Jon Mackenzie and Josh Hobbs explore the loan systems used in the modern game and assess how clubs have created different pathway models for their players. Most of these models focus on player development in some way but each have a very different methodology and some have very different end goals. In...
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With Dan James becoming the record transfer at Leeds United, Victor Orta has spoken about the role Analytics FC played in bringing the Welshman to Elland Road. Speaking to Sky Sports, the Director of Football at Leeds United talked about a bespoke report he requested from Analytics FC back...
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Jon Mackenzie and Josh Hobbs explore the loan systems used in the modern game and assess how clubs have created different pathway models for their players. Most of these models focus on player development in some way but each have a very different methodology and some have very different...
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Analytics FC are excited to announce a new partnership with FC Aris Limassol going into the new season. Aris Limassol ended the 20/21 season as champions in the Cypriot second division, finishing one point ahead of rivals PAEEK to clinch a direct promotion to Protathlima Cyta. This season, the...
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Josh Hobbs explores the idea of “attacking balance” and takes a look at how teams in the Premier League fare by that measure. “They’re a one-man team.” “If those two got injured at the same time, they’d have nothing going forward.” These are common criticisms that crop up all...
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Eric Laurie looks at the outside centre back role and explores the underlying data to see what we can learn about it. An interesting development in football throughout recent seasons has been the increased use of a back three/five with some of the clubs using this tactical feature becoming...
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Analytics FC are excited to announce that Grimsby Town have signed up to TransferLab, our online football data scouting tool. TransferLab is a cutting–edge software solution developed in a unique collaboration between Analytics FC and financial and business analysts LCP helping football clubs improve and simplify their recruitment decisions. Despite suffering relegation from the Football League last...
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Analytics FC are pleased to announce that Rotherham United have signed up to TransferLab for the upcoming season. TransferLab is a data-scouting software solution, helping football clubs to incorporate cutting-edge data models into their recruitment decisions. In recent seasons, Rotherham have found themselves moving between the Championship and League One...
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Josh Hobbs looks at another novel metric generated by TransferLab. One of the perennial problems using data to analyse football is the discrepancy that exists between those with the ability to manipulate data and those who understand what is taking place on a football pitch. Where data scientists will...
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Abdullah Abdullah looks at how the role of the centre forward is changing within women’s football. European football has a new name on its Champions League trophy. Last month, Barcelona Femini thrashed Chelsea Women 4-1 and in the process became the first team other than Olympique Lyon Feminin to...
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