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Manchester City 1-0 Inter

#UCLfinal #MCIINT Image
Manchester City starting XI passing sonars Image
Inter starting XI passing sonars Image
Manchester City expected threat (xT) via pass

The player noted in each zone had the most xT in that zone

All the players' total xT via pass in the table to the right Image
Inter expected threat (xT) via pass

The player noted in each zone had the most xT in that zone

All the players' total xT via pass in the table to the right Image
Expected Threat (xT) from passes, zone control.

Areas shaded in a team's color means they had more xT from passes in that zone Image
Manchester City main passing flows.

Each arrow represents at least 3 completed passes from the arrow's origin zone to the arrowhead's zone.

A darker color indicates more passes Image
Inter main passing flows.

Each arrow represents at least 3 completed passes from the arrow's origin zone to the arrowhead's zone.

A darker color indicates more passes Image
Manchester City passes in the final third & shots Image
Inter passes in the final third & shots Image
Manchester City on-ball defensive actions Image
Inter on-ball defensive actions Image
Manchester City top 5 complete pass clusters Image
Inter top 5 complete pass clusters Image
Manchester City 15 longest passing chains Image
Inter 15 longest passing chains Image
Rodri on-ball actions Image

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Jun 12
If Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ends up leaving Napoli, are there any possible replacements similar to Kvara?

Here are the top 20 similar style players, in leagues with relatively similar styles to Serie A, and teams in those leagues with relatively similar styles to Napoli...

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If we look at Kvaradona, he was a young, high-potential prospect that, while incredible, may not have been expected to be THIS good in season 1 in Naples.

Any on this list that meet that? I think so.

I'll look at a few U22 talents with somewhat similar styles to Kvara
Mohamed Daramy. He's on loan from Ajax, and has absolutely killed it in Danmark this season

Ajax bought him for 12 million last summer. So it might be unrealistic, but definitely possible although if Ajax are open to selling... clubs with likely more resources will be in for him Image
Read 10 tweets
Jun 12
For a little expansion, some vizzes of the data

Brighton are a good example because the goal kicks and their long passes right after short goal kicks tend to come from similar areas (central)

A bit higher cmp% on long after short GK than on long GKs Image
Fulham another example, but with different areas of the pitch both passing from and being targeted. Image
Adelaide United another good example of this.

Passes do tend to be shorter than goal kicks, so they're usually more accurate but have the same effect as a long goal kick Image
Read 4 tweets
Jun 12
If teams want to get the ball out of the def. 3rd with a goal kick...

... should they boot it from the goal kick, or should they take it short first and THEN boot it long?

Data from 193 teams across 12 leagues.

The answer & method in the thread ๐Ÿงต
To answer this, I calculated the completion % of all "long" goal kicks, which I define as going at least 40% of the pitch (about the base of the center circle). I also calculated the completion % of passes going to this area where the preceding action was a goal kick into the box
For example, this pass would be included in the "long pass after short GK".

Short goal kick into the box, then a pass breaking into just before the halfway line.
Read 16 tweets
Jun 10
At least on TV (can't speak for in-person obv), the AFC CL final atmospheres are just so much better

Really something to be said for the 2 home matches vs a corporate-centered neutral venue
Read 4 tweets
Jun 10
The county that Lionel Messi is moving to...

66.5% Spanish speaking

24.9% English

People in Miami should be learning Spanish not English, if they have to learn a language to live there

Oh wait they don't, because by law you can speak any language in this country Image
Also want to say Fox only said this because Messi is a native Spanish speaker and Fox is actively trying to stoke all hatred of any and all Spanish speakers

If he was a French speaker they wouldn't care at all.

They only want to stoke more anti-Spanish/Hispanic rhetoric
Read 4 tweets
May 19
This is an example why data alone can't be the final word on players.

As we all know I'm a data person. But I'd like to think I'm one of the good & realistic ones...

๐Ÿงต I make role scores, where several key metrics are all importance-weighted to make a final score

And....... Image
You may notice everyone's favorite GK, David de Gea, above Ederson in a "modern gk" score

The metrics I include with varying weights are: psxG +/- per 90, save %, percent of passes being short, & long pass completion %

psxG +/- is most important, save % least
Whenever you see these ranking scores, THEY ARE NOT HARD FACTS

It's not the gospel about who IS the best GK, or the best GK for that role.

These are always subjectively created. Even internally to a club, it's subjective based on what that club values
Read 15 tweets

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