I wonder if advances in tracking technology will soon provide some kind of metric for positioning. Or something like Expected Threat but reversed to quantify how much a players action decreases the probability of their team scoring.
Not something I know much about but I'm sure with clubs using data so much now there must be some smart people working on it!
Very much agree with your thinking here! I would love to get my hands on some tracking data from the Prem in order to compare van Dijk with the others in this way as well. I know that Konaté was acquired based on tracking data and how well he did in 1v1 defending and covering of large spaces. A metric for effective positioning would be really nice indeeed!
I wonder if advances in tracking technology will soon provide some kind of metric for positioning. Or something like Expected Threat but reversed to quantify how much a players action decreases the probability of their team scoring.
Not something I know much about but I'm sure with clubs using data so much now there must be some smart people working on it!
Very much agree with your thinking here! I would love to get my hands on some tracking data from the Prem in order to compare van Dijk with the others in this way as well. I know that Konaté was acquired based on tracking data and how well he did in 1v1 defending and covering of large spaces. A metric for effective positioning would be really nice indeeed!