coaching analysis Tag

15 Jul Post-Loss Defensive Response: Measuring What Happens After a Team Loses the Ball

Posted at 12:01h in Research

Possession tells us how a team attacks. What happens immediately after possession is lost may tell us whether that attack is sustainable. This question becomes especially relevant for dominant teams. The more players they commit ahead of the ball, the greater the potential attacking reward—but also...

14 Jul How Much Do They Shoot—and How Can You Create Shots Against Them?

Posted at 13:19h in Research

A shot-profile matrix for opposition analysis Preparing for the next opponent usually begins with familiar questions. How do they build? Where do they progress? What happens after they regain possession? How do they defend their box? But those questions can be reorganised around two outcomes that matter...

08 Jun From Movement to Advantage: How AI Can Help Us Understand Player Behaviour in Football

Posted at 13:00h in Research

There is a part of football that still escapes most data. Not the pass.Not the shot.Not the sprint.Not the tackle. The movement before all that. The adjustment before receiving.The run that opens a passing lane.The pause that holds an opponent.The step away from the ball that creates space.The...