The late 1990’s was a very interesting time in the stock market. The internet started to reach the public. Investors knew it was going to be a big deal. The dot com era was here. There was a period from Read more…
A phrase I use (too much) when talking about football investment is “buy the vineyards not the wine”. A fully developed Premier League level footballer will cost £25m + £100k a week in wages. A 5 year total cost of Read more…
After a year working in football full time player valuation is one area that remains somewhat of a mystery. Football ability is granular, yes you get generational talents, but most of the time you are comparing players of roughly the Read more…
With all that has been going on in the world recently, you may have missed the news that Roger Schmidt was unveiled as PSV’s new Head Coach ahead of the 2020/21 season. Having become a hit with the hipsters with Read more…
How possession play influences defensive transition – tactical analysis Football can broadly be broken down into four moments of play. These include when in possession, out of possession, transition to defence and transition to attack. However, it was Pep Guardiola Read more…
In the first article we looked at why teams should aim to have an established core of players. This blog will look at why being able to anticipate who will play those minutes is key to the success of a Read more…
The Use of Asymmetrical and Atypical systems in Football. Football systems tend to come in many shapes and sizes. Usually, most systems these days have been implemented or tried out in one form or another. However, occasionally we will see Read more…
How many Premier League minutes do you think Mohamed Salah will play next season? It may seem a strange question, but accurately anticipating how many minutes players will play in future seasons is absolutely key to building successful squads. Salah Read more…
Here at MRKT Insights one of the visualisations we like to use to understand a player’s performance is percentile bar charts. They provide an easy-to-read view of a player’s strengths and weaknesses across a number of different metrics. Those metrics Read more…
Guest blog by Andy Watson @andywatsonsport Which is the hardest step-up to handle in the English football leagues? When attempting to assess whether a player is going to be able to perform well for your team it is important to Read more…
