If I had to pick a hole in that, I would suggest you have underplayed Oscar's (or Upson's) role in getting that, injury ravaged, team to the play offs.
I don't think 'decent' would have cut the mustard, last season.
I think there are far too many in football who make a living, and lot of money, out of saying the game is harder than it actually is.
Obviously there's a place in football for doing the job with scouts and word of mouth 'the old way'.
But that doesn't mean there isn't a place for a statistical...