‘He’s always passing sideways’ – One of my football pet hates and why it is wrong
I’ve seen those words a few times now and I genuinely feel that people who say them too often perhaps don’t understand football as much […]
Stat Attack
Where Do The Imps Rate In Random Stat Tables?
I’ve been busy today, believe it or not, with work underway on the summerhouse and everything carrying on pretty much as normal. The virus hasn’t […]
An xG Article – Jack Payne, Jake Hesketh and Michael Bostwick
I know xG is divisive but I have been asked recently two questions around the stat, so I thought I’d spend some of my precious […]
Tom Hopper – Some stats and analysis from his Southend spell
As you know, we’re in for Tom Hopper. In truth, we know nothing now that we didn’t know on Monday night, but some outlets are […]
Shots, Headers, Duels and Passes – The Imps’ 2019/20 broken down and analysed
With no football for a couple of weeks, it’s perhaps a good point to do a review of the season so far. Usually, I go […]
What’s changed? The first six games of the Appleton era
After the first six matches of the Appleton era, some fans could be forgiven for wondering if we’re ever going to score goals on a […]
Harry Toffolo Analysis – Why the energetic left back is in a unique position in our squad
Harry Toffolo has arguably been the most consistent performer for the Imps this season, adding pace to the wide areas and forming relationships with both […]
Which formation has brought us the most chances this season?
Ahead of this article, an explanation of what ‘xG’ is courtesy of the Opta website – Expected goals (xG) measures the quality of a shot […]