Category Archives: Football/Soccer

Soccermetrics: Let the Data … Squeak?

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{My opening salvo drew what is–for me–a much, much wider audience than almost anything else I’ve written. So that’s great, but it also ups the pressure for this second post. We’ll see if I’m up to it. I am trying … Continue reading →

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Dashing: 12 August @ Seattle Reign FC

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{Another one watched on the stream. No issues there, and the images seemed cleaner than usual, don’t know if that is part of the Reign’s sponsor’s involvement–Bootstrapper Studios–or not. Props to their announcing crew as well, although the camera work … Continue reading →

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Soccermetrics: An Opening Salvo

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{This is the first in what I think will be occasional discussions of trying to analyze soccer. There’s a lot here, and a lot churning in my head about it, but this piece tries to lay out some of the … Continue reading →

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Dashing: 29 July v FC Kansas City

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{Watched this over the Fox Stream which, after a rough start with their game a few days ago, was pretty stable until about halfway through the second half. However, the Fox Stream (at least through the website) does not allow … Continue reading →

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Dashing: 20 July @ FC Kansas City

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{This is my first game report written from watching an away game on the YouTube stream. It was a mixed bag: camera angles and announcers were subpar, but being able to rewind sure comes in handy. This game’s stream is available … Continue reading →

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Dashing: 12 July v Chicago Red Stars

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

There are really three summary points here Probably the most important is the 13,000+ in attendance. That is a huge number for the Dash, and while the will-they-won’t-they-play narrative was both a distraction and a disappointment, it is up to the … Continue reading →

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The AfterDash: What the WWC Might Mean for the Houston Dash

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{In the time since I first began this, ticket sales have exploded for the NWSL–and for the Dash game on Sunday. As more media demands have come down, it turns out–as of right now–the USWNT players won’t be available to … Continue reading →

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Women’s U17 EURO’s: Peering Into the Fog

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

There are few things more difficult than trying to gain knowledge from tournaments like this: no TV coverage, little analysis, some scattered non-English blogs, meager video highlights at best, and for many of these players, the first time they hit … Continue reading →

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What Is And What Might Bee: Josh McEachran and High End Youth Setups

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Former Chelsea starlet Josh McEachran has just left Stamford Bridge to join Brentford.(Who are known as the Bees–hence the pun in the title. Yes, it’s a stretch. Buzz off.) You can find reports of it in many places, here’s The … Continue reading →

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WWC2015: Wrap Up & Awards

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{Preview of the final here.} I admit that, as a sports fan, my preference is for white-knuckle, tension-filled games that are won in the agonizing final minutes … but that USA win was still pretty enjoyable. There’s not a lot … Continue reading →

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