Points per game with Baldock = 1.27 (58pts over a season = mid table comfort)
PPG without Baldock = 0.97 (45pts = likely relegation)
2015/16:
PPG with Baldock = 2.22 (102pts = records broken, champions by early April)
PPG without Baldock = 1.63 (75pts = play offs at best)
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Its not just how far you run though, is it? Its where you run, and when you run. He's a very clever footballer - albeit with an unfortunate lack of composure in front of goal. As someone else has commented in this thread - if he had that too, he wouldn't be playing for us.
This will undoubtedly sound condescending, but what Baldock offers is only 'not tangible' if you don't really understand football very well.
Stretching defences, pulling defenders out of position, creating space for your strike partner, pushing a defence deeper through fear of your pace -...
I agree entirely with the view that Baldock's finishing is not as good as you'd expect - more specifically, it's his composure in front of goal - he's wont to snatch at a chance. Despite that, because the rest of his game is SO strong, the TEAM is undeniably more effective when he plays. To...