@FenceSitter01@LinkofSunshine But it’s not a result of that. People have known for 100s of years it’s easier to score closer to the goal than further away. This play happens in spite of data not because of it. The data response here would be “bad free kick routine.”
@LinkofSunshine Moneyball guys have come in but they typically lose to the club in black here who just give big contracts to the best players and use vibes tactics.
@LinkofSunshine There are data people and they all think you should take any shot with a 25% chance. The thing is a 25% chance is a lot rarer than you think. https://t.co/nkJaZkLYWw
@FenceSitter01@LinkofSunshine Football is still early in its data revolution and has some such a long data-agnostic tactical history that you can only really point to a tactic being “data driven” when clubs/managers explicitly say so.
@MaxBlumenthal People like this aren’t cynical actors “cloaking” positions. They are just a reflection of what American radlibs want and this is it unfortunately.
@NobleQAli The Israelis probably have a bit more calculus, but for the Americans this is just another thing to do that might reverse the approval pole a bit.