EPISODE · Jun 21, 2019 · 1H 35M
Mailbag with Ryan O'Hanlan, on football analytics, measuring process over results, Raul as Castilla manager, and more
from Managing Madrid Podcast · host Managing Madrid
This mailbag edition of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts. Part 1 (Kiyan Sobhani, Ryan O'Hanlan) - Fernando Torres's retirement - Metrics to measure positional performance, and what space a player should in on the pitch when his team has the ball - How xP is calculated - How Real Madrid underperformed their xP last season - How much does Zinedine Zidane's three-peat give him a pass? - Is Paul Pogba's attitude really a significant distraction? - What does he bring to the table on the pitch? - Jan Oblak freak stats that make him undeniably the best goalkeeper in the world - The importance of a ball-playing GK - What this season peak-Messi? - And more Part 2 (Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse, Gabe Lezra) - How far away are we from baseball analytics? - How much would our La Liga form change over the past few years if we consistently had a second striker? - More lingering Marcos Llorente questions - Will other players follow Llorente's path? - Raul as Castilla manager - Comparing the season to the 2015 / 2016 season - And more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This mailbag edition of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts. Part 1 (Kiyan Sobhani, Ryan O'Hanlan) - Fernando Torres's retirement - Metrics to measure positional performance, and what space a player should in on the pitch when his team has the ball - How xP is calculated - How Real Madrid underperformed their xP last season - How much does Zinedine Zidane's three-peat give him a pass? - Is Paul Pogba's attitude really a significant distraction? - What does he bring to the table on the pitch? - Jan Oblak freak stats that make him undeniably the best goalkeeper in the world - The importance of a ball-playing GK - What this season peak-Messi? - And more Part 2 (Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse, Gabe Lezra) - How far away are we from baseball analytics? - How much would our La Liga form change over the past few years if we consistently had a second striker? - More lingering Marcos Llorente questions - Will other players follow Llorente's path? - Raul as Castilla manager - Comparing the season to the 2015 / 2016 season - And more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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