An interesting article that leans heavily towards tactical shopping.
http://www.statsbomb.com/2014/08/epl-season-preview-2014-15-southampton/
http://www.statsbomb.com/2014/08/epl-season-preview-2014-15-southampton/
EPL Review - Southampton
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Really good read! Thanks for sharing.
Patrick Bamford is an interesting shout, he would probably benefit from playing week in week out in the Championship rather than being a backup for a Premier League team.
Patrick Bamford is an interesting shout, he would probably benefit from playing week in week out in the Championship rather than being a backup for a Premier League team.
Everyone should read Consortium11's comments bellow the article, always looking forward to his posts.
Ted Knutson, the author of the original poster's article, knows his stuff. Can be followed @mixedknuts on twitter for those who do that. There's a whole community of guys out there doing similar bits of work and collaborating around the statistical side of the game whether that be at team/player level.
His opinion on the usefulness of the potential Long signing can be found here in response to a Villa fan asking him.... https://twitter.com/mixedknuts/status/499294468499984384
Hopefully he's missed something.... I doubt it though.
His opinion on the usefulness of the potential Long signing can be found here in response to a Villa fan asking him.... https://twitter.com/mixedknuts/status/499294468499984384
Hopefully he's missed something.... I doubt it though.
One of the key comments from his long (12,000 words) and very good) post is -
"With Lallana and Lambert gone and Rodriguez injured we start the season missing the players who contributed 37 of our 54 league goals (and 19 of our assists) last year. Southampton have been heavily dependant on that triumvirate for goals (no-one else scored more than three last season) and with our midfield largely lacking in goal threats it's imperative that Pelle and Tadic start scoring early."