Considering player defensive performances in the 2-0 Derby win over The Rangers. (Relatively) Easy Money Firstly, Gordon had little to do to earn his win bonus. He caught 2 crosses and made one save, but it was a key defensive action. The Expected Goal model I use calculates the goalkeeper’s xG separately. From Gordon’s perspective, … [continue reading]
Defending
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]
An Unsettled Outlook
The fourth season review considers the centre backs. I have discovered that assessing centre backs is harder than any other position. I think this is harder because: Even more so than with full backs, central defending depends on “actions” not easy to capture – i.e. where to stand. Most danger is avoided due to being … [continue reading]
Right Back Where We Left Off
In the third article in the series of 2016/17 season reviews, I look at the performance of the full backs. A key position the way Celtic play, much is expected in the attacking third from the Celtic wide defence, especially domestically. Right Back Appearances In his 6th season at Celtic, Lustig held down the right … [continue reading]