Not proof at all. A settled team is best, everyone knows that! If you get lucky with injuries and suspensions, that's good for the season usually. If you are unlucky, then anything can happen. Overall, I'm surprised that these numbers are that high...
None of those teams listed have got a small squad. 24 players, the lowest total in each division, is two players in each position plus two more - that strikes me as a well-proportioned squad rather than a small one.
The only thing that this table tells you is that you're likely to get relegated if you end up going through a multitude of players throughout the course of the season. Other than that, it's useless.
Indeed. The article is entitled number of players used, not size of the squad. If anything the number of players used reflects the fact that the clubs who used more players had the smaller squads, as they've constantly had to dip into the loan market / youth teams throughout the season to make the numbers up, whereas Brizzle / Bmouth etc probably had bigger squads with adequate players in all positions from day 1 so haven't had to do that.
Yes, it's slightly simplistic, but that Championship table has an incredible correlation with the actual league table, and the L1 and L2 tables match up pretty well too.
Clearly, a sensible squad of around 25-30 decent players and talented youngsters which you stick to is the recipe for success rather than the masses of short term loans that struggling teams resort to.
Just suggests that less chopping and changing works. Those Brentford, Wolves and Bournemouth sides that top the list all largely made up of players who were promoted together and know how to win together.
Just suggests that less chopping and changing works. Those Brentford, Wolves and Bournemouth sides that top the list all largely made up of players who were promoted together and know how to win together.
Plus those teams did not change their managers, which must have an effect on the number of players used.
There may be a correlation, but correlation does not imply causation. As others have indicated above, it looks more like the causation (if any) is the other way: If your team is playing well, you don't need to chop and change.
Conclusive proof that having a settled side is better? Aston Villa League Champions 80/81. Players used: 14
Sample size of 1 = conclusive proof, glad you don't do my accounts
Considering that was off the top of my head. Btw, if you need a hand with your accounts send me a PM.
Other examples. League games only.
Nottingham Forest League Champions 77/78. Players Used: 16 Liverpool League Champions 83/84. Players Used: 15 Arsenal League Champions 03/04. Players Used: 22 Chelsea League Champions 14/15. Players Used: 20
Good post Callum .. a small squad is one of the managerial tenets of Jose Mourinho .. that's why Chelsea is able to loan out 25 to 30 players a season ((:>) .. it makes good sense, small squads, provided of course that the players are all capable, are easier to manage, easier to get 'singing from the same hymn sheet' with regard to tactics and methods of play, team spirit is probably better in smaller units (I'm sure there is a CL psychologist who can lecture on this topic), the players get to know one another and will stick up for one another and of course the wages and overheads for a professional club are lower than with having the expense of well paid bench warmers and training ground turner uppers. The tables provided, with one or two exceptions, certainly bear out the theory, at least so far as last season was concerned
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It just shows the teams that were doing ok didn't need to change things up.
The only thing that this table tells you is that you're likely to get relegated if you end up going through a multitude of players throughout the course of the season. Other than that, it's useless.
Clearly, a sensible squad of around 25-30 decent players and talented youngsters which you stick to is the recipe for success rather than the masses of short term loans that struggling teams resort to.
Simply means that teams doing well don't have to chop and change so much.
Chelsea have an enormous squad but could afford to loan loads of them out.
Remember stats fans, correlation and causation are not the same thing!
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Other examples. League games only.
Nottingham Forest League Champions 77/78. Players Used: 16
Liverpool League Champions 83/84. Players Used: 15
Arsenal League Champions 03/04. Players Used: 22
Chelsea League Champions 14/15. Players Used: 20
The tables provided, with one or two exceptions, certainly bear out the theory, at least so far as last season was concerned