Which team played better?

Essay discussing high-level considerations and difficulties when analyzing performance.

10 Reasons You Got McTominay so Wrong

And how reading this blog could have prevented that.

Justified True Belief

Is anything consequential in sports?

Using Operational Research to Explain Football Analysis

This essay compares operational research and football analysis to derive practical insights applicable to both fields.

New Beginnings: Luqman A. Kabange

Meet me, the new guy. Who am I? Why am I here? What to expect? My goals and principles.

Precision Play: Why Mechanics Matter

This essay argues that mechanics is the single most important predictor of skill transfer between footballing environments – and suggests a roadmap to understanding it.

How to Classify Running Capacity among Elite Players

And why those who can run and carry aggression into subsequent duels are in high-demand.

There Are No Superstars Left, Only Entertainers

and it's obscuring the beautiful game.

Projections: Mali U-17's Sékou Koné

Mali U-17's Sekou Kone has joined Manchester United from Guidars FC. The writer discusses their 9-month old projection on the starlet who, at that time, took the U-17 World Cup by storm.