Recruitment: 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 […]
Recruitment Analysis
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 […]
Deadline Day Data Viz: A look at some of the last-minute signings across Europe
The January 2022 transfer window is finally closed for many of the top leagues in Europe. Despite all the common […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
The Rangnick Rebuild: 4 players that United should sign to fit Ralf’s 4-2-2-2
The appointment of Ralf Rangnick as the interim manager of Manchester United has excited a lot of fans of the […]
Better for Barca: Using xGOLD to find 4 alternatives to Ferran Torres
It is still unclear just how busy the January transfer window is going to be. With COVID-19 still continuing to […]
Data Analysis: Scouting Liga Nos
Portugal remains a goldmine of footballing talent. While the likes of Benfica, Porto and Sporting Lisbon remain the giants of […]
Data Analysis: Scouting the Belgian Pro League
While the top-5 European leagues have been relatively set in stone for some time, although Portugal has this season been […]
Data Analysis: Scouting Serie B
In football, there are some nations that excel when it comes to the development of young footballers. Whether this is […]
Data Analysis: Scouting the Slovenian PrvaLiga
I am back again with the next instalment of my scouting series. This time I will be using data analysis […]
Data Analysis: Scouting the Allsvenskan
It is time for the next instalment of my series in which we use data analysis to identify interesting players […]
Data Analysis: Scouting Ligue 2
The domestic French market has long been considered amongst the most talent-rich in the footballing world. French clubs have a […]
Data Analysis: Scouting the Ekstraklasa
The Polish domestic market is one of my favourites to scout in. There is an interesting mix of teams with […]
Data Analysis: Scouting the Eerste Divisie
We are creeping ever closer to the point in which people within football can approach recruitment questions in the 2021/22 […]
Recruitment analysis: Early season scouting
The use of data in football recruitment is incredibly important. Data is something that I use extensively in order to […]
Data Analysis: Four players who are similar to Sevilla’s Jules Kounde
This is the fifth part in a series of articles looking at the use of data profiles in identifying potential […]
Data Analysis: Four players who are similar to Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes
This is the fourth part in a series of articles looking at the use of data profiles in identifying potential […]
Data Analysis: Four players who are similar to PSG’s Marco Verratti
This is the third part in a series of articles looking at the use of data profiles in identifying potential […]
Replacing Romelu: Using xGOLD to identify a new 9 for Inter – data analysis
It’s all occurring in the wild world of football transfers now. Lionel Messi has left Barcelona. Lionel Messi has left […]
Data Analysis: Four players that are similar to Manchester City’s Jack Grealish
This is the second in a series of articles that I will be writing for the website that shows how […]
