Packing measures teams and players ability to take out opponents with forward passes and dribbles. And it looks as if the more you can do this, the more likely you are to win. The Packing concept is explained in more detail on this article Concerning Packing and in the Glossary. Bypassing players through passing and … [continue reading]
Impect
Concerning “Packing”
The “Packing” and “Impect” concepts were introduced in Germany and the firm responsible can be found here: http://www.impect.com/en/ This is a commercial organisation and they have introduced the concept with an aim of selling the data and insight to clubs. Therefore, in the unlikely event they ever found this inconsequential blog, they probably hate that … [continue reading]
Unpacking Armstrong, and Avoiding Cognitive Dissonance
The Stuart Armstrong “will be / won’t he” sign a new contract saga rumbles on. Rumours of interest from English Premier League sides persist, and why not? After scoring 17 goals last season in winning the treble, the 25-year-old is maturing into the complete central midfielder, and carving an international career. I have no insight … [continue reading]