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In part one we looked at passing, in part two we looked at crossing. For the final instalment, we will look at what football is all about – goals.
Firstly, a simple statistic – the average number of goals per game in the five leagues:
The only major surprise here is that the Premiership is so far...
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In part one, we looked at the differences between the Premiership, La Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 in terms of passing. Here, we turn to crossing.
Firstly, the number of crosses attempted per game in the five leagues:
Serie A sees by far the highest amount of crosses, with the Bundesliga trailing significantly. There’s...
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It’s often argued that the major European leagues are becoming increasingly similar, and there are no longer significant variations in tactics. What are the reasons for this? An increased number of foreign players and managers? More television coverage of foreign competitions? A greater number of European matches? Globalisation in general?
That debate is for another...
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