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How do you think a data-led target will look, Virgil van Dijk? Finding underrated players is exactly what moneyball is all about.
The luck is that Giroud forgot how to play football halfway through the season.
Pretty much a carbon copy of the Jose SeasonsThey were a bit lucky but you cannot ride your luck for 38 matches and win the League. You have to be a very good team on top of getting that bit of good fortune too.
We got the good fortune early last season but history shows that we were not very good.
And that is the difference between us and Leicester.
We're not looking for players who "can play in the Premier League", we're looking for players who can make a step up to Spurs and fit the system.Oh C'mon! You need data to see if a premier league player can play in the premier league? It's circular logic.
Data-led signings are typically for mining gems from lower leagues, which is exactly what Brighton does.
Yes they love doing fuck all!

Payed Holiday. Who wouldn't?
Bella-Kotchap still available, deal with Dortmund has collapsed.![]()
Really can’t see why on earth we’ve left it down to the wire again. Been sitting on our hands for the 3 weeks.Nearly 100m in deadline day purchases, what a mess. At least Johnson should've been done already. Levy loves this nonsense too much.
We're not looking for players who "can play in the Premier League", we're looking for players who can make a step up to Spurs and fit the system.

Because Levy loves this shit.Really can’t see why on earth we’ve left it down to the wire again. Been sitting on our hands for the 3 weeks.
He has good distribution. Decently above average in through balls and switches of play. Can't speak to his positional awareness.Right, so a CB whose got poor positional awareness and distribution somehow fits Ange's system.
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