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The Attacking Full-Back Index: Measuring Offensive Contribution in MLS 2025 Full-backs have become one of the most tactically interesting and diverse roles in football. Within the frames of a team’s tactical…

Using data and statistical modelling from weighted percentiles to PCA to identify how full-backs contribute to attacking play in MLS 2025.

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Evander — FC Cincinnati (Data Report) We are 32 games into the 2025 MLS season as this report is being written. Cincinnati, lead by Head Coach Pat Noonan, find themselves…

Evander: 17 goals and 11 assists. How one player has carried FC Cincinnati

Full data breakdown 👇

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Diego Luna (Box Crasher, Real Salt Lake)
Emerging as one of the most dangerous attacking midfielders in the MLS. Relentless ball progression, strong shot volume, and excels when in the box. He profiles as a creative threat who can consistently impact the final third.

#MLS #data #scouting

Evander (Box Crasher, FC Cincinnati)
Evander is one of this season's standout creators. High shot output, consistent progressive runs, and a box-crashing profile. #MLS #scouting #fccincinnati

Esme Morgan - Washington Spirit.
Calm in possession, excels with accurate long passes & defensive duels. A composed left-footed CB with balance in build-up and defending.

#NWSL #WashingtonSpirit #Scouting

Delphine Cascarino — San Diego Wave’s unlocker.
Combines dribbling, ball progression & final-third quality. A wide forward who thrives when breaking defensive lines.
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Mariona Caldentey 2024/25 - @arsenalwfc.bsky.social #wsl

Gdańsk: Poland’s Rebel City Where football, politics and protest unite.

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Lost Sailors: Navigating Olympique Marseille’s season through the words of Jean-Claude Izzo “Marseille isn’t a city for tourists. There’s nothing to see. Its beauty cannot be photographed, it can only be shared” — Jean-Claude Izzo.

Lost Sailors: Navigating Olympique Marseille’s season through the words of Jean-Claude Izzo

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Using data to identify playing styles across the USL Championship 2024 In today’s football landscape, data has become a crucial tool for identifying playing styles and team dynamics, particularly in rapidly…

Using data to identify playing styles across the USL Championship 2024

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Transfer Trends: A Retrospective look at EFL League One Recruitment Analysis in the summer window With the January transfer window in full flow, I decided to take a look back at the previous Summer Window to get back into some data…

EFL League One Transfer Trends

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Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea F.C.) -Scout Report Ellie Carpenter has established herself as one of the standout full-backs in women’s football, she is known for blnending defensive…

Ellie Carpenter - Scout Report

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Uni’s done ✅ which means more time for writing! I’ll be posting regularly again soon, but for now, here are a few of my favourite pieces I’ve worked on 👇

'Her ability to individually advance the ball and generate direct attacking opportunities is invaluable. These are the attacking qualities that made her integral to OL & something Chelsea will look to utilise.'

Pleased to see Ellie Carpenter have a fantastic #WSL debut for @chelseafcw.bsky.social

Context:

Team style matters: players on high-possession or high-press sides are more likely to get more touches in advanced zones, boosting box-entry and possession value metrics.

Wing-to-box supply: crosses into the box.

Dribble threat - but only when it translates into entries or passes (not just take‑ons for their own sake).

What the score is really indicating:

Repeatable chance creation: consistent xA/key passes plus passes into the PA and deep completions.

Field tilting: progressive passes/runs and passes to the final third.

Dali, Rodriguez, and Bia Zaneratto sit just below and are more balanced across progression and possession value, with enough box-entry actions to separate them from the pack.

Cascarino: strong in crossing & 1v1s plus box/penalty-area deliveries; suggesting she's 3 high volume wing creator who creates from wide.

Debinha: heavier on possession value (xA, key passes) and progression; a more of a 10/ forward profile who is capable of unlocking compact blocks.

Delighted to have graduated from The Open University with a First Class BA (Hons) in History this past July.

Studying part-time while balancing writing and scouting work was certainly challenging but it taught me so many valuable skills.

Excited for what's next 🎓

Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea F.C.) -Scout Report Ellie Carpenter has established herself as one of the standout full-backs in women’s football, she is known for blnending defensive…

Ellie Carpenter - Scout Report @chelseafcw.bsky.social

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Mason Melia: The Irish sensation making a name for himself - Scout Report The League of Ireland has been quietly developing some incredibly talented young players for a while now.

Mason Melia has signed for Spurs. Great move for him and fantastic for the club, he's got such high potential and it's a pretty low-risk transfer for Tottenham.

Special player 💫

Here's a scout report I wrote about Melia a few months ago ⬇️

#THFC #Tottenham

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Some words I wrote for @breakingthelines.com

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Beth's Football Stack | Substack My thoughts on all things football, tactical analyses, scout reports, historical and opinion pieces. Click to read Beth's Football Stack, a Substack publication. Launched 6 days ago.

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I've started my own publication over on Substack ⬇️

Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri: Sheffield Wednesday’s academy graduate enjoying a breakout season - Total ... Sheffield Wednesday have endured some tough times both on and off the pitch recently. The departure of Darren Moore shortly after gaining promotion back to the EFL Championship and the torrid tenure o...

Scout report on #swfc starlet Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri ⬇️

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Roberto Risnæs: FC København’s most exciting youth prospect – scout report - Total Football An... FC København's youth system has been a source of talent, nurturing players who have gone on to have a significant impact on football. Midfielder Thomas Delaney made over 170 appearances for the 15-ti...

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Lewis Miley: Newcastle United - Total Football Analysis Magazine Newcastle United recently found themselves grappling with an injury crisis that tested the depth of their squad. Amid this challenging period, Eddie Howe turned to the Magpies' highly respected academ...

New piece on Newcastle United's Lewis Miley.

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Analysing Rasmus Højlund’s off the ball movement vs Aston Villa (26/12/2023) What is off-the-ball movement?

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Analysing Midfielders in the Erovnuli Liga 2023 The 2023 Erovnuli Liga is drawing to a close so now is a good time to look at some statistics and data. In this piece we will look at how…

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