Research

13 Ene When You Change Division, You Don’t Need Better Players. You Need Different Profiles.

Posted at 12:07h in Research

Every summer, the same scene repeats itself. A club gets promoted. Or relegated.Meetings multiply. Reports pile up.Someone says: “We need players who can cope with the new level.” The intention is right.The question is wrong. The real challenge is not whether your players are “good enough”.It is whether...

09 Ene A Practical Tool to Interpret High-Intensity Physical Demand in Football

Posted at 12:56h in Research

“He ran less today.” That is what the report says. That is what the dashboard shows. And very often, that is where the analysis stops. But before questioning fitness, effort or motivation, it is worth pausing for a moment. Did the player really perform worse, or...

12 Dic Does Dominating Space Really Help You Win?

Posted at 11:30h in Research

What 2024/25 LALIGA Data Reveals About Style, Space and Performance https://youtu.be/IuGD0HtCe-8 “Control the space and you’ll control the game.” It’s one of the most repeated ideas in modern football.But when we actually test it against competition data, the picture becomes far more nuanced. Using match data from the 2024/25...

09 Dic When Your Players Go to the World Cup… Do You Lose or Win? The Data Finally Answers

Posted at 12:50h in Research

A question every club faces sooner or later A World Cup approaches.Your players leave with their national teams.Inside the club, two opposing feelings coexist: Pride — because international visibility can elevate a player's market value.Concern — because domestic performance still depends on the same player when they...

04 Dic Why Only 10% of Players Score More Than Half of All Goals?

Posted at 13:32h in Research

Introduction — A question every coach faces Imagine this scenario. Your team has generated enough xG to win the match, you’ve controlled territory, pressed well, and created the right platforms for finishing.But you still depend on two or three players to put the ball in the net.You...

03 Dic “If Set Pieces Decide Matches… Why Don’t They Decide Our Training?”

Posted at 12:57h in Research

A data-driven provocation for coaches who want to win the invisible battles of modern football. The Scenario Every Coach Has Lived It’s the 84th minute.Your team has dominated phases of open play, controlled territory, and built momentum.But the scoreboard still shows 1–1. You prepare the final substitution.A corner...