Category: Features
Are All Goals Created Equally? Expected Assists & Subjective Statistics
Gabriel Jesus taps in at the far post. Goal for Manchester City.
Kevin De Bruyne had crossed the ball in from the left; that’s an assist and a chan [...]
James Milner & Nathaniel Clyne – Liverpool’s Full Back Problems
Given the squad at his disposal, Jurgen Klopp has done remarkably well to get Liverpool into the situation they currently find themselves in.
The R [...]
European Football? Sorry, not INTERested
The Calcio Consultant, Frank Crivello, looks at the problems at Inter, shares his opinion on Fransesco Totti, and rounds up a few other Serie A issues [...]
Arsene Wenger’s Sleepless Arsenal, Babies and Fighting Sleep
Babies lack logic.
As a parent, its equal parts adorable and maddening. One thing Norah, my two-month old daughter, likes to do is fight sleep.
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Restructuring Milan: Who to Keep, Who to Sell & Who to Buy
In his first column WFI's Calcio Consultant Frank Crivello assesses the AC Milan squad and looks at potential signings for the club this summer.
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2017 Brasileirão Preview – Brazil Serie A Predictions & Players to Watch
Predictions are hard, especially when it comes to football.
You know what makes them harder? Trying to pick what will happen in a league in which 3 [...]
Marcelo & Dani Alves: How Brazil’s ‘Laterais’ Silenced Critics & Reinvented The Position
Brazil’s left and right back continue to make waves in European club football, in defiance of those who thought they were either incapable or over the [...]
The Difference Between Football Fans & Supporters
Words are funny sometimes. Not funny “ha-ha,” funny-strange.
Trending on social media recently has been an outpouring of non-Americans poking fun a [...]
Liverpool’s “Corbyn Banner” and the Role of Sport in Politics
Reports emerged, a day before Liverpool's game against Southampton, that a "Jeremy Corbyn banner" was to be unveiled at Anfield.
The news was met w [...]
Chess, Rugby and Football’s Other Outside Influences
Comparing football to chess feels like it lands somewhere between pretentious and tacky.
It definitely requires the use of a drop cap at the start [...]