Category: Player Analysis

Analysis

Edin Džeko 2021/22: The 35 y/o veteran leading Inter’s attack – scout report

In the summer, Inter were unable to retain their key players because of their financial situation. Even after winning the league, their…

December 21, 2021

Analysis

Sandy Baltimore: Why the France forward “well on the way to stardom” has been irreplacable for PSG this season – scout report

French women’s football is currently as good as it ever has been, with plenty of up-and-coming players establishing themselves both in the…

December 15, 2021

Analysis

Vincenzo Grifo: The dead-ball specialist key to reviving Freiburg’s form – scout report

Freiburg have lost four of their past five league games in the Bundesliga, and yet still manage to find themselves sitting in…

December 14, 2021

Analysis

Martin Terrier 2021/22: Top three reasons why ‘versatile’ 24 y/o is Genesio’s key cog at Rennes

Since making his first steps into first-team football at Lille back in 2016, aged just 19 years old, Martin Terrier’s career has…

November 26, 2021

Analysis

Rhys Healey 2021/22 scout report: ‘Our Jamie Vardy’ – Connah’s Quay kid turned Toulouse talisman

In a recent interview with The Mirror, Toulouse forward Rhys Healey (180cm/5’10”, 72kg/158lbs) explained “it was a dream come true” for him…

November 19, 2021

Analysis

Luca Netz scout report: The young German left-back thriving at Monchengladbach

Luca Netz is an 18-year-old German left-back currently playing for Borussia Monchengladbach in the German Bundesliga. Netz joined Monchengladbach this previous summer…

November 19, 2021

Analysis

Woo Yeong-Jeong scout report: Freiburg’s versatile attacking talent

Woo Yeong-Jeong is a 22-year-old South Korean international currently playing for SC Freiburg in the German Bundesliga. He is predominantly a winger,…

November 16, 2021

Data Analysis

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 the game…

November 11, 2021

Analysis

The quality Rimantė Jonušaitė will bring to Milan Women’s attacking game – tactical analysis

Following the departure of Natasha Dowie at the end of last season, Milan Women found themselves relying solely on Valentina Giacinti as…

November 10, 2021

Analysis

Ilias Akhomach scout report: Can the La Masia winger give Barcelona the ingredient Koeman has been missing?

Nowadays, it seems rather easy to find flaws in Barcelona. The Catalans are far from their invincible best and it’s showing almost…

November 7, 2021

Data Analysis

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 challenging France…

November 4, 2021

Analysis

Erik Botheim: Norway’s latest prolific goalscorer – scout report

The last round of European fixtures brought one of the most shocking results of the season so far. An AS Roma side…

October 30, 2021

Analysis

“Eye-catchingly quick”: Why “powerful” Lyon star Catarina Macario has been compared to Marta – scout report

Lyon Feminin’s 2020/2021 season was not one they will want to remember, with PSG Feminine beating them to the Division 1 Feminine…

October 27, 2021

Data Analysis

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 due to…

October 26, 2021

Analysis

Why Benoit Badiashile excites Europe’s elite and how he must evolve to validate Monaco’s valuation – scout report

Benoît Badiashile (194cm/6’4”, 75kg/165lbs) has been watched closely by those privy to what Ligue 1, European football’s self-proclaimed “league of talents”, has…

October 22, 2021

Data Analysis

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 techniques and…

October 19, 2021

Analysis

Arnau Casas scout report: Can the 17y/o talent be Barcelona’s next Pique?

Today, we’re continuing our LaMasia analysis series, this time starring another U19 star in making, Arnau Casas. Quality centre-backs are a commodity…

October 14, 2021

Allsvenskan

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 in certain…

October 14, 2021

Analysis

Mohamed-Ali Cho scout report: The next teenage star to emerge from Ligue 1?

Mohamed-Ali Cho is a 17-year-old attacker currently playing for Angers. He made his debut last August, at the age of 16, getting…

October 12, 2021

Algerian Ligue 1

Four young and upcoming players in the top-5 African leagues – data analysis

To finish our data analysis series on the top-5 African leagues, we’ll present four U23 players that stood out in different metrics…

October 9, 2021