Guest Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I'm sure some of you have heard and seen at least 1 of their statistics. Its a football observatory and they post all sorts of interesting stats. Relevant? Debatable. Interesting for sure though. Here are some for the World Cup. Average age Height Players born abroad (Portugal's is fucking high!) Players playing abroad Employer associations Full link is here https://www.football-observatory.com/?lang=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 From a Peru point of view, these seem accurate, although players born abroad at 4%? There were a few but they are not on the NT anymore. That got me seriously thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 15,557 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 One reason why England won't/don't perform that well at major tournaments - the lack of players playing abroad. The fact it's at 0.0% speaks volumes. Germany is next biggest team but lowest percentage, but relatively 32% is still high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge 12,904 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 7 minutes ago, Stan said: One reason why England won't/don't perform that well at major tournaments - the lack of players playing abroad. The fact it's at 0.0% speaks volumes. Germany is next biggest team but lowest percentage, but relatively 32% is still high. I'm curious how is that related to performing well at major tournaments though, especially considering the success of the Premier League? Do you reckon that spending a few seasons abroad is beneficial for broadening players' perspectives and making them more complete on and off the pitch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Just now, nudge said: I'm curious how is that related to performing well at major tournaments though, especially considering the success of the Premier League? Do you reckon that spending a few seasons abroad is beneficial for broadening players' perspectives and making them more complete on and off the pitch? I mentioned this to Danny several times but I think one of the big problems in English football is the reluctance to accept that other football nations have different traditions. However, I do think that English players should go abroad due to the fact that the PL is a joke at developing players, especially the English. They aren't taken seriously enough and these teams are more focused on marketing the club for a foreign audience. I think Dier made a really smart decision in going to Portugal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 15,557 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 22 minutes ago, nudge said: I'm curious how is that related to performing well at major tournaments though, especially considering the success of the Premier League? Do you reckon that spending a few seasons abroad is beneficial for broadening players' perspectives and making them more complete on and off the pitch? I believe it to be somewhat beneficial, yes. Understanding first-hand how the game is played at a different level and different way of playing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture 1,649 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Any stats for how good sides are at kicking the ball into the goal, seeing as, ultimately, that's the only stat that matters come the final whistle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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