Fundamentals of Football

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Check Out Soccerment for in-depth Statistics: https://bit.ly/3U3vOn5 Until recently, managers and teams would have to manually track and record various aspects of the game to find better and better strategies based on previous performances. However, in recent years, the sport has undergone a massive revolution thanks to the development of advanced tracking technology and data analysis. These tools allow teams to collect data on every player, pass, shot and tackle, giving them a vast amount of information which they can use to optimize their performances. and while this may initially seem as a rather innocent introduction, its impact on how the game is played is fare greater than anything we could have imagined. And one particular innovation in 2012 has undoubtedly gone on to become one of the most widespread and insightful statistic. And that stat is Expected Goals. No other metric has changed the game quite as much as xG, and in today’s video we’re going to be taking a look at the massive impact it’s had on football tactics. Formation Database: https://www.patreon.com/FootballMeta?fan_landing=true If you enjoyed this video please leave a like & subscribe for more! __________________________________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THESE AWESOME PAGES INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/thefootballmeta/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/FootballMeta?fan_landing=true NFT'S: https://opensea.io/Football_Meta MUSIC: https://www.instagram.com/cram_sounds/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/FootballMeta1 __________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:53 Soccerment 01:28 a Divisive Stat 01:44 How it's Calculated 02:43 How it's Used 03:48 The Impact on Tactics 04:36 How it's Changed Chance Creation 05:17 A Change in Playstile? 07:07 Is This Shift Justified? 07:51 Limitations 08:16 The Future of Football?