The best thing Sturrock can do is keep Mohsni as far away from the team as possible. He's a disruptive influence, whose ability on the pitch counts for less than his most ardent fans would believe. The team is far far better without him and the performances and result prove this. If someone will buy him, then we should sell. If not then let him go, the team is better without him.
I've done this before, and it was remarked we'd get a better idea of how conclusive the stats would be later in the season, well here we are after yet another Mohsni incident, and actually the results are more damning.
--------------------- Plyd -- W -- L -- D -- F -- A -- GD -- Pts -- Pts per game -- Win %
Mohsni has started:--- 21 ---- 9 -- 8 -- 4 - 22 - 24 - (-2) - 35 ------ 1.6 ---------- 43%
Mohsni subbed on: ---- 10 ---- 4 -- 4 -- 2- 15 - 16 - (-1) - 16 ------ 1.6 ---------- 40%
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Total Mohsni invloved;- 31 --- 13 --12 -- 6 -37 - 40 - (-3) - 51 ------ 1.6 ---------- 42%
Mohsni not involved: -- 12 --- 10 -- 1 -- 1 - 28 - 6 -- (+22) 33 ------ 2.75 --------- 83%
Our win % is virtually double when Mohsni is not involved, we have only lost once, the game v bradford which some could argue was as a result of Mohsnigate mk2.0 at Oldham. Our goal difference is a massive 25 goals better, and we have a 50% clean sheet rate when Mohsni ins't playing. Surely proof that the TEAM is exactly that when Mohsni is not involved, and a more cohesive unit, and more importantly, succesful. An average of 2.5 goals scored, and 0.5 conceded.
We cannot gamble our promotion campaign on a loose cannon, which unfortunately, is what Mohsni is proving to be. Let's play to the sum of all parts as opposed to the talent of one individual. It works better that way.
Also for those that are interested, the sub appearances modified for the time Mohsni is on the pitch, i.e when he came on at Shrews we were 1-0 down, during his time on the pitch the result was 1-1, therefore the result in the below will show as a draw, equally, the game at Northampton was 2-2 when he came on, therefore the below will show as a 3-0 win.
--------------- Plyd - W - L - D - F - A - GD - Pts - Pts per game - Win %
Subs modified: - 10 -- 3 -- 3 - 4 - 8 - 4 (+4) - 13 ---- 1.3 --------- 30%