I don’t think I have to tell you that I love set pieces. The whole reason I started looking at data metrics and models more, was the fact that I felt that there are so few metrics concerning set pieces. I think that’s still the case, but we are getting that there, one day at the time.

I was waiting for an excuse for me to look deeper into the long throw-ins for a while now, but I couldn’t find the right hook. Now, it’s all over the place, and I know my research is far from innovative, but I do still think there are so many interesting things we could talk about. Long throw-ins seem to be emerging in the Premier League, but is this a league specific trend or can we see some similar development in the other top leagues in Europe? Let me take you on a wonderful trip through long throw-ins.