Good off-the-ball runs are easiest to see in the defenders they move. So I used xMark, my defensive marking metric, to watch those runs at the 2022 World Cup 👇
https://t.co/h6gDysfqdU
Good off-the-ball runs are easiest to see in the defenders they move. So I used xMark, my defensive marking metric, to watch those runs at the 2022 World Cup 👇
https://t.co/h6gDysfqdU
Building WAR for Football #3: Data collection, cleaning, manipulation & clarification ⚽️📊💻
After criticising my own V1 model, in this article I focus on data collection, cleaning, manipulation, and clarification. Including a 12 leagues network.
https://t.co/T4BHHtxNXl
Getting free doesn't get you the ball. At least not at the 2022 World Cup.
I built a man-marking model from tracking data to find out:
https://t.co/xVkuWVQj6H
Getting free doesn't get you the ball. At least not at the 2022 World Cup.
I built a man-marking model from tracking data to find out:
https://t.co/xVkuWVQj6H
FIFA publishes comprehensive post-tournament report on FIFA World Cup 2026™
⚽️All 104 matches at this year’s global showpiece analysed by FIFA’s Technical Study Group and FIFA Football Performance Insights Department
⚽️Counter-pressing emerged as defining trend, with champions Spain excelling at turning lost possession into instant attacking opportunities
⚽️Goalkeepers were active playmakers, shaping build-up phase and helping teams overcome opposition’s press
Read the full report here 👉 https://t.co/MtuCImoQR4
🚨🔵⚪️ Napoli have agreed deal to sign 21 year old striker Dinis from Sion as investment for the future.
Dinis will then join Eldense on loan, as Sky Sport reported. There’s already green light for medical.
🚨🇧🇷 Venezia agreed on deal to sign Juan Jesus as free agent, here we go! Brazilian centre back joins on one year deal.
Jesus left Napoli in June and rejected a move to Spain to join Venezia in Serie A.
🪦 REPORTS OF MY DEMISE
The technical deep-lying playmaker feels like a dying breed. But in Serie A, a host of unexpected transformations have given it new life. With Stanislav Lobotka in his twilight years, can Billy Gilmour keep the dream alive?
SCOUTED Festival, day five: https://t.co/A2fWjlfxht