I have recently been reading quite a lot about the statistical analysis of football. Two sites I’ve found particularly interesting are: Continue reading
World Cup Statistical Analysis – England and Spain unlucky to be going home?
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Assou-Ekotto is a disgrace and should be shown the door by Spurs
Spurs left back, Benoit Assou-Ekotto’s World Cup descended into farce this week as Cameroon were humiliated 4-0 by Croatia, sending them crashing out of Brazil 2014. As time expired, Assou-Ekotto was involved in a heated argument with Benjamin Moukandjo which ended up with the fullback Continue reading
England out of World Cup, as Suarez inspires Uruguay
It’s not the despair that hurts, it’s the hope.
For 75 minutes against Uruguay, England reverted to type. The Italy game, where expectations were low and qualification did not directly depend on the result, freed England to play a positive, more fluid game. Once they were favourites and their future in the tournament was in danger, the nerves returned.
It would be unfair Continue reading
What changes should Pochettino make and what might his Spurs team look like?
Now that Mauricio Pochettino has taken charge at Spurs, he will have begun the job of planning for next season. What players should he sell, who should he bring in and what might his new Tottenham team look like? Continue reading
Spurs players at the World Cup – Should we all be supporting Belgium?
With less than two weeks to go until the World Cup, it’s worth taking a look at which Spurs player will be involved.
For the first time in sixty years, they’ll be no Tottenham player in the England side. It’s a depressing statistic but Continue reading
Why Mauricio Pochettino is a good choice for Spurs
This week, after what seemed like an age, Daniel Levy finally revealed Mauricio Pochettino as the new Spurs manager. This wasn’t a great surprise, the Argentine coach had been strong favourite to take the post for a week or two prior to the announcement. The news came a fortnight after Tim Sherwood’s sacking but in reality Spurs fans Continue reading
Anything But Penalties 