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Individual match pages are live on markstats.club For every match across all 5 top leagues you can now see: a cumulative xG timeline and head-to-head metrics (xG, xT, field tilt, buildup completion, high turnovers & more). Still completely free

Since Roberto De Zerbi’s appointment, Spurs are among the best sides in the league in high-press efficiency and the best in terms of open-play xG conceded. De Zerbi has shown flexibility and focused on what is fixable in the short term

Encouraging how Tottenham dealt with the threat of Everton’s transitional attacks in the first half. Great work across the team, but especially VDV and Palhinha

@scottjwillis Chelsea’s mess seems more fixable tbh

I get why he would go to Madrid and the unstable coaching position. I’m not 100% sure why he’d go to Chelsea and that mess.

Chelsea may have already won the transfer window

To fix this, Arteta had to sub off Calafiori or MLS, as subbing off Zubi half-time would have been a major blow to morale. Instead, we ended up with suboptimal right- and left-side triangles and a Zubimendi in a poor form

I think Arteta mishandled White’s injury. Instead of subbing on Mosquera right away, he attempted to use Declan Rice at right-back, where he isn’t comfortable making overlapping or underlapping runs, which left Saka isolated

@Footballbunseki Todibo defending in this episode 🤦

Arsenal easily broke down West Ham's 5-4-1 defensive block. Lewis-Skelly showed his ability to play in the pivot and Calafiori, who drifted inside from LFB position, received in between the lines. The one-two with Trossard to beat the 2v2 on the right to penetrate.

This Doku + NOR pairing 👀

"One-trick pony" they said

Luis enrique has not gone to 'total freedom' in any stretch of the imagination. Not at all. Impossible. A reliable, honest & educational 'analyst' would not sell you that lie for the sake of twitter engagement.

We analysed the tactical adjustments PSG made from the first leg, highlighting how different Enrique’s approach is to Kompany’s despite some surface-level similarities. We also break down what Bayern could have done better and what this could mean for Kompany and Bayern long term.

From trusted sources I know, Luis Enrique instructed Safonov to tighten his left shoe lace 15% more than the right to nullify Olise

@abiiranathan Aston Villa fans were telling me the same thing. "you don't need charts" 🤣

@markrstats You don't need charts. We haven't controlled most games since Man City and possibly Arsenal. May be Villa in first half. Other than that most teams dominated us but somehow we won!

Wait. Fans are happier with the manager when the team is overperforming underlying numbers? Never happened before 🙃

@FathalliMo Upamecano is fully committed in the press, while Laimer looks hesitant. This is not a good sign

This is not bad defending. These are forwards not giving defenders time to react by changing rhythm to speed the attack up (Kvara & Ruiz 1st time passes). It’s also about Dembele’s deceleration & timing to meet the cutback (right after the FB’s scan).

@BushyBunaka 🤣

@markrstats Most fans just live in the present mate and don't care to use spreadsheets to predict the future performance of an interim manager who is just doing his best with a squad modelled and coached for someone else's system

Bayern pressing like the old FIFA ‘legacy defending’ mode. Holding X and automatically tackling players

@abnas106 😂

@markrstats in some ways it goes the other way around too, teams tend to overperform underlying numbers when the fans (and players) are happy too. certainly not sustainable but if they are third best in the league either way, it should be fine.

@TA1878 Random

@markrstats Do the colours mean anything? Seeing Everton as red is really annoying me more than it should. 😂

@Red_deyvil yep, before and after they are 3-4-best-in-the-league

@markrstats This still shows that United are roughly third best under carrick right?