The Expected Goals Philosophy Quotes

“Brentford’s ‘Moneyball’ approach is centred around the Expected Goals method. In the same way that Smartodds use the metric to identify undervalued bets, Brentford use xG to identify undervalued players. In fact, Smartodds and Brentford are both owned by the same man, the most mysterious football revolutionary of modern times.”
― James Tippett, The Expected Goals Philosophy: A Game-Changing Way of Analysing Football

“Expected Goals method offers by far the most advanced, profound and accurate gauge of performance.”
― James Tippett, The Expected Goals Philosophy: A Game-Changing Way of Analysing Football

“It would be interesting to place a League Two midfielder in the best team in the world and see how much his game would be raised. Similarly, what would happen if you placed Lionel Messi in a League Two match? We will never know.”
― James Tippett, The Expected Goals Philosophy: A Game-Changing Way of Analysing Football