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Average shot distance (m) across Europe's top 5 league the past 8 years (feddit.nu)

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Pictured in this graph: what xG does to a motherfucker.

I thought this graph was super interesting as it is a near-perfect illustration of when data analytics and advanced statistics started to enter into football (2014-2016) and some of the effects it's had on the game.

EDIT: Forgot to paste a link to the complete article.

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[–] Blizzard 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

See, the thing about Arsenal is they always try to walk it in.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Did you see that ludicrous display last night?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What was Wenger thinking putting Walcott on that early?!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

They're having a laugh.