I’ve long thought you don’t necessarily get good at things by just doing those things. I mean, for example, no musician would expect to play gigs by only ever playing gigs. Things involving motor skills need a lot of practice, in particular using repetition, focussing on difficult sections etc. Likewise in football, I don’t think […]
What’s happened to Sheffield United this season? Is it possible to pin it down to one or very few key stats? Maybe. In this case I’d say it’s getting the ball into the final third and keeping it there. Or the lack of it. And it looks like three key players – two injured, one […]
Leaving aside the ridiculous ball-in-the-net-that-wasn’t incident . . . Despite looking rusty as hell, there was a lot about Sheffield United’s performance at Villa that was familiar last night. The key issue, however, was a failure to turn overall possession into something that could create chances. The Blades had a lot of possession (53%), of […]
With no chance of playing football or training, me and my U13 little fellah have been practising in our 5×5 bit of astro three times a week. The aim of these training sessions is to maximise touches, using lots of surfaces of the feet and covering lots of movement patterns/body shape. Key things to remember: […]
It’s a great thing when something pops out unexpectedly from a plot. And even more so when it shows how data can help show the value of the less expected gems among players. Here we have a plot of PL goalscorers that shows expected goals totals and volume of shots. What struck me was how […]
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