Can the performance of the Celtic central defenders be assessed in terms of their consistency? Thanks to @seanmcneal3 on Twitter for asking whether Boyata’s performances were consistent. The key aggregated metric for assessing defensive actions is the Defensive Action Success Rating (DASR). I’ve explained it before and the Glossary is the big lad at the … [continue reading]
DASR
Head Bhoy
Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (to given him his full Sunday name) has enjoyed a meteoric rise as he passes his 20th birthday. From captaining IK Start in Norway’s Tippelgaen at 16 years old, he signed for Celtic at 18. Unusually, he made a success of a loan move to a team in the same division (Kilmarnock). … [continue reading]
On The Defence
Here is the second in a series of quick snapshots of where we are player performance wise, focussing on the defending data. I usually go with 10 games or 900 minutes as an acceptable sample size for data. Clearly not all players have played that amount, so please take care as small sample sizes may … [continue reading]