AnalysisStatistics
Expected goals measures the chance, not the finish
xG is a model output, not a fact about a match. What it does well, what it cannot see, and why post-shot models exist for goalkeepers.
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Tactics
Structure, pressing, build-up and set pieces, explained.
AnalysisGoalkeepers
One clause in Law 16 rewrote the goalkeeper's job description
Since the 2019/20 Laws of the Game, the ball is in play at a goal kick as soon as it is kicked — and receivers may stand inside the penalty area. Recruitment has not stopped adjusting since.