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scouting data scientist @RBLeipzig | formerly @TheAthleticUK @OptaJoe
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Nov 16, 2022 33 tweets 11 min read
Quick 🧵 of all 32 #WorldCup2022 squads broken down by age and position. Data taken from Wikipedia.

Starting with Argentina 🇦🇷

• Opting for experience at the back
• Three young talents in Mac Allister, Fernandez and Alvarez
• Is it Lautaro's time? Image Australia 🇦🇺

• Plenty of players in their peak in the squad
• Aaron Mooy's only 32 ???
• Kuol's introduction before moving to #NUFC in January Image
Aug 6, 2021 25 tweets 14 min read
Following this morning's Expected Threat explainer, here's a thread with one chart for every Premier League team from last season 👀

theathletic.com/2751525/2021/0… Starting with Arsenal, Saka was the most dangerous last season while also being quite high-usage as well.

Elneny offering very little value, which perfectly passes the eye test.

Odegaard safe on the ball + creative

@gunnerblog @ArtdeRoche @amylawrence71
Aug 4, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
Obviously losing your best player is never nice, but feel that Aston Villa's approach to this window has been absolutely spot on.

Get Buendia in early as a cut-price Grealish replacement, get Bailey in as further cover and still have money left to get improve another position. Also, £100mil in the midst of a pandemic is truly insane.
Jan 10, 2020 6 tweets 2 min read
OK, so Liverpool are likely to win this league this year, and this iteration are one of the best teams to ever grace the Premier League - but the building of this team has not happened overnight.

Quick thread on how the squad's changed over time (1/n) Season: 2015/16
Final league position: 8th

A squad full of young and peak age players, but not a great notion of what the first XI looks like.

Flani Alves was getting minutes back then, and Clyne was the most played outfielder.

Roberto Firmino's first season.