Not many people can be universally liked for their ability on the pitch. Such is life that someone will always have a gripe or obligatory comment to bring players down.  Juan Mata is not one of these players. In fact he is loved for his modest demeanour as well as his ability. It is an [...]

This was a surprisingly poor game between two of the biggest teams in the Premier League. There were few tactical battles of note and both goals – John Terry and Luis Suarez the scorers – came via set pieces. The only real point of interest was Brendan Rodgers’ decision to move to a back three [...]

Shots on target data (SOT) is now easily accessed, so it can be of interest when analyzing how good a team is. One way of looking at the strengths and weaknesses of a team is to give a value to the attack and the defense respecitvely. This can be done using SOT analysis. There are obviously other [...]