He may have only appeared in 797 Premier League minutes this term, but Kelechi Ịheanachọ is having his most productive season in a Leicester City jersey. The 24-year-old is averaging a goal every 132 minutes for Brendan Rodgers’ side having found the back of the net on six occasions. He’s also scored a further six…
Twenty3 are delighted to announce an Analytics Toolbox agreement with Premier League club, Leicester City. The deal will see The Foxes utilise the Twenty3 product to assist their performance analysis team. Leicester’s team of analysts will enjoy the full range of the Analytics Toolbox’s features and benefits. Simon McMillan, Twenty3 CEO, said: “We are delighted…
“His legend will be indelibly etched into the memories of everyone who loves the club and maybe even in those who simply love football. Sergio’s contribution to Manchester City over the last 10 years cannot be overstated.” Those were the words of City Chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, as the club announced they will part ways…
Thomas Tuchel has been Chelsea manager for just shy of two months now. He’s still undefeated. The Blues have won ten of their 14 matches under the German tactician and this form has seen them climb into the Premier League top four, claim a place in the FA Cup semi-final and progress into the quarter-finals…
Liverpool legend and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher recently made a special appearance on Laptop Gurus, Twenty3’s podcast dedicated to data and analysis. On the episode, Carragher revealed that he’d recently finished reading the xG Philosophy book. So we figured what better time than now to sit down and speak to its author, James Tippett,…
Borussia Mönchengladbach ended a seven-game winless streak with a victory over bottom of the table Schalke on Saturday, 20 March. Following on from the announcement that manager Marco Rose would be leaving at the end of the season to take over as Borussia Dortmund head coach, Die Fohlen lost four successive Bundesliga matches. This slump…
Barring a disaster of pretty sizable proportions, the Italian Serie A crown will change hands for the first time in a decade come May. Long have Juventus ruled the division, stringing together nine consecutive league-winning campaigns, and 2020-21 was supposed to make it 10—Cristiano Ronaldo’s second, albeit slightly different, La Decima, if you will. But…
Football matches are sometimes described like boxing bouts, as two fighters punching and counter-punching, slugging it out in an attempt to fell their opponent. It’s a dramatic comparison, sure, but it hits at a fundamental truth. As in boxing, in football you attack by taking action and you largely defend in ways which don’t make…
Football content is biased. There’s no other way to dress it up. All fans of football have preconceived beliefs when it comes to clubs, managers and players. No matter how much you try to leave all of that at the door when putting together what you believe to be an objective piece of content, opinion…
Marseille’s decision to hire Jorge Sampaoli was a bold one. It’s only the second time that the Argentine tactician has taken a job in Europe and the first, a single season with Sevilla, wasn’t deemed a success. They finished fourth in LaLiga and were knocked out of the Champions League by Leicester City. The Andalusian…