Based on WhoScored.com figures Today, I decided to have a look at the defensive side of the game consisting on the goal protection. This consists of a statistical calculation of a final figure - that I’ll call the Permeability Index - after several steps ; I’ll try to comment as much as I can the point … Continue reading »
With the speculation increasing for the January transfer market window about a possible move to Chelsea for Everton’s main asset this season, I decided to have a look at Marouane Fellaini’s possible contribution to the current Chelsea team. The Blues arguably need more options in central midfield since the departures of Michael Essien and Raul … Continue reading »
About the Game Chelsea hosted Manchester City after a turbulent week which saw the departure of Roberto Di Matteo, who was sitting on the unconfortable seat of being still the interim manager at the start of the season. Rafael Benitez’s quick appointment proved – if needed – that the deal was probably already concluded for … Continue reading »
The first meeting between two teams occupying the top 3 this season in Premier League made the headlines this week, not especially for sporting reasons. Not at all, actually. Until the controversial decisions that led the game becoming something of a mess, Chelsea did offer two goals to his host on a silver plates. If … Continue reading »
Liverpool decided to hold the club’s keys to Brendan Rodgers after last season’s 7th place finish – 4 points behind Everton – having decided that it was the right moment to launch a new sporting dynamic after Kenny Dalglish’s one and a half season tenure which left mixed feelings despite a League Cup win. I … Continue reading »
Today I share with you a graph with the datas provided by the very exciting MCFC Analytics project allowing you to register and get many OPTA figures from the 2011/2012 season in order to analyse it. I chosed to focus on Fernando Torres but I think I’ll extend this focus to another strikers in Premier League in … Continue reading »
This a situation where the blue dots has the ball, imagine the rest of the red team behind the opponent (O) who’s the nearest to the ball and then is expected to press (or at least close the passing angle, it depends of what the manager wants). Situation: (A) has the ball, im my example this is Mikel. … Continue reading »
