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  • That’s kinda what I took from this as well.

    I understand distribution is important for modern goalies and I know Arteta really values it, but there is still more to being a GK than just distribution.

    It just feels cherry-picked and pushes a particular narrative, I would be more ok if it specifically said it was a distribution comparison but it doesn’t.

    Having a GK comparison where they don’t include any save stats just feels weird.


  • I think it’s because in the south, everything is quite close together compared to up north, it means a lot of young talented players from areas just outside London can be more easily snapped up by the big London clubs.

    I grew up in Essex and a lot of good footballers from there end up at West ham over Colchester, Ipswich or Southend

    There are exceptions, Southampton, Brighton and Bournemouth have all had good runs recently (in a macro sense) and Portsmouth had a good run in the mid and late 2000’s.