Fleetwood’s EFL finest: Paddy Lane and why he is ready for the next level – scout report
Football as a sport has no shortage of feel-good stories when it comes to underdogs overperforming expectations (Leicester City winning...
Data analysis: Using data to assess some of the biggest transfers so far this summer
The summer transfer is in full flow at this point and we have seen a number of teams being extremely...
Scouting the U17 European Championship….Part Two
The European U17 Championships have now come to an end, with France, perhaps unsurprisingly given the quality of their squad,...
Scouting The U17 European Championship – Mathys Tel, Afonso Moreira, Jardell Kanga Scout Report
While most of Europe's domestic football campaign is ending, the footballing calendar is not letting up. While Sweden, Norway, and...
Data Analysis: Identifying young undervalued players in the Romanian top flight
So far in this series of articles we have used data analysis techniques to identify players who we think are...
Data Analysis: Identifying young under-valued players in the Swiss top-flight
This is the second part of a mini-series in which we will use data analysis techniques in order to identify...
Data Analysis: Finding undervalued young players in the Serbian top-flight
In the first of a semi-regular series of articles on this site, we will use data analysis techniques in order...
Recruitment Analysis: Using data to identify non-obvious midfielders in the top-5 European Leagues
The top-5 European leagues are relatively saturated in terms of content and interest from around the footballing world and this...
Recruitment Analysis: Using data to scout for non-obvious forwards in the top-5 leagues
We are in the closing stages of most leagues across Europe and the Scandinavian leagues have only just got underway....
Adding the league context into player scouting – recruitment analysis
Context is everything when we discuss player recruitment, right? The above sentence is how I started my article for the...
How important is context in player recruitment?
Context is everything when we discuss player recruitment, right? When we examine transfers with the benefit of hindsight we decide...
Football Recruitment Analysis – The Importance Of ‘Knowing Who You Are’ As A Club
Player recruitment in football is never an easy process. Even if you are recruiting for a club at the top...
The importance of player availability
When discussing data in the context of football players there are an abundance of metrics that we can consider. From...
But what does that visual actually tell us?
Over the course of the last week, I have noticed some familiar discourse on social media around the use of...
Data Analysis: Who says that you can only recruit young for a resale value?
In my weekly article last week I took a look at something that, within football, is close to my heart....
Data Analysis: Who Says That You Can’t Achieve Anything With Kids?
At the time of writing this article, another transfer window has come to an end and social media has started...
Data Analysis: Identifying 5 central midfield targets for Aston Villa
We are now a matter of days away from the end of the winter transfer window and there are some...
A-league 2021/22: Newcastle Jets And Arthur Papas’ Game Model And Tactics – Tactical Analysis
Over the last couple of years, one of the most interesting leagues in world football in terms of the improvement...
Replacing Chris Wood: Using xGold to find 4 transfer options for Burnley
Finding a striker in the modern game is not as straightforward a process as it might have been in the...
Replacing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Using Data To Find 5 New Strikers For Arsenal
One of the most interesting storylines within football in recent weeks has been the narrative surrounding Arsenal and their former...
