Adam Schorr takes a look at variance, regression, and the 2016 Philadelphia Union season.
Analysis
A business theory explains the Union’s season so far
New insights about the Union’s 2017 season, courtesy of a business theory from the London Business School called the Sigmoid Curve. (Yes, really.)
On advanced stats in soccer, part 1: Navigating the soccer data desert
Adam Schorr tries to dig into advanced statistics to explain the Union’s 2016 fall, only to discover that soccer stats are awfully hard to come by.
Tactical season preview: New and … improved?
Philadelphia Union’s roster changes necessitate a different tactical approach in 2017.
Philadelphia may have improved, but so has almost everyone else
Philadelphia Union could be the most improved team in the Eastern Conference, but when teams like Toronto can pick up guys like Victor Vazquez, it means most teams are getting better thanks to TAM. PSP’s Dan Walsh explains.
Deconstructing the “injury-prone” label
Is Josh Yaro injury-prone or is something else at play? PSP’s Dan Walsh looks at the different factors that lead to frequent injuries for certain types of players and hazards a guess on how this affects the sidelined Union defender.