Tweet Sub-edited by Freddie Potter Gareth Southgate has once again faced strong criticism over his England squad selection for the most recent international break, where his side produced an underwhelming 2-0 win against Malta followed by a 1-1 draw with North Macedonia. Many have argued that England lack an attacking […]
Read More‘Moneyball’ – Rise in analytical data within recruitment and performance.
Tweet Subedited by: Callan Neal ‘Moneyball‘. The concept is that studying analytics and data is a more effective approach to constructing a team rather than traditional scouting as it relies on finding undervalued players by looking at metrics others might overlook. There has been a rapid rise of clubs turning […]
Read MoreSTERLING VS RASHFORD FOR EURO 2024
Tweet Sub-edited by Jacques Porcheron In the most recent international break, Gareth Southgate’s 23 man squad sparked controversy amongst fans across the country. In particular, the England manager’s choice to call up Marcus Rashford over in-form Raheem Sterling. The Chelsea forward has had a fantastic start to the 2023/24 campaign, […]
Read MoreHaaland Robbed of Ballon D’or?
Tweet Sub edited by James McLeish On the 30th October 2023 arguably the best player football has ever seen, Lionel Messi, collected his eighth Ballon D’or for his individual performances in the 22/23 season. But as always, this result sparked a fair bit of controversy amongst football fans across the […]
Read MoreHas football gone soft?
Tweet Sub edited by Melwyn Larner Many fans of the game have been taking notice, along with players to the diminishing amount of physical contact allowed. The premier league season of 2022/2023, saw the fewest amount of straight red cards issued in history, indicating the game may not have become […]
Read MoreWho are London’s Star Boys?
Tweet Sub-edited by Aldin Omerovic With a third of the Premier League season gone, the three London clubs from the traditional “big six” have had fairly different starts to their campaigns. And with only 2 of these 3 team in the current six, now seems a suitable time to assess […]
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