Category: Player Analysis

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

Analysis

Mika Marmol scout report: Can LaMasia defender fix one of Barcelona’s many issues?

Barcelona are currently in crisis mode. Everything around the club, from the coach and the quality of the squad, seems to be…

October 7, 2021

Analysis

Bundesliga 2021/22: Why RB Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku is one of Europe’s leading attacking talents

Christopher Nkunku has started the season in truly electric form. The French attacker has already scored nine goals and notched three assists…

October 7, 2021

Data Analysis

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 reputation for…

October 5, 2021

Analysis

Turkish Delight: why Barcelona signed 17-year-old Emre Demir – scout report

Aged 15 years, 09 months & 25 days, Emre Demir became the youngest ever goalscorer in the Turkish Süper Lig in 2019,…

October 2, 2021

Analysis

Bundesliga 2021/22: Why Freiburg’s Nico Schlotterbeck is one to watch for this season – scout report

Freiburg have had a run in recent years of providing a platform, or even producing, outstanding centre-back talents. Mathias Ginter came through…

October 1, 2021

Analysis

Txus Alba scout report: 18y/o midfielder leading the next generation of LaMasia stars

Barcelona never sleep and neither does their production line of top talent, regardless of what the media are trying to present. Even…

September 30, 2021

Data Analysis

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 some being…

September 28, 2021

OneFootball

VIDEO: Declan Rice – statistically England’s best passer of a ball

In our latest video, we take a look at the stats beneath West Ham‘s Declan Rice to uncover what makes him the…

September 27, 2021

Analysis

Patrick Schick: How the Bayer Leverkusen striker has started the season in red-hot form – scout report

Bayer Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick caught the eye in the European Championships this summer. He scored the goal of the tournament, with an…

September 23, 2021