LONDON — Paco Jémez, the manager Andoni Iraola replaced at Rayo Vallecano, had a great line last year. “Statistics are like thongs,” the Spanish tactician mused, “they show a lot, but cover the most important thing.”
Liverpool’s 2–1 win over Brentford on Saturday threw up one of the season’s most deceptive statistics thus far this season: Florian Wirtz created an unrivaled and remarkable nine chances for his teammates.
