A Difficult Start for Mourinho’s Misfiring United
After winning their opening three league games of the season, Manchester United’s form has dipped alarmingly, with three defeats and... Continue reading →
A Return to a Direct Playing Style Makes Possession Statistics Less Relevant
The Spanish national team and Barcelona experienced close to a decade of unrivalled success, much of it based on high... Continue reading →
Change of Manager and a Change of Playing Styles
Eight of the 20 Premier League clubs (Chelsea, Everton, Hull City, Manchester City, Manchester United Southampton, Sunderland and Watford) started... Continue reading →
Pep Guardiola’s Coaching Will Make Leroy Sané a Player to be Feared
One of the first tasks facing Pep Guardiola when he took up the role of first team coach at Manchester... Continue reading →
Which Teams from Europe’s Top 5 Leagues Were Most Threatening in Front of Goal?
With the start of the new league season only a few weeks away, SportsMatrix had one final look back at... Continue reading →
Which Premier League Teams are Most Effective at Counter Attacking?
They have the third best attack and the fourth best defence in the English Premier League, yet head the table... Continue reading →
Will Pochettino lead Tottenham to Premier League Glory?
Since the start of the Premier League era, no season has proved to be quite as unpredictable and topsy-turvy as... Continue reading →
Just How Important are Corner Kicks?
When a team wins a corner kick there is nearly always a sense of anticipation in the ground, regardless of... Continue reading →
What is Causing Manchester City’s Travel Sickness?
They are third in the Premier League, trailing Arsenal and Leicester City by a single point, but remain favourites to... Continue reading →
Can Mesut Özil’s Wizardry Help Arsenal to Win the Premier League?
For anyone who doubted the wisdom of Arsenal paying over £40 million for Mesut Özil back in September 2014, one... Continue reading →