Mousa Mailbag, pt 1

An episode of the The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary podcast, hosted by Mike Goodman and Michael Caley, titled "Mousa Mailbag, pt 1" was published on January 30, 2020 and runs 53 minutes.

January 30, 2020 ·53m · The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary

0:00 / 0:00

Summary

We start with one of our "Mousa Dembele" pods where we scout a player using the stats. Here it's United's new signing Bruno Fernandes, an elite creator who may or may not be a possession sieve, and what to expect from him and why we're excited to watch him in a top league. Then we take listener questions about what "ball progression" means and why different measurements are proliferating, about the ongoing transformation of the fullback position and its knock-on effects on football tactics, ...

Episode Description

We start with one of our "Mousa Dembele" pods where we scout a player using the stats. Here it's United's new signing Bruno Fernandes, an elite creator who may or may not be a possession sieve, and what to expect from him and why we're excited to watch him in a top league.

Then we take listener questions about what "ball progression" means and why different measurements are proliferating, about the ongoing transformation of the fullback position and its knock-on effects on football tactics, on what sorts of attackers United needs to target beyond Bruno, and more.

Support the show