Don Vito
Well-Known Member
A report on the BBC business news website about data analysts in football points out that since the introduction of xG (expected goals) technology, the distance of shots on goal in the EPL has decreased season on season. The reasoning is that the data indicates long range shooting is unproductive and the data now indicates that teams have changed how they produce their attacking play to eliminate it.
In the same report, Arsenal under Wenger were named as pioneers of the data analysis, so perhaps that’s why they are often seen to be walking the ball into the net? Gerrard might beg to differ, but apparently there’s no place for his game winning screamers in the new hip coaches ”philosophy”.
Pep Guardiola is on record as castigating his players for long range shooting (Vinnie! No Vinnie!..........oh!)
As this technology expands into football as teams try to eliminate the variables, do you think it’s a game you will want to watch, are we all watching it now at Ibrox, will we all just adapt as long as we’re winning?
In the same report, Arsenal under Wenger were named as pioneers of the data analysis, so perhaps that’s why they are often seen to be walking the ball into the net? Gerrard might beg to differ, but apparently there’s no place for his game winning screamers in the new hip coaches ”philosophy”.
Pep Guardiola is on record as castigating his players for long range shooting (Vinnie! No Vinnie!..........oh!)
As this technology expands into football as teams try to eliminate the variables, do you think it’s a game you will want to watch, are we all watching it now at Ibrox, will we all just adapt as long as we’re winning?