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The 2019/20 Hero ISL State of the Season Address
It's time to wrap up another disappointing international break, put heartbreaks in the past and look forward towards the rest of the ISL...

Amrit
Nov 21, 20193 min read


Igor Stimac: First Impressions
It's been 7 games (and just under 5 months) since Igor Stimac took over as Head Coach of the Blue Tigers and that's probably just enough...

Amrit
Oct 11, 20193 min read


Blue Tigresses - 2019 Indian Women's Team Tactical Analysis
The Indian Women's National Team has played a string of games in the last few months, including peaks such as the retention of the SAFF...

Amrit
Apr 17, 20196 min read


Chennai City & FC Goa - What's the Difference?
The Hero Super Cup might be in the press for all the wrong reasons, but, what little football we have seen so far has been magnificent....

Amrit
Apr 8, 20196 min read


Quantifying Playing Styles in the Hero ISL - Part Two
Last year, I took a shot at trying to use some basic box stats to identify a coach's playing style. I wanted to repeat that analysis this...

Amrit
Mar 24, 20193 min read


Hero ISL Predictions & Previews - Second Leg 2018/19
Real football is all set to return to Indian shores with the resumption of the Indian Super League on Friday. As it stands, undefeated...

Amrit
Jan 25, 20197 min read


How Floyd Pinto fixed the Indian Arrows - Tactical Analysis - Hero I-League 2018-19
Floyd Pinto's Indian Arrows are a very, very, very under-rated side. The common consensus is that they're a walkover (they finished...

Amrit
Jan 18, 20197 min read


Blue Tigers vs UAE - Tactics & Match Report - AFC Asia Cup 2019
The Indian team came into the Asia Cup embroiled in controversy but have put all that aside and provided 2 strong performances against 2...

Amrit
Jan 14, 20193 min read


Blue Tigers Asia Cup 2019 Qualification Scenarios (And Bahrain Pre-Match Prediction)
After putting out 2 amazing performances, India have 3 points and currently sit in 2nd place in Group A with a Goal Difference of +2....

Amrit
Jan 14, 20193 min read


AFC Asia Cup 2019 - Thailand vs India - Tactical Analysis
For once, the Indian National Football Team, truly achieved something *historic*. To win a game in a big tournament, and to do it...

Amrit
Jan 7, 20194 min read


Blue Tigers - AFC Asian Cup 2019 Predictions & Opposition Preview
The Blue Tigers are set to make their 4th appearance at the AFC Asian Cup and their first since 2011 on Sunday. India have never won a...

Amrit
Jan 2, 20194 min read


What's going wrong (but might be going right) at Mohun Bagan
The Mariners came into the 2018-10 season hoping to win their first title in 4 years, in what could be their last season in the Hero...

Amrit
Dec 27, 20184 min read


The Hero ISL State of The Season Address
Season 5 of the Hero Indian Super League is in full flow and I think it's finally time to start looking at some performance metrics to...

Amrit
Oct 30, 20183 min read


China 0-0 India - Tactical Analysis
India took on China in a "historic" friendly in Suzhou in what turned out to be an excruciating game for both sides. China repeatedly...

Amrit
Oct 14, 20183 min read


A Gooder, Harder Look at Expected Goals
You can read part one of this article here. Last year, I built Indian Football's first Expected Goals (xG) model and started publishing...

Amrit
Oct 13, 20183 min read


India's Mathematical chances of Qualifying For The AFC Champions League
There is no doubt that Bengaluru FC have played a vital part in reinstating India on Asia’s footballing map. Their first continental...

Raghav BS
Aug 17, 20188 min read


Finding Anirudh Thapa a Midfield Partner
Over the last 6 months, most people have begun to agree on the fact that Anirudh Thapa should be the first name on the national team...

Amrit
Aug 4, 20184 min read


The Indian Football Aging Curve
I've been thinking about how Indian footballers only play 25 odd games a year and the ways in which that could affect their development....

Amrit
Jul 31, 20183 min read


WTF is Game State and some Germany at the World Cup ramblings
It's probably widely accepted that scoring a chance at 1-0 down is probably harder than burying the same chance when you're a goal up....

Amrit
Jul 21, 20184 min read


India U16 - Tactical Analysis vs China U17
Firstly, I would like to thank Ajmal for emailing and requesting me to analyse the U16s. If you have any topic suggestions feel free to...

Amrit
Jul 15, 20184 min read
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