TruMedia’s Paul Carr and Stats Perform’s Jeff Mangurten preview the MLS is Back tournament, using the ProVision research platform to find graphics and statistical nuggets for each group…

“Led by on-loan forward Luis Amarilla, the Minnesota attack have also been more direct. According to the Stats Perform sequence framework, they have been progressing the ball forward at an average speed of 2.4 yards per second. That ranks them fifth in the league this season, and it would have been second over the entire 2019 season, behind only the Red Bulls.

This appears to be a trend for the Loons, as they’ve steadily increased their direct speed during their four MLS seasons, since ranking 17th at 1.7 yards per second in 2017.”

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