{THREAD} Big events for a few clubs and their impact

- Arsenal and Arteta appointment
- Everton and Carlo
- United and Bruno
- Southampton and that Leicester game
- Spurs and Jose
- West Ham and Moyes (also Jan signings)

Stats source - Understat

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Arsenal: Arteta appointment Pre v Post (% change)

Matches 17 v 21
G90 1.41 v 1.52 (+8%)
xG90 1.34 v 1.34 (0%)
GA90 1.59 v 1.00 (-37%)
xGA90 1.51 v 1.51 (0%)

- Arsenal have conceded significantly fewer goals under Arteta, but the underlying numbers haven't changed much

Everton: Carlo appointment Pre v Post (% change)

Matches 18 v 20
G90 1.11 v 1.20 (+8%)
xG90 1.36 v 1.47 (+8%)
GA90 1.61 v 1.35 (-16%)
xGA90 1.29 v 1.30 (+1%)

- Everton have been slightly better in attack under Carlo
- Defensive numbers look good, xGA almost unchanged

Manchester United: Bruno signing Pre v Post (% change)

Matches 24 v 14
G90 1.50 v 2.14 (+43%)
xG90 1.74 v 1.74 (0%)
GA90 1.21 v 0.50 (-59%)
xGA90 1.03 v 0.95 (-8%)

- Small sample size after Bruno, easier fixtures
- Attackers overperforming their xG
- Defensively overperforming

Southampton: 9-0 loss and subsequent 4-2-2-2 Pre v Post (% change)

Matches 10 v 28
G90 0.90 v 1.50 (+67%)
xG90 1.41 v 1.51 (+7%)
GA90 2.50 v 1.25 (-50%)
xGA90 1.71 v 1.42 (-18%)

- Better performance all around after that Leicester defeat
- Small sample size before Leicester

Tottenham Jose appointment Pre v Post (% change)

Matches 12 v 26
G90 1.50 v 1.65 (+10%)
xG90 1.16 v 1.35 (+16%)
GA90 1.42 v 1.15 (-19%)
xGA90 1.42 v 1.43 (+1%)

- Better attack under Jose
- Defensive better as well, underlying numbers have not changed much

West Ham Moyes and subsequent Jan signings Pre v Post (% change)

Matches 19 v 19
G90 1.11 v 1.47 (+33%)
xG90 1.13 v 1.45 (+28%)
GA90 1.68 v 1.58 (-6%)
xGA90 2.00 v 1.60 (-20%)

- Much better attack with Moyes
- Underlying defensive numbers look promising as well

Conclusion

- West Ham have been much better with Moyes
- With Bruno, United have become better against deep blocks and excellent finishing from Martial and Greenwood has helped
- Lloris may have played his role in Spurs' good defensive numbers

Contd.

- Southampton have been playing well with their high pressing in a 4-2-2-2. Their assets can be exciting.
- I was expecting better numbers from Arsenal under Arteta. It feels like he has made defensive improvements.

Let's see what the new season has in store for these teams