Categoria: Football Analytics

  • Wonderkids: Harvey Elliott

    Harvey Elliott, a very skilled attacking midfielder, is impressing in his loan spell with Blackburn, where he continues to hone his talents as part of a process that will lead him back to his parent club Liverpool, sooner or later. According to our model, in 12 months he should be ready for a chance in…

  • Wonderkids: Jérémy Doku

    Jérémy Doku is one of the wonderkids with the most room for improvement, in our view. The 18 year-old winger has already showcased his electrifying pace and elite dribbling for both club and country. However, we find his decision making in the final third to still be suboptimal and, after joining Rennes, he is still…

  • Wonderkids: Florian Wirtz

    Florian Wirtz has all the credentials to become one of the top attacking midfielders in Europe, in our view. Technically gifted, Wirtz’s dribbling and vision are his main skills, while he is also very dynamic and covers a lot of ground during matches. Furthermore, various external factors lead us to believe that this 17-year-old wonderkid…

  • Wonderkids: Eduardo Camavinga

    Already on the shortlists of many of Europe’s top clubs, Eduardo Camavinga showcases uncommon maturity, confidence and composure, all qualities that he will surely develop further thanks to his strong attention to detail and work ethic. The next step in Camavinga’s on-pitch development is to complete the transition from defensive to box-to-box midfielder, which should…

  • [ITA] – "La Juventus che vorrei" secondo la tesi di Andrea Pirlo

    [ITA] – "La Juventus che vorrei" secondo la tesi di Andrea Pirlo

    La Juventus è una delle squadre più interessanti in Europa in questa stagione. La ragione principale è l’atto di fede compiuto dalla dirigenza bianconera nel nominare il debuttante assoluto Andrea Pirlo come nuovo allenatore; una decisione che sembra urtare con l’approccio storico della Vecchia Signora. La rosa della squadra bianconera sembra essere abbastanza in linea…

  • Juventus under coach Pirlo

    Juventus under coach Pirlo

    Juventus will be one of the most interesting teams to watch in Europe this season. The main reason for our excitement is the leap of faith taken by the top management in naming rookie Andrea Pirlo as the new Head Coach, an appointment that seems to jar with the Old Lady’s historical approach. Juventus’s squad…

  • La Crescente Importanza della Football Analytics

    Dalle origini dell’analisi dei dati nel calcio al dominio del Liverpool, esploriamo come le statistiche e gli algoritmi stanno cambiando il “Beautiful Game”.

  • The Growing Importance of Football Analytics

    From the origins of data analytics in football to FC Liverpool’s dominance, we explore how stats and algorithms are changing the Beautiful Game.

  • AZ Alkmaar's Talent Factory

    AZ Alkmaar's Talent Factory

    The quantity and quality of players that the AZ Academy is able to promote to the first team every year is outstanding. This is no coincidence, but is the result of a well thought-out long-term plan, structured over the past five years. In this in-depth analysis we look at what distinguishes AZ’s player development process.…

  • Top heading players in European football

    Top heading players in European football

    Headings require three key skills: a good timing, jumping reach and coordination. In the top 5 leagues, three forwards stand out for their heading skills: Giroud (Chelsea), Pavoletti (Cagliari) and Carrillo (Leganes). In the current season, the “king” of headers is Leonardo Pavoletti, who has already scored 9 headed goals.  Mexico City, Sunday 21 June…

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