Thread by @markrstats

Many Manchester United supporters are unhappy with their team's low 'defensive line height' metric. There are some narratives based on data from markstats.club so I feel I owe you a thread 1/

https://twitter.com/markrstats/status/1609673171812384768

‘Def line height’ calculated as an average distance of all defensive actions (such as tackles and interceptions) to the team's own goal. Sides like Brentford are able to switch between high press and low block, which leads to pretty average 'def line height' numbers 2/

Game state also impacts 'def line height' as even dominant sides tend to defend closer to own goal when winning 3/

I try combining multiple metrics for high-press analysis. For example 'opponent pass completion outside of the final third' and 'opponent ball progression from the goalkick' could give an additional context of team's press efficiency

P.S. Man United isn't doomed after all