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@BrentfordFC is a special club to me. For some reason, I started following them since their promotion to the @SkyBetChamp in 2014-15 and was taken in by how well they suited themselves in a tough league. Here is a thread on a journey since then till 5th August 2020.
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The most remarkable aspect about their progression in Championship is the fact that they have never been involved in a relegation battle. Another unique aspect is how their progression curve within a season is almost always on the ascent after the initial few gameweeks.
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To establish the fact that Brentford’s progression is one of a kind, we compare their performances with fellow promotion gainers in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons. Besides a couple of seasons, they finished above them in all.
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@Wolves were one of those fellow promotion gainers in 2014-15 who were promoted to the @premierleague in the five year span but had a huge spending.
@BrentfordFC on the other hand generates profit through their transfers and maintains a good league position as well.
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@BrentfordFC on the other hand generates profit through their transfers and maintains a good league position as well.
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Here is a look at their top sold assets. All of the top four plied their trade in the @premierleague last season. One wonders what would have happened had they not been a selling club.
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The 2019-20 season saw @BrentfordFC come closest to their @premierleague return since the drop after WWII. Looking at the most active players this season, it seems Thomas Frank likes a 4-3-3 approach with @daviidraya1 guarding the sticks.
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Thomas Frank loves a good piece of attacking football and that is reflected in this viz. His front 3 of Benrahma, @Olzay and Mbeumo racked up the numbers this season in terms of goals and assists. What a delight it was to watch the three play this time !
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@BrentfordFC had the most potent strike force in the @SkyBetChamp last season. The BMW front scored almost 60 goals between them which was way more than their competitors' strike force. No wonder they are attracting the @premierleague clubs currently.
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"I just know one thing — that when we start next season, we will have a very strong side out there again, and we’re ready to push.”
@BrentfordFC's recent history suggest that Thomas Frank’s words post the loss to @FulhamFC in the playoff final is not to be pushed aside.
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@BrentfordFC's recent history suggest that Thomas Frank’s words post the loss to @FulhamFC in the playoff final is not to be pushed aside.
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Here is the link to the interactive dashboard used in the first tweet of the chain: https://public.tableau.com/profile/pritam.guha#!/vizhome/BrentfordFCAStory/Dashboard1
Here is the link to the @Medium article on the same: https://medium.com/@PritamGuha31/brentford-fc-the-moneyball-story-in-football-9726619d0d1a
Here is the link to the @Medium article on the same: https://medium.com/@PritamGuha31/brentford-fc-the-moneyball-story-in-football-9726619d0d1a
Tagging @DrMukherjeeS and @abhisheksh_98. I have been following your work silently over the last month and both of you have been a inspiration to this. A review would be great ! Others are welcome as well.
