Pass networks are some of the most familiar data visualisations in football. They’ll give you a quick glance at a team’s approach in possession: their average shape, the relative importance of different players, the hubs and spokes of the passing game. They show who passes to whom and how often. As nerd charts go, pass networks are easy to grasp — they look like an idealised version of what we see on the pitch. Here’s an example of a pass network from last month’s final: Let’s run through how to read them.Each player’s dot shows the average starting location of their passes between the...…Pass networks are some of the most familiar data visualisations in football. They’ll give you a quick glance at a team’s approach in possession: their average shape, the relative importance of different players, the hubs and spokes of the passing game. They show who passes to whom and how often. As nerd charts go, pass networks are easy to grasp — they look like an idealised version of what we see on the pitch. Here’s an example of a pass network from last month’s final: Let’s run through how to read them.Each player’s dot shows the average starting location of their passes between the...WW…