Alex

football, data, video game nerd - he / him

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

My first step into writing about football and took on the topic of Ederson - does data suggest he’s actually one of the best shot stoppers in the league? Have a read and find out: https://t.co/lAluHBhgNm

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

Simultaneously on the side of any fan of a PL club that isn’t one of the at most 60k who get a ticket on any given match day. I’m a lifelong city fan who had to move to the south coast for family and work.

Next weekend I can’t legally watch my team play. That isn’t right.

[Michael Cox @Zonal_Marking]

If you want to scrap the 3pm blackout, fair enough! But make no mistake, you are therefore very much on the side of the “corporate giants” on this one.
https://t.co/9f4J0rRO5m

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

Howard Webb 🔜 The Hague, here we go

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

That’s criminal

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

@AmosMurphy_ Not super keen tbh, just too similar to Semenyo for me in terms of profile

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

@u_Thato He thought he was in a job interview 😭

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

@MC_of_A And of course he’s using a Croatian to do it

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

Holding onto any “I told you so’s” for now but ooooooh boy has tonight impregnated me with one that’ll hopefully come in 9 months time

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

@poculumwinecup It’s Sávio of course lmao

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

With Savinho gone City are clearly in need of another winger.

Really dry market but I’ve found a young guy with 20 G+A in 51 x 90s for a PL+CL team who could do the business…

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

Spurs kit is giving WSL logo

[The Cottage Tactico @CottageTactico]

First FBref got nerfed, now a whole host of incredible (not for profit) community powered analytics apps

There is an absolute crisis in the provision of public access football data right now due to monopoly power and it needs to be addressed urgently 💔

[Spencer Mossman @fc_mossman]

Sick to my stomach seeing the level of data availability in other sports, then thinking about how several small, outstanding, and FREE analytics projects all had to shut down today with the same message of “needing to review data usage agreements”

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

@fukxumean It’s scary out there

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

@muhammadbutt Wow yet somehow my team name “straight Cherkin’ it” is perfectly fine 😮‍💨

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

@noxwarning Still super early in his career and the lad generates sooo much football, I get that he’s frustrating at times but I’m just not having that he’s shite from anyone when he is putting up genuine >95th percentile dribble and carry numbers, the end product will come. Matter of time.

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

Gonna be a laugh seeing all the City accounts who’re hounding Savinho out for being “shite” complaining about him being good for Spurs when (not if, imo) he blows up there.

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

This is what I’ve been screaming from the rooftops, the sheer volume of threat this kid can generate is incredibly valuable, and he’s 4 years pre-peak age still.

Expensive for Spurs sure, but there are very few wingers out there capable of similar potential output.

[Nathan @NathanAClark]

@TheExtraInch https://t.co/I9v7mUWFur

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

Change the filter to big chances only and it’s even more exclusive:

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

People curious about why people in the game might rate Savinho meanwhile this is the entire list of wingers across the top 5 leagues who complete passes into the box, take on their man and get shots from good areas as much as he does.

[Alex @alexdoesbits]

@VIPswiiift Not to mention how hard it is to get a serious price when the player is obviously forcing the move through by not showing up.