Welcome back to the third instalment of my series of articles, which takes a data-driven approach to player ID and recruitment in football. In the first two, I have looked at centre-backs, taking a close look at the roles of 'Dominant Defender' and 'Ball-Playing Defender'. This time around, it is...
The UEFA Champions League provided another fascinating matchday, with three huge Italian sides crashing out in the Round of 32. Whilst each of Milan, Atalanta and Juventus all lost to relative underdogs, Gian Piero Gasperini was left perplexed as the reigning Europa League champions were dismantled at the hands of...
Belgian giants Club Brugge find themselves in uncharted territory this season in the Jupiler Pro League. Having won the league title in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, finished second in 2021-22, and fourth in 2022-23, they have gotten off to an uncharacteristically poor start this time around. Ronny Deila's men...
In the upcoming edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament, which will be held in Georgia and Romania, Belgium will participate in Group A with the host nation, Georgia, and two big ones, Portugal and the Netherlands. Unfortunately, Belgium U21, which had a golden generation in the previous...
