Serie A: January Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness

Here is the Serie A statistics through the month of January. Let me know of your thoughts on the statistics. Possession Based Statistics Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession (%) Off Avg Def Avg Off Std Dev Def Std Dev

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Bundesliga: January Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness

Here is the second installment of the data from the January statistics. This is a look at the Bundesliga’s statistics. As always, feel free to leave thoughts or observations in the comments section. Possession Based Statistics Team Off Eff Def

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Ligue 1: January Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness

Here are statistics calculated through February 1st. There are a couple of different statistics. Previously, the possession-based statistics shown in the first table were calculated by using aggregate shots, shots on goal, and goals. This time I also added the

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A Closer Look At Liverpool’s New System

The ultimate question will be how the team incorporates Andy Carroll, but the team has undoubtedly been playing better under Kenny Dalglish. A lot of that seems to be a renewed spirit, but on the field, the brief re-energization and

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Premier League: Suarez Debut And City Draw

There were six games in the Premier League today with the highlights being Luis Suarez’s debut for Liverpool as well as a draw between Birmingham City and Manchester City. Tottenham also got a victory over Blackburn while Blackpool’s struggles continue

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Premier League: Arsenal, Chelsea, And United All Get Wins

Three of the top teams were back in action following the crazy transfer deadline. None of Chelsea’s new stars were present as there contracts were finalized too late to be eligible. Tomorrow will provide an opportunity to see new signing

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Premier League: Gameweek 25 I Know The Score

The English teams had cup action this weekend followed by a crazy transfer deadline, but they return to league action with another round of games during the midweek. Here is a brief preview of the action.

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A Wild Finish For The Transfer Deadline

It was an active end to the transfer period with England especially busy with Chelsea picking up two players in Liverpool’s Fernando Torres (£50m) and Benfica’s David Luiz (£21m+Nemanja Matic). The other big transfer of the final day was Liverpool

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European League Round-Up

The big news from the weekend is the loss by Real Madrid which has given Barcelona firm control over the La Liga race. Here is a round-up of all of the results including the games from Monday. Spain: Levante 2-0

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Thoughts From The Weekend Of Continental Football

There was cup action in England, and I decided to take a look away from England and watched some European football from the continent today including a look at two of my favorite teams in Atletico Madrid and Udinese. Here

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