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El Pivote

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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
It's dead easy putting up a graph of what someone has won as a manager. What do Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Man Utd, Spurs, Roma, Fenerbache have in common with current Everton predicament. Manager hires are all about suitability not reputation or history
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Bournemouth 2nd in the Premier League on xPoints over the last 10 games. Everton 3rd bottom. Basically if you create more quality chances than you concede, you generally win more points. Relying solely on "nicking a goal" isn't a sustainable plan
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
But Thomas Franks a defensive manager isnt he????
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
People often call for managers to be given time or more windows. You have to earn it. Performances or developing players etc why should a club by into you if your not showing any shoots of positive work
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Am in shock! Who could of predicted Everton would lose not playing in a low block and coming out to attack...
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Funny what not being in a low block does to Defenders
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
People want a new Everton but want Richarlison back and potentially to sign a on loan midfield for good money who played a few games and been alright. Have we not learned anything from last 7 years (Mangala decent btw but review at end of season rather than paying money before you know for sure)
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Think DCL gets unfair stick sometimes. He plays against teams best defenders who are Fresh for 70 mins with no service then Broja comes on against tired legs when its more open as City pushing for a win and looks decent. Not a fair comparison is it
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Jack Harrison being made a scapegoat....
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
4 on 2 and they the decisions 🤦🏻‍♂️
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Can see why City's attack has become blunted. Quality of wingers is down, to much Gvardiol and Lewis on ball in creative positions. Lack of usual penetration and third man runs
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Always find that 99.99% of people who hate the use of data in football have zero idea what they are talking about.
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Think people forget Dominic Calvert Lewin won that game against Palace not Dele Alli
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
With loan players always best to see a full season sample size before wanting a club to go out and buy them asap.
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Lots of revisionist history on Anton Robinson. Wasn't near ready when he left Everton, couldn't defend to save his life, had Baines and Digne in front of him. If he doesn't leave and go play all them games he isn't the player he is today. Worked out best for the player.
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
I understand the clamour to watch u18's & see what Evertons future could be but its important to not put insane expectations on the young players. Just 18 months ago you had biggish twitter accounts hailing Lewis Warrington when anyone who watched him in the game would tell you he a League 1 player
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Severance, Invincible and Reacher all back on TV early next year 😀
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
NFL -Belichick to North Carolina is really interesting, will elite defensive prospects flock to Chapel Hill to play under him. If you want to play in NFL why not go to the best defensive coach of all time 🤷🏻‍♂️
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
I wrote this in March 2018. Alot of it is still true today. I see alot of blues asking for the same as i asked for in 2018. elpivoteftbl.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/t...
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The Summer at Goodison Park
This season has been a complete mess at Everton! 3 managers, £200 million plus poorly invested and awful performances on the pitch. The season started with so much promise, money invested and looki…
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Gladiator 2 is absolutely pants. If you liked the first or are into films don't go and see it. Most frustrating film i seen in a while and i laughed at parts i wasn't supposed to
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Dave Brailsford is the new Clive Woodward.
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Amorim should just keep playing Yoro, Garnacho, Diallo and Hojlund while he builds his side. Will only benefit United long term. Arteta gave Saka and Martinelli consistent game time in Arsenals "poor seasons" and as they improved so did Arsenal, it also saved them millions
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Wobes 👊🏻
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Standards still very low i see 😤
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Good result but ok performance. Wont beat better teams playing like that. Doesn't feel like a marker been laid down for me
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
When you on top you need to score
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Chelsea doing well now all there signings have adapted to league funny how that works isn't it. Not everything is instant in football
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Last 4 Managers (Tuchel, Favre, Rose and Terzic) for Dortmund who have managed longer than a season have a win rates between 61% and 65%. Their current manager Nuri Sahin has a win rate of 61%. Is the managers successes due to the institution that is Dortmund or they all of a similar level
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
If your mates with a player and get work an perks through a club, i cant take your opinions in a debate seriously. They are massively compromised!
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Weight of the ball from Pirlo, the touch and the finish. FOOTBALL
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Moyes and Leicester just seem a good fit. Gets back to what made them successful in beginning
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
If Branthwaite doesnt go on that loan to PSV, is he: 1: Playing regularly under Dyche? 2: Still at Everton?
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Everton had 27 shots for 1.15 xG thats a average of 0.04 xG per shot. Thats got to be up there for lowest in PL history for more than 20 shots in a game. So basically we didnt create any real quality chance. Maybe bar Beto one were he HEADED it to row Z
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
If there was no plan B, what the hell was Plan A for the blues?
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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
ICYMI mrktinsights.com/index.php/20... Changing or not changing coach is a huge decision. Here is an approach that clubs could look at using.
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Pulling the lever - when to sack a Head Coach - MRKT Insights - Football Consultancy Services
This article uses the terms Manager and Head Coach interchangeably until near the end.  “He’s got to go”, “he’s lost the dressing room”, “clueless, absolutely clueless”, “you don’t know what you’re do...
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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
ICYMI mrktinsights.com/index.php/20... Recent blog on why football clubs are so hard to fix. They are complex systems.
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Complex Systems in Football - MRKT Insights - Football Consultancy Services
Pep Guardiola : “Football is not A, B and C, what works last season will not necessarily work this season. What did not work last season, could work now. It is open, it is moving, it is like an animal...
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Tom Brady was listed on every injury report for 6 seasons. He played probably 85% of the games. Patriots obviously thought it was a clever mind game
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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
mrktinsights.com/index.php/20... Reflections on 5 years in analytics and scouting consulting.
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What is the purpose of analytics? - MRKT Insights - Football Consultancy Services
Five years ago, I was sitting in a café just off the M25, for our first-ever meeting with a potential client. We had written a speculative piece about how data analytics could help a Championship foot...
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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Need a pinned post on here (could obviously just not have one, but go with it), so please excuse this gratuitous plug for my book, Va-Va-Voom. A celebration of French football, it tells the stories of the great teams and players and explores France's impact on the game. linktr.ee/tomwilliamsv...
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Would Evertonians want Lee Carsley as manager if he hadnt played for Everton?
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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
mrktinsights.com/index.php/20... A recent blog you may have missed.
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Why Multi-Club Ownership doesn't (normally) work - MRKT Insights - Football Consultancy Services
To mark the 5 year anniversary on MRKT Insights we will be launching a series of articles and podcasts revisiting some of our favourite topics. Multi-Club Ownership (MCO) is when a single owner owns m...
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Step too far for Billam Smith
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Another good football history pod to check out: Greatest Games by the Blizzard
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Everton are not in the same position as Villa when they sacked Gerrard squad wise. Everton are not in a position like Newcastle were to spend significantly under Howe. Everton's road back to where we believe we belong is a longer road. So shortcutting it with "winners" & "hollywood" managers is a no
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Whats everyone's guilt pleasure film? Mine is Highlander 🙃 yes you can point out the 150 things wrong with it including a Belgian playing a Scot and a Scot playing a Egyptian but its great!
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
media.tenor.com
a man wearing glasses is getting a massage from a woman on the beach .
ALT: a man wearing glasses is getting a massage from a woman on the beach .
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Richard Hall @richhall80.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
The late 1980’s were easily the best in @SerieA_EN history! Just look at some of these names 🇮🇹
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El Pivote @elpivoteftbl.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Erling Haaland went for less, not sure he that underrated Nypan
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Patrick Boyland @paddyboyland.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
"I used to think, ‘How am I not getting into this team, at Everton?'" Enjoyed this. James Horncastle speaks to Moise Kean, who is experiencing something of a renaissance in Florence after a tough couple of years www.nytimes.com/athletic/591...
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Moise Kean exclusive: From not getting in Everton’s team to flourishing at Fiorentina
Moise Kean has done a lot for a 24-year-old. He sits down with The Athletic to discuss debuting at 16 for Juventus and learning from Mbappe
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adamski152 @adamski152.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
You might like this - our first episode should be out imminently. First series will be a Champions League season by season deep dive. We’ve recorded from 1992 to 2006 so far and at about 40 hours of content so far 😅 @anditslivepod.bsky.social
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