(also, 10 years ago, Odds BK were doing this exact thing on every corner and were the most successful corner team in the world. Funny how long it takes to spread.)
02.03.2026 14:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1(also, 10 years ago, Odds BK were doing this exact thing on every corner and were the most successful corner team in the world. Funny how long it takes to spread.)
02.03.2026 14:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1I distinctly remember talking to a then Bundesliga coach about all this years ago and he was very dismissive of it, saying that the refs would just call a foul every time. What this strategy presupposes is: what if they don't?
02.03.2026 14:14 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
Following MLS is harder than it should be, so I made an automated daily newsletter that rounds up high-quality coverage from around the league.
I'll tell you all about it tomorrow but you can sign up in advance here: tally.so/r/eq6DQx
As promised - an actual football job.
Crux are hiring an Individual Development Program Director for our women's football teams. This is an intensive coaching role.
If you know someone, definitely suggest they apply.
Details for the posting can be found via the link below.
the Doyle piece is the piece though.
16.12.2025 17:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Would be a top 17 pantheon.
16.12.2025 17:19 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Well, consultancy. Nothing public :)
02.12.2025 16:23 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We're expanding the Club Brugge Football Data Science team. As our Football Data Scientist, you'll work with one of the most advanced analytics infrastructures in football to help management, scouting, and analysis staff turn data into better decisions.
jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist
It's genuinely a bit of a weird experience seeing the sudden rapid adoption of stuff we worked on @ Brentford/Midtjylland a decade ago.
29.10.2025 18:36 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Incredible development by Tristan since he got to Vancouver. Wasn't even a full-time CB in LA and was given away for free in an Expansion Draft. Now Defender of the Year, USMNT int'l and MLS All-Star.
28.10.2025 19:34 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0fwiw: at Austin, Seb had a fairly unique combination of defensive output and ball progression (+ exemplary work ethic, obvs), even if that didn't exactly add up to being a good player yet. There was definitely a reason to take a chance on him (for 50k GAM at least).
11.09.2025 17:03 — 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Marc's posts on how teams can and should use the various MLS roster construction mechanisms are really good. This one on the U-22 Initiative in particular.
30.05.2025 17:45 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Lower body injury. It's like you never left Toronto.
10.05.2025 13:50 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It’s been about a month, but I’m back with more than 3,000 words (plus visuals) on supplemental roster composition, usage, and value in 2024. Give it a read, and if you enjoy, follow my Substack.
08.04.2025 12:18 — 👍 55 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 8
ICYMI: I went on the @analyticsfc.bsky.social pod to talk about football strategy, the importance of alignment and how to run a recruitment department.
youtu.be/NuXMrbIlPeU?...
ICYMI: I went on the @analyticsfc.bsky.social pod to talk about football strategy, the importance of alignment and how to run a recruitment department.
youtu.be/NuXMrbIlPeU?...
I went on the @analyticsfc.bsky.social pod to talk about:
- the importance of goal-setting and strategic clarity
- the intricacies of MLS
- how I think about risk/reward
- how to think about formulating club strategy as a sporting director
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuXM...
I went on the @analyticsfc.bsky.social pod to talk about:
- the importance of goal-setting and strategic clarity
- the intricacies of MLS
- how I think about risk/reward
- how to think about formulating club strategy as a sporting director
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuXM...
New pod! Chris Gill chats to Nikos Overheul, an experienced recruitment and strategy consultant with a track record including Vancouver Whitecaps, Statsbomb, and Brentford FC. Listen now!
on.soundcloud.com/WF9RpwWPzpxg...
After an incredible response, it's back for Year #3!!
Because I am an attorney and a certified MLS sicko, I have run a comparison of the 2024 and 2025 MLS roster rules.
Below is a thread to highlight a few of the changes🧵
In case you missed it: we talked a lot about Seattle, the myriad ways to use DPs/U22’s, the potential for MLS Next Pro as a casino, and a whole host of other squad building topics pertinent to this offseason.
09.01.2025 15:18 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
ICYMI: I talked to @americansocceranalysis.com about squad building strategies in European football and MLS, how to use your B-team and the impact of changing regulations on roster construction.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
I went back on the @americansocceranalysis.com pod to talk about
- the differences in recruitment strategies and squad building in Europe and North America
- how to use B-teams and why most teams do it wrong
- the impact of changing roster rules in MLS
open.spotify.com/episode/2KXk...
I went back on the @americansocceranalysis.com pod to talk about
- the differences in recruitment strategies and squad building in Europe and North America
- how to use B-teams and why most teams do it wrong
- the impact of changing roster rules in MLS
open.spotify.com/episode/2KXk...
Podcast: Former Whitecaps Director of Recruitment @noverheul.bsky.social joined ASA to talk the roster rules changes in MLS since he left, the differences in squad building in MLS vs Europe, and tell us about riding in the car with Vanni Sartini.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2KXk...
Continuing the tradition, I have compiled an end-of-year overview of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in the past year. The 2024 edition includes pointers to over 160 resources, including research papers, blog posts, articles, podcasts, and books.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
Moe is very good and would be an asset to many organisations. I've worked with him before and he's consistently produced high-quality work.
27.11.2024 16:39 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0