Tag: mcfc analytics
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Should footballers lay off anything outside the strike zone?
One of Differentgame’s favourite passages in the book Moneyball is when Feiny, the guy who cuts videotape for Oakland and A’s hitter, John Mabry, have their ongoing discussion about why Mabry doesn’t get more games in an Oakland A uniform. Feiny tells Mabry to lay off the bad pitches. “You see that coming at you…
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Things to watch differently in the Premier League this season #4 – Formations
Being obsessed with football systems here at Differentgame, we wanted to look at how different formations effect teams’ ability to make blocks, make clearances, make tackles, intercept passes, and pick up loose balls. What’s the best football formation to use to win the ball back? We tend to scoff at Harry Redknapp saying things like:…