The English Football Thread

[Vesper 27,317]

only ting good is that the 4 toughest are all away

[Vesper 27,317]

Ashley Young is SUCH a fucking goon thug

every game he has so many dirty fouls and cheap shots

hate him

[Johnnyeye 7,414]

1 minute ago, Vesper said:

Ashley Young is SUCH a fucking goon thug

every game he has so many dirty fouls and cheap shots

hate him

willl never forgive them for the number they did on Hazard, thug cunts

[Pizy 17,860]

Said it before and I'll say it again. Will be so annoying for Arse to finish above us when we're both in rebuilding years.

They have more average players than we do.

[LAM09 6,548]

Btw has DDG ever saved a penalty? 

He saved one from Baines a few seasons ago

 

[Johnnyeye 7,414]

United and Ole returned back to earth.

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

With Arsenal's easiest schedule and them going out of Europe in a couple of days I fancy them to finish top4.

[Vesper 27,317]

Glad to see the Manc cunts lose, but Arse is now a major problem for us

[Laylabelle 9,296]

They have goal difference advatange... Yay... Another issue we created by losing by stupid scoreline twice 

[Vesper 27,317]

7 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Said it before and I'll say it again. Will be so annoying for Arse to finish above us when we're both in rebuilding years.

They have more average players than we do.

2 great strikers can cover up a lot

that said they have a shit back 4

hopefully those 4 away games fuck them up

Emery is a really good coach

3 straight EL trophies

10 major trophies between 2013 and 2017

 

[coolhead23 1,146]

Shits!!! No Arsenal Fan TV tonight!!! 

[Vesper 27,317]

55 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

With Arsenal's easiest schedule and them going out of Europe in a couple of days I fancy them to finish top4.

If they win by same score they just did, 2 nil

they go through v Rennes on away goals

and its at home, so far from over

Rennes is miles below Manure, they only have one great player, (one of top LW targets) Ismaïla Sarr, who did score v Arse, and some pretty decent others. Sarr is the only one who remotely make Chels roster

I think Arse goes out, but its in no way a sure thing

 

 

[communicate 2,703]

One of my favorite stat in football this days is expected goals. It give you a very good sense of who is creating more and better chances. It is not perfect but it is pretty good. 

The interesting part is Solkjaer united expected goals/point is actually pretty poor, and it enrage most of united fans. There is even a post by ESPN writer that said SAF won the league in his last season by far surpassing their expected goal is a prove that expected goals is a fraud. I actually think it is the other way around. For anyone who watched united that year know, that united can play crap the whole game and RVP can bail them out. Having WC striker that is in form can solve tons of problem. It is the same early in Moyes tenure,i watched the same thing but of course it can't continue. 

[Special Juan 27,103]

On 3/10/2019 at 7:05 PM, coolhead23 said:

Shits!!! No Arsenal Fan TV tonight!!! 

Unbearable when they win. That DT giving United pelters whist stood on his large perch as if Arsenal are an example of success and consistency.

[coolhead23 1,146]

4 hours ago, Special Juan said:

Unbearable when they win. That DT giving United pelters whist stood on his large perch as if Arsenal are an example of success and consistency.

Thats why I dont watch when they win ... they think (most of them) that there is no one like them otherwise it's a good source of entertainment 

[Vesper 27,317]

CIES Football Observatory Monthly Report

n°43 - March 2019

Mapping the origin of English Premier League players (2009-2019)

http://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/mr/mr43/en/

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1. Introduction

This Monthly Report focuses on the top English football division: the Premier League. It analyses the evolution of the origin of players fielded over the past ten years. It shows that the percentage of players having grown up in England, the “nationals”, has progressively fallen to reach a new negative record level over the current season. The proportion of goals scored by Englishmen shows a similar trend.

Given the Brexit context, a possible limit on the scope of international recruitment may oblige the majority of Premier League teams to modify their transfer strategies. The rise of a new generation of very promising English players suggests however, on strictly sporting terms, that such a change may not negatively affect the competitiveness of Premier League teams. It could even strengthen the national team.

2. Nationals

Between 2009/10 and 2011/12, players having grown up in England have always accounted for at least 40% of minutes played in the Premier League. Over the seven last seasons studied, this threshold was only breached in 2014/15. Up until the 15th February 2019 of the current season, the percentage of playing time of nationals was 35.2%. This is the lowest value ever recorded during the period covered by the Report.

Figure 1: % of minutes and goals of English players in the EPL (2009-2019)

In parallel to the drop in playing time, the percentage of goals scored by Englishmen has decreased. In this case also, the lowest value was observed during the current season. Over the whole of the period analysed, the percentage of goals scored was always lower than that for minutes played. This result reflects the over-representation of national players in defensive positions.

3. Other UK players

In ten years, the Premier League playing time of footballers having grown up in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales has fallen by over half. During the current season, the amount of minutes played by nationals from these countries reached a lowest level of 3.0%. A strong declining trend was also observed at the level of goals scored: from 4.7% in 2009/10 to 3.2% up until the 15th February of the current season.

Figure 2: % of minutes and goals for non-English UK players in the EPL (2009-2019)

 

During the decade analysed, the percentage of minutes has fallen for all of the three non-English UK nations. Players having grown up in Northern Ireland and Wales have almost disappeared from the Premier League. The Scottish remain present although less so than in the past. Similar to the UK players, the percentage of minutes played by footballers having grown up in Ireland has fallen sharply: from 4.6% in 2009/10 to 1.5% during the current season.

Figure 3: % of minutes in the EPL for non-English UK and Irish players, by nationality

 

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much more at the link

[1905didierblue 748]

On 3/10/2019 at 11:57 PM, NikkiCFC said:

With Arsenal's easiest schedule and them going out of Europe in a couple of days I fancy them to finish top4.

Easiest? They go away to Leicester, wolves, Everton and Watford. Won't be surprised if they get like 4 points out of these games.

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

11 minutes ago, bakayokofan said:

Easiest? They go away to Leicester, wolves, Everton and Watford. Won't be surprised if they get like 4 points out of these games.

We go away to United, Leicester, Everton and Liverpool. Won't be surprised if we get like zero points out of these games.