Messi Walks Better Than Most Players Run

Re:Messi Walks Better Than Most Players Run by lordnacho on Sunday June 17, 2018 @01:34PM (#17333329)

I love how data analysis and visualization are coming into football commentary, mainly via blogs like this. It makes a huge difference to how I've viewed the game over the years.

Unfortunately, the pundits they choose as TV analysts are typically not well versed in stats and probability, and often all you get from them is the experience of having played.

There was a thing about expected goals recently, where the TV expert dismissed it. I think it's a sensible thing to look at.

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Re:Messi Walks Better Than Most Players Run by chasely on Sunday June 17, 2018 @11:50PM (#17335905)

I just wish data were more availabile. Given that football/soccer is a continuous game (as opposed to the discreet stop/start of American football or baseball), gathering data requires a bit of labor so most of the data products are expensive.

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Re:Messi Walks Better Than Most Players Run by garrybelka on Sunday June 17, 2018 @01:52PM (#17333409)

Mourinho analysis on RT is fantastic. His depth of perception and clarity are nothing like what I heard before and in 10 minutes or less create a new understanding of a game. Clearly, for him spaces and space creation are the tools of his trade.

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