It was a tight Ligue 1 for half a season before the expected contenders stepped up. Lille were the eventual deserved winners, but defending their title will be difficult. PSG is getting the most press this offseason with their new…
It was a tight Ligue 1 for half a season before the expected contenders stepped up. Lille were the eventual deserved winners, but defending their title will be difficult. PSG is getting the most press this offseason with their new…
Here are my final statistics from the European club season. Looking at the statistics, Manchester United and City were the leaders on defense and defense is a big reason United got another title. Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession (%)…
Here are some more of the statistics from this last season. The La Liga season was dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid and it shows in the statistics as they were some of the best offensive and defensively. Team Off…
The Bundesliga season was all about Borussia Dortmund who dominated, but they don’t appear as dominant in the statistics. Defensively, they were the top of the league, but offensively, Munich were far and away the strongest team in the league.…
Here is the Italian Serie A’s statistics for the end of the season. Defense was once again the key component to winning the title as AC Milan showed a consistent defense. Napoli were also strong, but they were a bit…
Here is the first installment of the offensive and defensive effectiveness from the end of the season in Europe. I’ve only included the non possession based statistics for Ligue 1. Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession (%) Off Std. Dev.…
Paul Scholes retired today ending a 17 year career as a one club man with Manchester United. He will join their coaching staff at Old Trafford. The announcement was not completely surprising given his unwillingness to sign a new contract.…
Ligue 1 was the last of the big leagues to finish up. The league started off with a tight group with only Arles falling off the pace early. However, Lille emerged as the front runners and won the league for…
