Bruno Fernandes. Signed from Sporting Lisbon by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, he was seen as a crown jewel in a very transitional Manchester United side. Four years later, he’s captain of the side and a mainstay in Erik ten Hag’s team. However, whilst he was once heralded as the

Squad depth is very important in football. It’s why the likes of Manchester City have done so well over the past few years. Erling Haaland has a knock? There’s Julian Alvarez. KDB out? Phil Foden is around. Even in goal: an Ederson absence won’t be felt too

Expected goals can only tell us so much. When a player takes a shot from a certain location, with a certain number of players around him, xG can give us a general idea of how likely they are to score from that position. But what determines whether that shot is

On the evening of the 24th of March, news broke out from Bayern Munich: Julian Nagelsmann had been sacked. But was it the right choice? One way that we can analyse a manager’s tenure is by looking at the difference between expected goal for and expected goals against. The

The World Cup in Qatar has recently come to its conclusion. The upsets, the shootouts, the storylines: despite the underlying controversies surrounding the location of the tournament, FIFA’s grandest showcase of football at least lived up to expectations on the pitch. However, FIFA and Gianni Infantino’s plans for

We’ve all heard it before. The saying “they’re a just a one man team” has been used to describe various teams over the years. Whether it’s been Kevin De Bruyne’s Manchester City, Robert Lewandowski’s Bayern Munich, or Cristiano Ronaldo’s… well, every team Ronaldo’s

Expected goals, or xG, is the probability that a shot taken will result in a goal. The xG value of a shot can be between 0 and 1, representing that probability. A shot with an xG of 1 will always go in; a shot with an xG value of 0