Bye-bye Benoit Badiashile: Finding a left centre-back for Monaco – data analysis
Last week, it was confirmed that one of Ligue 1’s best centre-backs for the past few years, Monaco’s 21-year-old youth […]
Recruitment Analysis
Scout report: What can Newcastle fans expect from Alexander Isak?
Over the last 48 hours, we have seen news break that Newcastle United are close to securing the signing of […]
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 […]
Gabriel Jesus: Why the Brazilian will be a key player for Arteta in Arsenal’s juvenile attack – scout report
After reports at the end of last week, Arsenal had come to an agreement to pay Manchester City for Gabriel […]
Brazil U20: Three emerging gems in Brazilian football that could be heading to Europe in the future – scout report
Brazil U20’s recent fixtures served to showcase some of the hottest talents in Brazilian football. Most notably, Brazil U20’s 7-0 […]
Monaco 2022/23: How can Les Monégasques rebuild their midfield and replace Tchouaméni – scout report
At the time of writing, Aurélien Tchouaméni’s €100m move from Ligue 1’s third-placed finishers Monaco to La Liga winners and […]
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, […]
Is Ko Itakura the perfect ball-playing centre-back for Celtic? – data analysis
Japanese centre back Ko Itakura is once again being linked with a move to Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic. A target last […]
Liverpool 2021/22: How do Liverpool replace Sadio Mane? – data analysis
In the days leading up to the UEFA Champions League final, rumours surrounding the future of Liverpool’s Sadio Mane began […]
Chelsea 2022/23: Which centre-backs should the Blues target this summer? – data analysis
Under the guidance of Thomas Tuchel, last season Chelsea conquered Europe, winning the UEFA Champions League. In his first full […]
Scouting the U17 European Championship
While, for the majority of Europe, the domestic football campaign is coming to an end, there is actually no let-up […]
Ramy Bensebaini 2021/22: The solution to Dortmund’s problem? – recruitment analysis
Adi Hütter
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Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Monchengladbach
Bundesliga
Data Analysis
Marco Rose
Player Analysis
Recruitment Analysis
Ramy Bensebaini’s (27) summer departure in Gladbach continues to take shape. The Algerian national player has been flirting intensively with […]
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: Using data to identify young midfielders in the Scottish Championship
There are several young players who have moved on to a higher level after performing well in the Scottish Championship […]
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 […]
RB Bragantino: How Red Bull improved their squad for 2022 – data analysis
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Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A
Copa Libertadores
Data Analysis
Player Analysis
Recruitment Analysis
As the 2022 season begins, Red Bull Bragantino aim to continue increasing their reputation. In 2019, Red Bull purchased CA […]
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 […]
Replacing Youri Tielemans: 3 new midfielders for Leicester – data analysis
Since joining Leicester City in 2019, Youri Tielemans has been an exciting player. He has been a real throwback to […]
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. […]
Franck Kessie to FC Barcelona 2022/23 – scout report
Franck Kessié left his native Ivory Coast when he was 18 years old. He had already made appearances for his […]
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 […]
Two signings that would improve Leeds United – data analysis
Leeds United have struggled this season so far. After sacking club icon Marcelo Bielsa in February, the fans were not […]
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 […]
