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In Chris Armas's only full season as a head coach in MLS, the New York Red Bulls had the fastest ball recoveries in the league, with the highest press, and played the most direct attacking style. Armas may have boosted their attacking output as much as 0.24 xG per game. Profile:

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After the second goal, left to right: Havertz (21 years old) Pulisic (22 years old) Werner (24 years old) Chilwell (23 years old) Mount (21 years old) This is ominous. 🔵

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Dele: Hey boys, what are you in for? Weghorst: Dyche's Burnley killed my career Masuaku: People still think I'm 23 Saiss: I'm not Portuguese

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📄 Demir Grup Sivasspor maçı ilk 11'imiz. 🦅 #BJKvS İV @HondaTR

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FC Midtjylland have qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in their history. They are owned by a man whose net worth is probably close to $1 billion. They are now recruiting unpaid video scouts from around the world. Moneyball indeed.

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And this is the problem in a nutshell. You grow up with Alex Ferguson, you think the only answer is the Messiah. Other clubs take a structural approach and are able to succeed under a series of different managers; this is the whole idea of the recent changes at Manchester United.

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Paul Scholes: “This won’t change until Man Utd get the right man.” #MUFC

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European 🏆 in ESL: Barcelona Chelsea Inter Juventus Liverpool Man Utd Milan Real Madrid European 🏆 not in ESL: Ajax Aston Villa Benfica Bayern Celtic Dortmund Feyenoord Hamburg Marseille Notghm Forest Porto PSV Red Star Steaua "Pick me, pick me!" Arsenal Atleti Man City Spurs

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Points in the Premier League since Ferguson left Manchester United: 668 Manchester City 607 Liverpool 581 Chelsea 552 Tottenham 549 Manchester United 538 Arsenal Looks like two tiers in the Big Six. Can Manchester United move up? Can Leicester push their way in? Anyone else?

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3 years

Didn't see Glenn Hoddle commenting on this....

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Emerson played about 300’ across the Premier League and Champions League for Chelsea in 2020-21 and just calmly strolls into Mancini’s XI, while Ben Chilwell can’t get a game for England.... #ITA #ITAWAL #Euro2020 #ENG #ChelseaFC

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3 years

It’s not easy being Messi

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Chelsea are reportedly offering for Erling Braut Håland. Here are his stats at a Premier League standard. After needing to adjust to the Bundesliga in 2019-20, he got back to his best for Dortmund in 2021-20. Does this mean they see Werner only as a winger?

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3 years

These are Ballon d'Or numbers from Mason Mount, and don't you dare say any different 👊

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Marcelo Bielsa is apparently interested in Udinese's Rodrigo de Paul, and you can see why. The Argentine has huge attacking output from CM and is a super-aggressive defender as well. Just check out his smartermap. He's everywhere. There's no one like him. 🔥

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The Ballon d’Or used to be a bit smaller. You can just see the disappointment on Omar Sívori’s face.

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✍️ TOP NEW SIGNINGS ✍️ New to English football at LB: 🇪🇸 Reguilón €30m 🇧🇷 Telles €15m 🇬🇷 Tsimikas €13m 🇧🇷 Attacking output 🇧🇷🤝🇪🇸 Overall defending 🇪🇸 Ball retention 🇧🇷🤝🇬🇷 Dribbling 🇬🇷 Tackling 🇧🇷 Aerials #THFC #COYS #MUFC #ManUtd #LFC #Liverpool

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3 years

The content we need

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Manchester United LBs: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Attacking output 🇳🇱 Defending quality 🇳🇱 Defending quantity 🇳🇱 Ball retention 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aerial duels 🇳🇱 1v1s in possession 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1v1s out of possession 🇧🇷 Finishing in open play Shaw had an awesome 2020-21 but dropped off last season. Telles looks weakest. #MUFC

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Fiorentina sold Dušan Vlahović for close to €90m and bought Arthur Cabral from Basel for €14m. With stats adjusted to a Serie A standard, Cabral has higher attacking output, higher ball retention, much better finishing skill, better skill in the air... and the same style. Wow.

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- Released by Arsenal at 13 - Released by Fulham at 16 - Failed on trial at Norwich - Released by Reading - Released by Millwall - Failed on trial at Bristol City - Failed on trial at Sunderland Eberechi Eze is perseverance personified. Read his story:

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Manchester United are bidding for Jadon Sancho again. If CAM belongs to Bruno and Van de Beek, would he play LW in front of Rashford, Martial, and James, or RW in front of Greenwood, Rashford, and James? Here are RW stats at a Premier League standard: 1/4

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🌟 HARRY MAGUIRE 🌟 Our latest playerfocus argues that the Manchester United captain is hitting new heights under Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Only a few LCBs in the world can match Maguire – and one might be a surprise: 🔗 #MUNACM #MUNMIL #UEL #ManUtd #MUFC

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4 years

Football punditry is too striker-centric, Vol. 94875:

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At age 25, Gabriel Jesus is a wily veteran of the Premier League. Whoever signs him will get a supremely skilled RW or, if his shot volume returns to non-weird-Pep-system levels, a devastating striker. One of the league's best dribblers and finishers, when given the chance.

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🌟 MANUEL LOCATELLI 🌟 He's played deeper for Sassuolo lately, but as a CM in 2018-19 Locatelli was already very strong on both sides of the ball. He's only 23 years old now, with amazing skill in 1v1s and as a finisher in open play. Stats at a #UCL standard: #ITA #Euro2020

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Saúl Ñíguez, jack of all midfield trades. Stats adjusted to a Premier League standard below. He was best last season at DM (albeit in a small sample). Sign up for a free Lite membership at to see his stats from earlier seasons.... #Saul #ChelseaFC #CFC

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✨ AVAILABLE ✨ Raphaël Varane will be a free agent after rejecting Real Madrid's contract offers. The 28-year-old's defending output dropped in the past few seasons. He's become stronger in attack and is excellent in the air, decent tackler. Stats at a Premier League standard:

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Here's our Premier League youngsters XI. All of these players are U22 except for Ramsdale (the youngest GK with decent minutes and numbers, though by no means perfect). Near misses in the next tweet... #Foden #Saka #Sancho #ESR #Livramento #Salisu #Chalobah #Gallagher #Nuno

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Courtois was the GK in our all-Europe best XI for last season. Raya was second... but he's spoken for. Can you guess who comes next?

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BREAKING: Thibaut Courtois has broken his ACL. 🚨⚪️⚠️ #RealMadrid “After the tests carried out on our player Thibaut Courtois, he’s been diagnosed with a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. The player will undergo surgery in the coming days”.

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Hey Arsenal. It's us. Yeah, the folks who warned you about overpaying for Nicolas Pépé. So, should you pay €80m for Dušan Vlahović? 🔗

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2 years

THREAD: Is Andrey Santos the steal of the century for Chelsea? The €12.5m 18-year-old has redefined the term "box-to-box midfielder", taking goal kicks at one end and shooting at the other, with a huge mix of passes in between and plenty of dribbles near the halfway line: 1/n

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4 years

🌟 LUCAS HERNANDEZ 🌟 He's played more LB for Bayern than LCB, and it's probably too early to look at those LCB numbers, especially at a #UCL standard, but... 😳

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Calvin Ramsay is an 18-year-old RB who's had a breakout season at Aberdeen. He doesn't play like Trent Alexander-Arnold (more of a dribbler, hardly crosses) or even Joe Gomez, but he's already above average for attacking output and defending quality at a Premier League standard:

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦁🦁🦁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 There's no other player in our database – let alone the Premier League – who can match Jack Grealish's attacking output, ball retention, and duel ratings at LW. Did we mention he's also an excellent finisher? #Grealish #EnglandSquad #AVFC

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3 years

It's already starting....

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Albert Lokonga may be joining Arsenal from Anderlecht for ~€20m. So far he has middling numbers for the Premier League in our overall ratings, but he's phenomenal both ways in 1v1s and as a finisher in open play. Here is your definitive stats thread! 1/5

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🔴 LENO v ONANA 🔴 Onana is a more active GK, taking the ball forward far more, passing more aggressively, and disrupting more opposition plays – at least in the Eredivisie. By a Premier League standard, their performance ratings are similar, except in the air: #AFC #Gunners

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THREAD: Cody Gakpo – Liverpool got a real one Gakpo is a supremely talented player, with the only hole in his game looking like ineffective defending. He does put in the effort, but the results are subpar for the Premier League. Everything else seems to be pure 🔥 1/n

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Occasionally we see a player in a smaller league and think, "Those numbers can't be right – the league adjustments must be off." And then Liverpool go and sign him. Kostas Tsimikas is reportedly leaving Olympiakos for ~ £12m. Stats at a PL standard: 🔥 1/2

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A short thread on Casemiro. At age 30, he's still a very aggressive defender with high ball retention and good attacking output at a Premier League standard. But his defending quality has been dropping, and he's been relatively worse in the #UCL . 1/4 #Casemiro #MUFC #ManUtd

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4 years

Fulham are recruiting an academy data scientist on £24,000 per annum ($33,000), must know R/Python and SQL and hold FA Safeguarding Certification. The salary is roughly what Maxime le Marchand earns in a week. He played 42 league games in three seasons.

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Jack Grealish has changed his passing style to fit into Pep Guardiola's system, but his attacking output at LW is still as high as ever. Appreciate the versatility as well as the skill: #Grealish #MCFC #ManCity

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Manchester United may be looking at Rúben Neves – plenty of Premier League experience but average ratings and weak in duels. Mikel Merino might be an interesting comparison – much more of everything except ball retention, as he takes more risks, and also familiar with the league.

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Manchester United may be close to signing Moisés Caicedo from Independiente del Valle. On , we have metrics from Ecuador's LigaPro and 46 other leagues adjusted to a Premier League standard. Caicedo is outstanding in ground duels: 1/2

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Senior penalties scored/taken prior to tonight: Kane 42/50 Maguire 0/0 Rashford 12/14 Sancho 3/3 Saka 0/0 #ENG averaged 13 taken per player Berardi 32/39 Bellotti 27/35 Bonucci 1/1 Bernardeschi 7/8 Jorginho 29/33 #ITA averaged 23 taken per player #Euro2020

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David Raya is one of the best GKs in the game, a phenomenal shotstopper whose outfield play has also been worth an extra 0.06 expected goal difference above replacement per match for the past FOUR seasons. He's a huge difference-maker. Matt Turner is... not. #AFC #Arsenal

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Bukayo Saka. Two seasons of greatness at RW, with phenomenal ratings in 1v1s. His finishing skill rating for non-headers in open play has been on the rise this season, too. #Saka #BukayoSaka #Arsenal #AFC #Gunners

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Athletic Bilbao: “Why always me?”

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This view of Messi’s goal.. INSANE

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Leeds are reportedly close to signing 23-year-old Raphinha from Rennes. He played mostly RM last season with a style similar to Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson's at Burnley. But he's a more aggressive defender and an phenomenal finisher. Takes some good shots, too:

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🌟 RODRIGO 🌟 In August we voiced our concerns for Rodrigo at Leeds, suggesting that he wasn't really a striker anymore and ought to line up further back. We also said we had to believe Bielsa had a plan for him. And it turned out this was Bielsa's plan all along. 1/3 #LUFC

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Leeds United are reportedly in talks with Valencia for Rodrigo at ~€25m+. This is concerning. The striker's attacking output has fallen over the past two seasons; it's now quite low at a Premier League standard. And his skill ratings are so-so, too: ⚠️ 1/4

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✍️ TOP NEW SIGNINGS ✍️ New to English football at AM: 🇩🇪 Havertz €80 🇳🇱 Van de Beek €39m 🇨🇴 Rodríguez (free) 🇨🇴 Attacking output 🇨🇴 Defending quality 🇩🇪 Defending quantity 🇨🇴 Ball retention 🇳🇱 Ground duels in poss 🇳🇱 Ground duels out of poss 🇩🇪 Aerials 🇩🇪🤝🇳🇱🤝🇨🇴 Finishing

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Son Heung-min is having his best attacking season ever in our numbers, and there's **no player** in our data at any position who can match this: 80 Attacking output 88 Ball retention 94 Ground duels in possession 95 Finishing non-headers in open play And he did it all at Spurs.

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Kai Havertz... where should he play for Arsenal? In Germany he was often at his best making the pass before the assist in midfield and arriving late into the box to clean up the trash. If Jesus is healthy, could he play behind him? Next to him? #ArsenalFC #AFC #Arsenal

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Penalties per touch in the penalty area in the Premier League since 1 Jan 2016 (4,000+ touches): 1. Leicester 2. Brighton 3. Man Utd 4. Palace 5. Man City 6. Bournemouth 7. Spurs 8. Watford 9. Everton 10. West Ham 11. Saints 12. Chelsea 13. Liverpool 14. Arsenal 15. Newcastle

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⚽️🇫🇷 RC LENS 🇫🇷⚽️ The more we delved into this club, the more fascinated we became. Read all about the promoted squad led by a former reserve team coach who beat PSG and are sitting 11th in Ligue 1 with two matches in hand: #Ligue1 #RCLens

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Here's our playerfocus on Alex Telles, the Brazilian international fullback from Porto who would give Manchester United something very different on their left flank: 🔗 #AlexTelles #MUFC #ManUtd cc @R_o_M @TheUnitedLink

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Mauricio Pochettino's coaching profile for 2017-18, by request of @Muppetiers : - fast ball recoveries - indirect, passing style in attack - high press, especially away - orthodox FBs - wide players covering the attacking third - stingy defending and building attack in first half

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Why your club is screwed

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THREAD: If you don't know about Bruno Guimarães 🇧🇷🇪🇸, you will... He's a smarterscout young prospect at @AthleticoPR who's solid at CM and DM and is the rare player who can actually adapt his game to each position. Here are his numbers at CM using a PL standard: (1/4) 🔥🙇‍♂️

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 The United States are close to re-signing central defender Joe Biden on an enhanced four-year deal, with an option for four more years. The 77-year-old would arrive on a free. Also signing is forward Kamala Harris, who leaves California by mutual consent.

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Americans in #UCL action today: Dest - Barcelona (started) McKennie - Juventus (started) Brooks - Wolfsburg (started) Aaronson - Salzburg (started) Pefok - Young Boys (started) Weah - Lille (bench) This is... not normal. #USMNT

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Marcelo Bielsa wants another defender at Leeds. They are reportedly in talks for Dinamo Zagreb's 18-year-old Joško Gvardiol. Here are his stats at a Premier League standard – a very aggressive defender with close to average quality, good ball retention: 1/3

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Kai Havertz has reportedly agreed personal terms with Chelsea, joining Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech in the 2020-21 squad. Read our playerfocus on Havertz: 🔗 #CFC #ChelseaFC #Havertz #KaiHavertz cc @ChessyHour @CFCExtra

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🌟 RAPHINHA 🌟 He's the most aggressive passer from RW in the Premier League, he's outstanding in ground duels when he has the ball, he gets a lot of shots off, and he's a phenomenal finisher in open play. He doesn't defend too well and takes a lot of risks, but he's fun! 1/2

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Dominik Szoboszlai has amazing ball retention and is above average in duels by a Premier League standard. His attacking output is great for a RM but so-so for a forward. He's also an incredibly surgical defender – overall defending quantity is low, but lots of disrupts/recovers:

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Sorry, #AVFC , we’re just not that into Emi Martínez. He’s fine, but... £20m?

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Just putting down a marker that we think Emiliano Martínez is pretty average both as a shotstopper in open play and as an outfield player. He did have great ball retention at Arsenal, but that may be a reflection of style. Can Aston Villa get value for money by signing him? #AVFC

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📋 NEW COACHING PROFILES 📋 Here's our new big thing! Let's look at Marcelo Bielsa's 2019-20 season with Leeds. We can produce these fully automated profiles instantly for any coach and season since 2017 in the 48+ leagues we cover. Have a look: 1/x cc @ground_guru

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Chelsea have reportedly bid €60m for Inter's Achraf Hakimi. His stats at a Premier League standard are stunning, especially in attack, except for so-so finishing. He's also a good, aggressive defender with skill in the tackle. Reece James *and* Hakimi? 😳🔵

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Manchester United fans, is this the man you want coaching your squad next season? Erik ten Hag's smarterscout coaching profile for 2021-22: - very indirect passing style - highest press in the Eredivisie - fastest ball recoveries - plays out a lot but not always #mufc #ManUtd

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Erm... @TheAthleticUK just went and made an entire #EURO2020 scouting guide using metrics from smarterscout: 🔗

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Manchester City may pay €50m for Sevilla's Jules Koundé, a smarterscout young prospect who's been a wide RCB in a back four. He's a more aggressive defender than Otamendi or Stones and gets into the opposition box but doesn't dribble forward like Otamendi.

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Who wore it better?

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TRANSFER WINDOW GRADES: 1. Arsenal: A- They avoided overpriced signings that might have unsettled the dressing room and stopped their momentum, instead bringing in solid low-profile Premier League pros. They could still use another right-sided attacker and a better shotstopper.

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Kai Havertz has never been about getting into the box and shooting. He's a passer. He may drift to the right side, but he's not about cutting into the box. He's an 8 or 10, not a winger. Use him correctly and reap the rewards. Three seasons of Bundesliga stats: #EVECHE #Havertz

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When’s the last time a Ballon d’Or winner hadn’t won a domestic league, European, or senior international trophy during the prior season?

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Raheem Sterling at RW is one of the most impactful attackers in English football. He's also very effective as a striker. At LW his role was progressively reduced by Guardiola, to the point where he barely shot. His dribbling has actually improved. Got to let him get into the box.

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🗣️ What's your dream #England XI at the 2026 World Cup? Here's what our database projects, based on ratings and ages: GK: Henderson LB: Dasilva LCB: Tomori RCB: Gomez RB: Alexander-Arnold DM: Winks CM: Foden AM: Mount LW: Barnes RW: Sancho CF: Abraham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦁🦁🦁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Martin Ødegaard may be coming to Arsenal on loan. It seems important to note how much more effective he was lining up at CM rather than CAM/SS. At CAM/SS he didn't have room to dribble forward and didn't get many shots off. Key is to use him correctly: 1/2

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Imagine being the FC Barcelona president who lost Messi.

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🦁 PREMIER LEAGUE FORECAST 🦁 🔮 Our algorithm sees #ManCity opening the door a crack for #LFC , but it still thinks the gap will close. #COYS are still in a deep hole, and #Gunners aren't much better. Meanwhile, #BHAFC continue to push their way into the reckoning for Europe! 🌊

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Reports suggest Manchester United have paid €10m to activate Facundo Pellistri's release clause at Peñarol. We flagged the 18-year-old as a smarterscout young prospect last season, but these numbers at a Premier League standard show he's still some way off:

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4 years

Watch the whole video to the end. Messi called his shot.

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3 years

Aurélien Tchouaméni... is he going to Chelsea? Manchester United? The Monaco starlet might have been an even better signing for Real Madrid! Here's our latest playerfocus: 🔗 #Tchouameni #CFC #ChelseaFC #MUFC #ManUtd #RealMadrid #HalaMadrid

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2 years

Fabio Carvalho, performance stats at a Premier League standard. He's already very good at CAM/SS, where he covers a huge amount of ground, takes shots from excellent positions, and scores. But his attacking numbers look even better at CM. Will he play when Keïta is injured? #LFC

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2 years

Couple of losers

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2 years

Forget the #BallonDor – here are the players who had the highest impact (expected goal difference above replacement x minutes) in our numbers last season, with metrics adjusted to single benchmark: (If you want to play three at the back, swap in Dumfries, Perišić, and Bremer.)

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3 years

Don’t be like De Ligt. Think about other people besides yourself. 🤝

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4 years

🌟 LUKE SHAW 🌟 What a season the Manchester United LB is having. No one in our database has beaten all of these ratings in the same season at a Premier League standard. And Shaw has never had higher goal involvements, either:

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🔺 Shaw - United's POTY so far? 🔺 Maturity at Anfield 🔺 Lindelof justifies inclusion @lauriewhitwell , @Ankaman616 and @AndyMitten react to #MUFC 's point at arch rivals #LFC ... LISTEN NOW 🎙️ 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗦

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Jurriën Timber looks like a shorter Rúben Dias from 2021-22.... It's rare to see such a complete match in the stats. And Timber's stats have been excellent for a while. They're not inflated by playing RCB in a three, either. He's just not great in the air. Stats a PL standard:

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4 years

Laurie Shaw Harvard ➡️ Manchester City Tyler Heaps US Soccer ➡️ Monaco Sam Gregory York United ➡️ Inter Miami Nikos Overheul Statsbomb ➡️ Vancouver Jay Socik MRKT Insights ➡️ Luton Town And a few more that are confidential! Biggest season ever for football/soccer analytics?

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5 years

Who’s going to tell @DavidMeyler how much those analysts get paid?

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2 years

Arsenal sign Zinchenko as a substitute for Tierney's knees. He put more effort into attacking than defending last season but still recovered a lot of balls. Awesome ball retention and a safe passer, not quite as adventurous as Tierney or as good a tackler, but great in the air.

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2 years

In our data, Christian Pulisic hasn't played a single Premier League minute at LW since 2020-21. It's his best position. Sort it out, somebody. #USMNT

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1 year

THE BOEHLY-ERA CHELSEA MEGATHREAD Chelsea's new owners spent more than £550m in the transfer market – what did they get, and how have the players performed? We start at the top with Enzo Fernández. Though his attacking output is down, his numbers are similar to at Benfica: 1/n

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2 years

LEÃO v KHVICHA All performance metrics at a Serie A standard: 🇵🇹 Attacking output 🇵🇹 Defending quality 🇬🇪 Defending quantity 🇵🇹 Ball retention 🤝 Shooting volume 🇵🇹 Aerials in open play 🇬🇪 Aerials from dead balls 🇵🇹 1v1s on the ball 🇬🇪 1v1s off the ball 🇵🇹 Finishing

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3 years

🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Aston Villa are close to signing Emi Buendía for £30m+, per @David_Ornstein . Here is your definitive stats thread! This season was Buendía's best in attack, with excellent output at a Premier League standard. He's outstanding both ways in ground duels. 1/x

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2 years

Kalidou Koulibaly joins Chelsea. His stats at a Premier League standard peaked in 2018-19. Since then his xGDAR (expected goal difference above replacement per match) has tumbled. His ball retention dropped in 2020-21, then his defending output in 2021-22. Sorry @RorySmith . #CFC

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3 years

Super League fines will likely cost clubs the following prize money (total may be ~2x with broadcast etc): ~ €800k to €4m depending on #UCL : AC Milan Atleti Chelsea Inter Man City Man United ~ €150k to €425k depending on #UEL /UECL: Liverpool Spurs ~ €0 Arsenal

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🇯🇵 Takahiro Akimoto has moved to Leuven. The 25-year-old LB is fantastic on the ball down the wing as he showcases nice link-up play and a diverse passing range, offering great ball retention as well as some attacking threat. However, our model thinks he will need to improve his

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Arsenal seem to have picked up Takehiro Tomiyasu at the right time. After a somewhat lackluster sophomore season in Serie A, his development is back on the trend you'd have hoped to see after 2019-20. Great defending and good ball retention if not yet an attacking force, age 23.

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🚨 TRANSFER ALERT 🚨 Brighton have a lot of computers and may be getting one more. They're reportedly close to signing Enock "Computer" Mwepu from RB Salzburg. He's got huge attacking output at CM and RM by a Premier League standard. Like Correa, before Atleti stopped attacking:

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