Models, scouting insights, and research-grade football analysis.
Football metrics and models are also under the influence of trends within football. One of these trends is the use of set pieces to generate meaningful chances in the game. Another big recent trend or influence on the game is the use of long balls, specifically launches. In this article, I want to have a look a this trend, but also look ahead and why long balls are used. And, why are second balls vital
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Basically, I’m really bad at writing intros, but trust me — this is a fascinating article to read. My aim for this article is to delve into American Football, more specifically, the NFL and/or NCAA college football. The reason why? Firstly, I think it can be fascinating to really delve into other team sports all across the globe, because I think we can learn from certain patterns and methodologies and apply them to football. And, perhaps in time, I might actually try to do it vice versa.
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Asserting dominance is what many managers talk about. They talk about controlling midfield, central areas, and “wanting” it more. According to their knowledge and view, this would also lead to winning games thanks to that asserted dominance. It seems a bit of a wild idea, and I’m not sure there is a correlation. However, this is a worthy exercise to conduct in terms of data, so that’s why I’m taking you on this research data.
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