Arsenal under Emery: What do the stats actually say?

By Tony Attwood It seems reasonable to take it that clubs that are doing well, touch the ball more often, both because they are controlling the game and so have higher possession rates, but also because they are evolving complex movements between players which can be harder to defend. Of course it is not a …

Emery vs Ozil: Fact or the wild ramblings of deluded telepaths?

By Tony Attwood Situations are complex.  Virtually all situations are complex.  Some are incredibly complex. Of course the brain simplifies them by putting habits in place and skills in place so we don’t actually have to think how to move the muscles to put one foot in front of the other, but that just hides …