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xT creators in the Premier League so far. Promoted sides Ipswich and Hull both having contributors in the final third. Liam Delap already having an impact in the box. Plenty of Man United and Man City contribution in there ahead of the derby later on.
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Delayed kickoffs, pointless shows, breaking the rules of the games regarding the 15 minute half time, ad breaks disguised as hydration breaks.
Destroying the very core of the sport. Americans don't deserve to host anything ever again.
Taking a break from World Cup stuff to take a look at the Premier League's big spenders this window so far - Tottenham Hotspur and whether they should be considered contenders again this year - thatfootballdataguy.substack…
Spence in at left back makes sense to deal with Messi. James in at right-back potentially to help keep the width with Rogers playing in a narrower right sided role. Will be interesting to see what the rotations look like early on in the game #ENGARG
Ready for Argentina! 👊

ALT England: 1 Jordan Pickford, 4 Declan Rice, 5 John Stones, 6 Marc Guéhi, 8 Elliot Anderson, 9 Harry Kane (c), 10 Jude Bellingham, 17 Morgan Rogers, 18 Anthony Gordon, 24 Reece James, 25 Djed Spence Substitutes: 2 Ezri Konsa, 3 Nico O'Reilly, 7 Bukayo Saka, 11 Marcus Rashford, 12 Trevoh Chalobah, 13 Dean Henderson, 14 Jordan Henderson, 15 Dan Burn, 16 Kobbie Mainoo, 19 Ollie Watkins, 20 Noni Madueke, 21 Eberechi Eze, 22 Ivan Toney, 23 James Trafford
Top player report from last night's semi final. Lamine Yamal on a one man mission. Dani Olmo going under the radar in the right 8/10 role, super important to help Spain link play #FRAESP
This can get right in the 🗑️ no real football fan wants to watch a bunch of musicians at half time. Not to mention the impact it will have on players getting cold hence resulting in lower quality football
FIFA to break football's laws by having half-time break at World Cup final of up to 30mins to accommodate glitzy Super Bowl-style show.
ITV will cover half-time show in full and BBC expected to do so too. thetimes.com/sport/football/…
Spain are the most boring team to watch at this World Cup due to how much possession they like to have combined with how they do it without leaving any risk. They have the best defensive record for that reason. They're so careful with the ball is so hard to get it off them#FRAESP
Today's the day. Read my preview of #NORENG here - open.substack.com/pub/thatfo…
That penalty is on Hakimi. If he gets up and uses his pace to defend rather than going down like a sack of spuds Mazraoui probably doesn’t need to slide in there. Second time he’s been culpable defensively this tournament #FRAMOR
Saibari a big miss for Morocco. Has generated the most carry threat all tournament. Talbi centrally won’t offer the same and will likely drift right continue the tactic of overloading that side
Tchouameni dropped is an interesting call. He’s been France’s main ball winner of the tournament. Doue has made his best impact off the bench so far so will be interesting to see what he can do from the start #FRAMOR
Le XI pour ce 1/4 de finale 💪
🔜 🇫🇷🇲🇦 Coup d’envoi à 22h00 sur M6 et beIN SPORTS 1 📺
#FRAMAR l #FIFAWorldCup
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It's Quarter Final time! Get the lowdown on the first two quarter finals here - thatfootballdataguy.substack… Contains all of the data and analysis you could possibly need to get to grips with #FRAMOR and #ESPBEL
It's Quarter Final time! Get the lowdown on the first two quarter finals here - thatfootballdataguy.substack… Contains all of the data and analysis you could possibly need to get to grips with #FRAMOR and #ESPBEL
Finally a break from World Cup football so lets take a look at how the final eight teams have performed so far. Starting of with Expected Threat
Noni Madueke the stand out performer for progressive carries whilst on the right hand side Spain's possession dominance stands out again














