https://youtu.be/GAxmJfxf-4U A scenario from the pitch Picture this: you’re preparing your team for a decisive match. In your analysis session, someone highlights the top speed of your star forward—“He hit 35 km/h last week.” The question lingers: does that raw maximum sprint speed really matter for winning...
Imagine this: halftime in a high-stakes league match. Your team is 0–1 down despite dominating possession. Do you trust your starting eleven to turn it around—or do you look to the bench for solutions? Every coach faces this dilemma, but across an entire season, substitution...
https://youtu.be/gtm5VtXZo3Q “It’s not how fast you run, but how often you can explode, stop, and repeat.” A coach’s dilemma on the pitch Imagine this: your team dominates possession, but when the decisive moments arrive, the opposition outruns you—not in total distance, but in how quickly and often they...
https://youtu.be/It1q158_65g The scenario every coach knows You’re 60 minutes into a match. Your midfield anchor starts covering less ground. A winger who was explosive in the first half now struggles to sprint back. The question is immediate: do I wait and trust his pacing strategy, or do...
Does your team consistently impose its playing style? This post explores how to measure tactical identity through passing networks and data science, based on innovative research by LALIGA’s Football Intelligence & Performance Department. Learn which teams are most consistent, how to assess your own style, and...
What if your team isn’t pressing as well as the data says? In this post and podcast episode, we explore xPPDA (Expected PPDA Disruption) — a cutting-edge defensive metric developed by the Football Intelligence & Performance Department at LALIGA. Unlike traditional PPDA models based on fixed...