Tag Archives: Manchester City

Is 12 matches really enough to judge Mancini?

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

I have written about Manchester City’s Champions League campaign before here but twitter discussions today brought the subject back to me, not least this tweet: So, to attempt to answer Douglas’s question, I would like to refer to Michael Mauboussin’s book … Continue reading →

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The Premier League battles laid bare

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

As a companion piece to the “Race to 38/68/87” article which blogger James Grayson published on the Premier League yesterday, I have looked at the current Euro Club Index assessment of the competition. The title race As I touched on … Continue reading →

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Is the Premier League title race all but over?

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

With the Premier League returning this week after taking a break for the FA Cup, the focus will be back on the  title race between the two Manchester clubs. However, it is well worth asking whether that title race is … Continue reading →

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Premier League title race could change dramatically on Sunday

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

The Premier League this season has already developed into a two horse race for the title between the two Manchester clubs. Judging from the clubs’ current ISG coefficients which compare their performance this season with last, this weekend’s Manchester derby … Continue reading →

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The real story about City’s CL campaign

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

After Manchester City’s 2-2 draw with Ajax on matchday 4, the general assessment was that City’s poor performances in the Champions League are manager Roberto Mancini’s fault and he needs to be replaced. Similar things are being said today after City’s … Continue reading →

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Are Everton really heading for the top-4?

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

Everton have been lauded for their start this season but are they really heading for a top-4 place in the Premier League? As we have learned in earlier posts, we can compare the fixtures from this season with the exact … Continue reading →

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Is the Premier League table lying to us?

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

In one of my first posts I introduced the idea of rank journalism and now that eight matches have been played in the Premier League, it is interesting to look at the league table and try and get behind what … Continue reading →

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