I like it. The more aspects of the game that can be measured by stats the better.
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I like it. The more aspects of the game that can be measured by stats the better.
Dumb cunts who are in their late 30s, single and never leave their basement
I haven't had time to drill down and find the full report, so don't know what values they give our players.Our squad the most valuable in the PL and third in Europe behind Barcelona and Real Madrid?
Interesting....
For those that were in meltdown due to drawing with Sunderland....
It's annoying other teams have improved as well, but we're also well on our way.
We're not dead yet:
Even after a really fucking tough loss, we're still in a good place. (Seriously though, why must we shit the bed at Anfield every goddamn year?)
Gary Gelade made some very interesting insights on crossing at tge OptaPro conference:
Art of crossing can still count in an age of crowded penalty areas | Sean Ingle
TLDR; some types of crossing can be useful/effective. But you need Christian Eriksen to Dele Alli levels of talent to make it work properly.
And Colin Trainor took a fascinating look at how football isn't really a game of 90 minutes:
http://statsbomb.com/2017/02/additional-time-spains-missing-minutes/