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It's New Year's Day, and I have nothing to do, so I've decided to grade every transfer we've done since the SDs took over using the classic American grading scale (A=4.0, B=3.0, etc).
I'm only grading incomings and I'm only grading players who have already joined. Buckle in.
I'm only grading incomings and I'm only grading players who have already joined. Buckle in.
January 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
It's New Year's Day, and I have nothing to do, so I've decided to grade every transfer we've done since the SDs took over using the classic American grading scale (A=4.0, B=3.0, etc).
I'm only grading incomings and I'm only grading players who have already joined. Buckle in.
I'm only grading incomings and I'm only grading players who have already joined. Buckle in.
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Think this is very relevant for Chelsea to think about as they’ve become pressier throughout the season. You either need to make subs to maintain the pressure, or ramp up and down your pressure over the game.
December 21, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Think this is very relevant for Chelsea to think about as they’ve become pressier throughout the season. You either need to make subs to maintain the pressure, or ramp up and down your pressure over the game.
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Look at this @mclachbot.com graphic from our game against Brentford. We had 11 long build up possessions, which is 85+ percentile of all premier league games in the last 3 years and 12 fast break possessions which is 95+ percentile. This is very typical of how we played this season.
December 18, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Look at this @mclachbot.com graphic from our game against Brentford. We had 11 long build up possessions, which is 85+ percentile of all premier league games in the last 3 years and 12 fast break possessions which is 95+ percentile. This is very typical of how we played this season.
Why did we go into the season with 3 real midfielders?
Andrey Santos hopefully becoming a key part of the squad next season will make life easier for Caicedo minutes wise
Andrey Santos hopefully becoming a key part of the squad next season will make life easier for Caicedo minutes wise
I think the biggest takeaway here is @kierdoyle.bsky.social's point from his podcast on quality over freshness and how freshness wins out almost every time. Here's the match flow. 70th minute is where they started to bring on fresh subs and we didn't
December 16, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Why did we go into the season with 3 real midfielders?
Andrey Santos hopefully becoming a key part of the squad next season will make life easier for Caicedo minutes wise
Andrey Santos hopefully becoming a key part of the squad next season will make life easier for Caicedo minutes wise
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Kier does a great job again breaking down what went right and what went wrong against Spurs.
Trigger warning: contains Anthony Taylor apologia
Trigger warning: contains Anthony Taylor apologia
Latest pod drop: There Is Nothing More Spursy Than Surrendering A Two Goal Lead At Home
Youtube: youtu.be/DlmhCOOyAxg
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Zdu...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Youtube: youtu.be/DlmhCOOyAxg
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Zdu...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Statford Bridge E21 - There Is Nothing More Spursy Than Surrendering A Two Goal Lead At Home
YouTube video by KierDoyle
youtu.be
December 9, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Kier does a great job again breaking down what went right and what went wrong against Spurs.
Trigger warning: contains Anthony Taylor apologia
Trigger warning: contains Anthony Taylor apologia
SJR looks a bigger dickhead by the day
the article is clearly unusually well-sourced within the club for the genre
and it's funny as hell www.nytimes.com/athletic/597...
and it's funny as hell www.nytimes.com/athletic/597...
December 8, 2024 at 11:45 PM
SJR looks a bigger dickhead by the day
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new Expecting Goals newsletter
my updated Premier League power rankings (uh, hello Chelsea) and commentary, and then new power rankings for the Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga open.substack.com/pub/expectin...
my updated Premier League power rankings (uh, hello Chelsea) and commentary, and then new power rankings for the Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga open.substack.com/pub/expectin...
Power Rankings: Premier League and More
This is still mostly a soccer analytics newsletter lol
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November 27, 2024 at 10:23 AM
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Erling Haaland has gone from overperforming NPxG by 17% in 2022, to underperforming NPxG by 18% in 2023 to underperforming by 9% this year.
Nicolas Jackson has gone from overperforming NPxG by 48% in 2022 to underperforming by 24% last season to overperforming by 6% this season.
Nicolas Jackson has gone from overperforming NPxG by 48% in 2022 to underperforming by 24% last season to overperforming by 6% this season.
November 25, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Erling Haaland has gone from overperforming NPxG by 17% in 2022, to underperforming NPxG by 18% in 2023 to underperforming by 9% this year.
Nicolas Jackson has gone from overperforming NPxG by 48% in 2022 to underperforming by 24% last season to overperforming by 6% this season.
Nicolas Jackson has gone from overperforming NPxG by 48% in 2022 to underperforming by 24% last season to overperforming by 6% this season.
Spurs losing Vicario is huge considering the replacement is a washed up Forster. They're probably our biggest top 4 rival this season too
November 25, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Spurs losing Vicario is huge considering the replacement is a washed up Forster. They're probably our biggest top 4 rival this season too
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Room temperature take - what he did for Enzo's goal is even better
Nicolas Jackson’s skill for this finish is simply outstanding.
There is no other word 🔥
There is no other word 🔥
November 24, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Room temperature take - what he did for Enzo's goal is even better
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At this point, anyone still claiming that we're not a better team that we were last season should probably just not be taken seriously
November 24, 2024 at 12:18 AM
At this point, anyone still claiming that we're not a better team that we were last season should probably just not be taken seriously
Chessy 3rd 🤨👀
despite their table position, I have Leicester as solidly relegation level in my xG power rankings and they are sure playing like it www.expectinggoals.com/p/premier-le...
November 23, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Chessy 3rd 🤨👀
Wage policy sucks
Caps us from signings experienced players who are actually good
Caps us from signings experienced players who are actually good
It's been a major point of complaint that we are focusing on younger, less established players rather than bringing in experience to the team, but the signings I've disliked the most have all been the ones that broke that policy - Felix, KDH, Disasi, Sanchez to name a few
November 21, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Wage policy sucks
Caps us from signings experienced players who are actually good
Caps us from signings experienced players who are actually good