No such thing as a neutral when Miami (Messi) is playing

Jonny Perez ranks 19th in MLS for goals and assists per 90 minutes among players aged 22 and under at 0.41

I didn’t realize how few minutes he’s played this season. It took him some time to win a spot and then the double suspensions

He could really heat up with a run of starts

Analysis: Who will win the Supporters' Shield in 2025? What do the best six teams in MLS have to do to lift the Supporters' Shield at the end of the 2025 season?

2025 looks set to be the most competitive race for the Supporters' Shield in MLS history. @nscstats.bsky.social breaks down the contenders, how they got here, and what they need to do down the stretch to lift the Shield.

Only 33% of NSC’s shots have come from outside the box

This is the 7th lowest rate in MLS

Nashville has the 6th highest % of shots from inside the 6yd box

To quote BJ “we’re not anti-crossing, we’re pro good decision making,” And the same can be applied to long-distance shots

Nashville SC Academy 2024-25 season in review Which young players could have a future with Nashville SC's first team?

The 2024-25 MLS NEXT season is in the history books. Ronan Briscoe and @nscstats.bsky.social break down Nashville SC's top performers, and take a look at who might be the next Nashville homegrown signing.

Nashville SC takeover

NSC has produced only .5 xG in 2 out of their last 4 games

Previously they only had 5 games with less than 1 xG under BJ

And 2 games with less than .5

Analysis: How Nashville SC turned fullbacks into the lynchpin of their attack Andy Najar, Dan Lovitz and Josh Bauer are having career-best seasons under BJ Callaghan

With 6 goals and 7 assists, the NSC fullbacks are playing like a high-end DP

They’re critical to everything NSC does, from progressing the ball out of the defense up to the final product

I took a look at their contributions to the team 👇👇👇

www.sixonefivesoccer.com/analysis-how...

On Saturday, Tony Husband (Or was it Ross Smith?) compared Eddi to Diego Chara

Here's Eddi over the past year compared to Chara's All-Star season of 2019. Definitely some similarities

We have 22 goals from 22 xG this season. Just need to keep it up or possibly over perform

Rolling xG:

A 7-goal outing will have the GF sky high for a while. But, it looks like 50 goals wasn't a high enough target.

Defense has been good. Part of that is a softer schedule.

NSC has the best xGD in the East. This team could push for top 4

A battle of 2 sides. NSC down the right. CLT down the left

Yazbek is really advanced. That’s what he brings compared to Brugman

Love it. Also don’t hate NSC -1.5 +500

When we win we dominate. Only 1 win by 1 goal this season and we won the xG battle by 2+ in that game

BJ Callaghan leads Nashville SC evolution as A cult of personality has developed around modern soccer coaches, powered by the aura of icons like Marcelo Bielsa, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola who have elevated a once-humble job description into...

From Jim Curtin's trusted assistant to The Dad Who Stepped Up for the #USMNT to the architect of a paradigm shift at Nashville SC, it's been a long, slow climb towards the top for BJ Callaghan.

We had a good conversation about all that and more yesterday:

www.mlssoccer.com/news/bj-call...

Zoomed N: Atlanta United with Five Stripe Final We caught up with Five Stripe Final's J. Sam Jones for the latest on Nashville SC's next opponent

Nashville SC head to Atlanta this weekend after their record-setting win against Chicago. For the latest on the Five Stripes, we caught up with the aptly-named @fivestripefinal.bsky.social's @revenueminuscosts.bsky.social.

I wasn’t counting it wrong. I just misremembered

. @mikemeredith.bsky.social on bluesky

Sam Surridge doesn't get enough credit for his ability to score in bunches.

Since he signed in the summer of 2023, he has 5 MLS games with multiple goals.

Only 5 players have more during that timeframe
Bouanga
Benteke
Arango
Messi
Suarez

📸@_mikemeredith on twitter

Can we chill out now?

Surridge is an average finisher. He was always going to be fine. I just didn't expect him to regress to the mean in 1 game. But 4 goals from 5 shots will do it.

He's now 1 goal off from the lead in the Golden Boot race

I agree. And I am pretty confident he will start against Chatt

Nashville SC has 3 of the top 7 largest xG victories in 2025 according to ASA

1. Vs Chicago
2. Vs Portland
3. Vs RSL

Nashville also owns 2 of the top 4 largest xG victories recorded on ASA since 2013

1. Fire 2023
2. Fire 2025

There have been 21 goals in the last 5 Nashville SC games

That is the 2nd most in a 5 game stretch in club history. Bested only by the stretch below 👇 in 2022

Matthew Corcoran was the FotMob player of the match tonight in Huntsville

94/102 Passing
12/14 Long Balls
4 Chances Created
1 Assist
7 Recoveries

Frankly he's way above this level. NSC's midfield is tough to break into at the moment but BJ has to find a way to get him minutes

Analysis: Why isn't Sam Surridge scoring? Jeff Remlinger breaks down what going on with Sam Surridge's finishing in 2025 and why things aren't as bad as they might seem

There's been a lot of talk about Sam Surridge's scoring rate so far in 2025. Jeff Remlinger (@nscstats.bsky.social) breaks down what's going on with his finishing and why things may not be quite as bad as they seem.

Analysis: Why isn't Sam Surridge scoring? Jeff Remlinger breaks down what going on with Sam Surridge's finishing in 2025 and why things aren't as bad as they might seem

I pulled some data on Sam Surridge’s finishing and why he’s been struggling this year

Some criticism of him this year is fair but it’s also a small sample size right now. He’s shown to be better than this

www.sixonefivesoccer.com/analysis-why...

Sam Surridge's Goals-xG total is -3

He's scored 3 fewer goals than expected. The worst mark in the league

Obviously a small sample size and he will return to form but it's not good enough right now

Patrick Yazbek is 1 of 7 players in the league who have played more than 90 minutes and average.

90+ Short completion %
90+ Med completion %
85% Long completion %

Nashville SC’s defense isn’t getting the credit they deserve

They’ve conceded a handful of penalties which hasn’t helped

Attack is getting the plaudits but the defense is as sharp as ever

Film Room: Breaking down Gastón Brugman's impact against Real Salt Lake The Nashville SC midfielder had an opinion-splitting performance last Saturday. How does it hold up on review?

For @sixonefivesoccer.com, I broke down Gastón Brugman's performance against Real Salt Lake and why he plays such an important role for Nashville SC's new approach under BJ Callaghan.

Tbf if that’s the case he’s definitely not playing on Soldier’s turf