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Michael Cox
@zonal-marking.bsky.social

Two own goals in two games for the United States. A little lucky, sure, but the focus on attacking quickly down the flanks and hitting low crosses / cut-backs across the six-yard box means there are more own goals in football these days. ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...

nytimes.comWhy World Cup own goals are on the riseIn the age of expected goals, perhaps the next step is calculating expected own goals — as cut-backs make them more increasingly likely

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ATX is Verde
@atxisverde.bsky.social

I don’t believe own goals from an attacking sequence should be a thing. If chaos is created and the ball ends up in the goal, it should go to an attacker - either the player closest to the ball or the last player to touch the ball.