Worrying about Miranchuk Pt. 2: The Atalanta Effect

Same anxiety. Even dumber math.

Yesterday we looked at a proven statistical pattern in soccer called the substitute effect. Today we’re going to look at an unproven thing I made up a few minutes ago called “The Atalanta Effect.”

REMEMBER: This is not to say that Miranchuk will be good or bad in MLS. No one truly knows. It’s just to think about how we think about his statistics. Welcome to Five Stripe Final.

While looking through Alexey Miranchuk’s numbers as a substitute and starter yesterday, I resisted the urge to veer off track and talk about Atalanta in general. I did mention briefly that Miranchuk’s numbers as a starter with Torino in 2022-23 were incredibly uninspiring, but I didn’t take it the extra step. I didn’t want the somewhat decent research to get bogged down by my 1910s detective “NOW BACK TO MY HUNCH” ideas.

Today though, I’m unburdened by what has been. Let’s talk about the statistical effect of simply playing on a team that produces a lot of statistics.