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Blues currently play like a Basque side. Industrial, direct, win the loose ball.
The next level is the Barcelona half. The passing through the middle.
Spain do both. That is where the gains are.
New piece:
🔗xbirmingham.substack.com/p/b…
#BCFC #KRO
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The Eliteserien 🇳🇴 runs into early December, then the January window opens.
In September I wrote up seven Norwegian names. The model I've built since says I got the big ones right, but missed plenty.
Short thread 🧵
#Eliteserien #BCFC
Blues need an eight, a ten and a left winger.
Norway 🇳🇴 is a good place to look.
7 players worth watching 👇
🔗 xbirmingham.substack.com/p/n…
#BCFC #Championship
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The early reads, on very few minutes.
Gabriel Wesseh, Fredrikstad, 18, is elite at scoring and hitting the target, beats players and wins his duels.
William Osnes-Ringen, HamKam, CM, 19, and Håkon Volden, Rosenborg, CB, 19, both read as elite all-rounders.
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My September piece on seven Eliteserien players is here:
xbirmingham.substack.com/p/n…
#Eliteserien
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Decent balanced take 👏
Boro and West Ham were the teams to beat, but West Ham have imploded, even though they were doing alright. Boro can't score without Lankshear.
Couple of additions in Jan and why not?
Can Birmingham Really Win Premier League Promotion?
@AliMaxwell_ and @GeorgeElek discuss on our special video on Chris Davies' side. 👇
youtu.be/JSEEp2QFRAw
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Mentioned Roggerio Nyakossi in my recent Belgium piece.
If either Klarer or Neumann leave, for whatever reason, he'd be up there as a possible replacement.
🔗xbirmingham.substack.com/p/b…
First Call-Up 🇨🇭
Roggerio Nyakossi is voor het eerst opgeroepen voor de hoofdmacht van de Zwitserse nationale ploeg.
Succes, Rog! Proud of you. 🤩
#ohleuven
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There's a lot of truth in this. I ❤️ McGlynn and he's only going to get better, but you can't expect these bangers every week. Can you?!
Plus, Stoke have more issues than just xG/xPts to be a real contender. Performance metrics (ignoring xG) suggest improvements need to be made
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Currently have Stoke as 16th on performance metrics (improving tbf, they were 23rd).
Hull were 8th in my own ranking last season, before anyone comes at me with the xG table!
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In October I wrote about 18 MLS players the Championship may be sleeping on.
Since then I've built a model that scores 3,287 under-24s across 27 leagues on the same metrics.
Here are more names, all at clubs still in the MLS play-offs.
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#Championship #MLS
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Two more whose season could end in the wild cards on 18 November.
Luis Otávio, Orlando, 19, is an elite all-round defensive midfielder who wins his duels.
Luc De Fougerolles, Real Salt Lake, 21, is an elite all-round centre-back who carries and passes, on an early read.
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Also high in my rankings: Charlotte midfielder Rodolfo Aloko and San Jose centre-back Reid Roberts.
My October piece on 18 MLS players the Championship hasn't priced in yet (one of my few paid pieces):
🔗xbirmingham.substack.com/p/s…
#Championship #MLS
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