Long Ball Analysis in the Premier League - Part 2 | Stats Analysis
The first part of this article was published after 6 games had been played in the Premier League - you can click here on the article titled: Long Ball in the Premier League (with no mention of Madrid or Barca) - part 2 is below.
Long Ball Analysis
Sorry, my bad. I just couldn’t resist. I’ve jumped the gun and I apologise.
Instead of my promised once-every-six-games look at long ball statistics, after the best start to a season in West …
Do Everton play "like Stoke" as Gerrard claims? Brief Stats
Following the recent Merseyside derby, Steven Gerrard described Everton as playing long ball football in a style similar to Stoke and claimed Liverpool were the only team that tried to play football.
[quote]There was only one team who came into the derby trying to play football... I thought we stood up to a team that are very similar to Stoke. Every single time they get the ball at the goalkeeper it comes in long.
Liverpool Captain: Steven Gerrard[/quote]
Looking back at the …