Cultured Football #47
Cultured Football #47
Fans = money, Perfect Penalties, Conor Gallagher, Overpaying for Talent, Final Lap for Joaquin
Hope you’ve all received what you wanted for Christmas. If you didn’t, then I hope you can make up for it by reading some of these articles.
All the Premier League big boys are scrambling to make more from fans
by Charlie Walker
This is an eye-opening piece about how much clubs earn from each fan on matchday, made even more so by the comparison with ten years ago. The impact of FSG at Liverpool is witnessed by a massive increase of 63% so much that they’re now third in this list. Impressively, Tottenham are just behind them, making £1,506 from each fan despite their relative lack of success. Indeed, London clubs take three of the top four spots (Chelsea lead Arsenal in 1st & 2nd). The bottom line, however, is that clubs make a LOT of money from fans which raises the question over why they’re often not treated better.
Reading Time: 8 minutes
How to take the perfect penalty
by Sean Cole
Rickie Lambert scored 54 out of the 57 penalties that he took as a professional so he is the ideal person to describe what to do if you ever find yourself twelve yards away from a goalkeeper with a ball at your feet. Pick a corner and hit the ball as hard as you can is in there, but it isn’t the only tip.
Reading Time: 6 minutes
Conor Gallagher and context around stats
by Grace Robertson
Few players have had their reputation enhanced this season as much as Conor Gallagher. He has become one of Crystal Palace’s pivotal players, probably as influential as Wilfred Zaha. Even so, much of his reputation is down to the number of goals that he scores which tend to make headlines and form the opinions of those who only watch highlights from Palace’s games. To get a better view on him, it is best to look at his statistics and match that with the role he’s being asked to fulfil.
Reading Time: 6 minutes
Do some leagues overpay for talent?
by Josh Hobbs
There’s nothing particularly noteworthy in the claim that English Premier League, Spanish La Liga and Serie A clubs tend to overpay players when compared to the rest of Europe. But it is interesting to look at the statistical analysis of average wages which show that Scottish Premiership clubs and the French Ligue 2 are getting good value for their players.
Reading Time: 7 minutes
Enjoy Joaquin while you can. Football won't be the same without him
by Sid Lowe
Joaquin might not have achieved as much as his talent deserved but this fiercely loyal player has achieved hero status over two spells at Real Betis. Now aged 40, he has announced that this will be his final season as a professional and fans of all clubs are determined to enjoy him as much as they can.
Reading Time: 6 minutes
Last Week’s Most Read
A lot is written about gegenpressing (increasingly so since Ralf Rangnick took over at Manchester United. But what does it mean exactly? What is needed for it to be successful? Here’s a quick primer to get you up to speed.
Reading Time: 4 minutes