Buying the Vineyards – Player development in multi-club networks.
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
Wisdom of the crowd
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
Roger Schmidt: First training session with PSV
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. Hav
The value of minutes.
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
Asymmetry in football
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 tr
Forecasting and Anticipating Minutes
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
Introducing Player Profiles v3
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
Mind the gap
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
Sounders FC Soccer Analytics Conference
2020 Sounders FC Analytics Conference #SSFCAnalytics2020 By Daniel Krueger Check him out on: Twitter, Github, Linkedin Day 1 Gregg Berhalter – Head Coach, US Men’s National Tea
The lessons of Edmond Tapsoba
Timing. The secret of comedy, staying onside, and a vital component in transfer market success. Anyone can spot a good player, playing well. If you can’t do it by eye then da
