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Recently I got access to tracking data of the Premier League 2022–2023 season, and I was playing around with it. The initial idea was to…

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Recently I got access to tracking data of the Premier League 2022–2023 season, and I was playing around with it. The initial idea was to…

Recently I got access to tracking data of the Premier League 2022–2023 season, and I was playing around with it. The initial idea was to…

Recently, I have been having conversations with some data sceptics. Some are more respectful than others, but there’s something about it…

You know what I have underestimated for years? Communication in football. Whether that is within a football organisation, on social media…

In sports media, and football in particular, statistics and data are often represented as fact. As undeniable facts which we can’t argue…

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Recently, I have been having conversations with some data sceptics. Some are more respectful than others, but there’s something about it…

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In sports media, and football in particular, statistics and data are often represented as fact. As undeniable facts which we can’t argue…

What happens when you stop simplifying the Bellman equation, one assumption at a time

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You know what I have underestimated for years? Communication in football. Whether that is within a football organisation, on social media…