New podcast! @patrickbvs.bsky.social and @hvanbrewer.bsky.social talk about: • If it's time for Liverpool to move on from Salah • How Xabi Alonso is reshaping Real Madrid • Barca's press struggling without Raphinha • Could PSG actually lose Ligue 1? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlos...

Speaker announcement! The ASI Summit is excited to welcome its next speaker, Devin Pleuler. Pleuler is the Senior Director of Research and Development at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, where he leads the Sport Performance Lab. Register for the Summit:  americansoccerinsights.com/registration/

New podcast! @patrickbvs.bsky.social and @hvanbrewer.bsky.social talk about: • What's wrong with Tottenham's attack? • Also, what's wrong with Newcastle's attack? • Why Man City should sign Elliot Anderson www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyVT...

This is so cool. Shout out to ASA alums and legends @ajbarnold.bsky.social and @arielledror.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMcv...

Really fun topics with Patrick today

I have been playing around looking at throws into the box for the PL this year. This is the throw that was furthest away that made it into the box. Nordi Mukiele is just showing off here. ht to @michaelcaley.bsky.social for pulling the video

Exciting times @thetransferflow.bsky.social as we've launched a Patreon! Sign up to get at least one bonus episode every week plus other goodies (and support our work): www.patreon.com/cw/TheTransf...

coming into this game, my new team ratings system (tktk) had Sunderland as the fourth best defensive team in the league over eight matches which seemed pretty ridiculous and I was like ehhhhhhhhh weird small sample even if they're pretty good today they looked every bit a plus PL defense

Sean Dyche in Europa League vs Porto😍 let’s have it

The streets will probably forget Curtis Jones but when he’s on he really is some player

Lennart Karl you say

# of 60pt teams in MLS since COVID 2021: 3 (NE, COL, SEA) 2022: 3 (PHI, LAFC, MTL) 2023: 2 (CIN, ORL) 2024: 4 (MIA, CLB, LAFC, LAG) 2025: 6 (PHI, MIA, CIN, SD, VAN, LAFC)

MLS Playoff Games Hosted By Team since '18: 1. SEA - 13 2. LAFC - 12 3. CLB - 10 4. NYC - 9 T5. ATL, PHI, SKC - 8 T8. ORL, POR, RBNY - 6 T11. CIN, LAG - 5 T13. HOU, RSL, VAN - 4 T16. FCD, MIN, NE - 3 T19. ATX, COL, MIA, MTL, NSH, TFC - 2 T25. CLT, DC, STL - 1 CHI*, SD*, SJ - 0 *Will host in 25

In truth that was roughly the same Tottenham game as the others

Early goals can shake teams up. Absolutely love the way that Szoboszlai has gotten the team together and gotten on the ball. Great reaction

My favorite stat from tracking data and some previews into the weekend’s big matchups:

The data contains 10 full games of tracking data (at 10fps), SkillCorner's dynamic events and phases of play for those 10 games, and physical aggregate data for midfielders in 175 games. I think that's about as different as it can get, but I might be biased.

We’re obviously set pieces pilled @thetransferflow.bsky.social (Ted is an industry leader and his teachings helped build my career), but it’s hard to ignore that set pieces could really be the difference between the Netherlands ducking out in the RO16 or QFs and challenging as a top 4 team 🇳🇱

I would love a perspective on how well Watkins/Rogers/Malen have done for their national teams this break and why it hasn’t seemed to click at Villa yet this season

I hope Frenkie ages like Modric and comes back for another Ajax stint. He’s a treat to watch for the national team 🦁

Messi is the only MLS player to get to 40 non-penalty, direct goal contributions in a season. Vela in 2019 had 38 (27 non penalty goals & 11 direct assists) Messi 2025 has 41 (26 non Penalty goals & 15 direct assists). He's done this in 6 less games than Vela.

🇩🇪 Thomas Müller for the Vancouver Whitecaps in all comps: 7 goals 4 assists 532 mins (48 mins per goal contribution) Since Müller's debut, Whitecaps are 10 games unbeaten (7W-3D-0L) including winning fourth-straight Canadian Championship What. A. Signing.

4 points separating 4th from 14th in League Two 🔥 6 pointers every week, bring it on!

Neel and Patrick flagged them as one of THE teams to keep an eye on. I said the same as a UCL dark horse. Kim does some analysis on how they’ve progressed after major sales. Defense still coming together but their games have had the most goals in the Bundesliga, more than Bayern’s!

We're hiring 🎉 Do you want to work at the cutting edge of football analytics, elevating the Women's game, or do you know someone who might? More information / application details here: careers.arsenal.com/jobs/6550595...

That and the usual Transfer Flow goodness. Endrick and Guehi are fun and getting the fit right for their next steps is key!

I grew up going to 1 MLS match a year for my birthday. I worked in the league for 4 years and have a deep admiration for the resilience of everyone involved in keeping it going. Demand for soccer in the US is growing and MLS must keep its survival roots while appealing to the growing interest.

The surprise isn't that Erling Haaland has more NPxG+xA than the next two Premier League leaders combined, it's that the other guys are Enzo Fernandez and Yankuba Minteh

Watching city at home and my gf goes, “Is that the guy from the beats commercial?” Girl that is Erling Braut Haaland

Do we have an interview of Pep speaking on Mahrez? Has great bits speaking on KDB, Bernardo, Erling, Rodri but would love to hear his thoughts on Mahrez and what made him different to other wingers he worked with

Pep Guardiola rules because he's not an ideologue, he might be the ultimate pragmatist. He has a theory of the ideal style of football, and he wants to coach it. But when presented with an Erling Haaland, he goes "we should probably get the ball to that guy" and figures out the best way to do that.

New podcast! @patrickbvs.bsky.social and @hvanbrewer.bsky.social talk the biggest stories in UCL and EPL: • How PSG exploited Barca's big weakness • Crystal Palace's hot start • Arsenal's changing tactics www.youtube.com/watch?v=d51k...

This week's article for @thetransferflow.bsky.social is on Crystal Palace. They've been rolling in 2025 so I wrote about their success, including: - Bend but don't break mid-block - Speed attacks - Shifting PL tactical meta + Glasner's coaching scalability www.thetransferflow.com/p/unique-sty...

I am not a gambler. But by my math, $5 a week in only following Ted’s bets would have paid for the subscription last year. Considering that is what folks may already be spending, that’s pretty great value. The insights/lessons here are worth it

Hey, cat's out of the bag on this now I guess. So some personal news, I work with these folks and they are extremely smart and cool www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Awesome evolution for Nashville. Club built on a strong foundation. First title and playoffs for MLSNP team. Curious to see how they go in the playoffs!

There’s a chance it’s not the biggest game on right now, but Coventry aren’t messing about are they?

Sometimes you're just in the mood to look at some radars and YouTube highlights and go "hell yeah" www.thetransferflow.com/p/5-very-fun...

Nothing lasts in football. Huge departmental restructures every 12-18 months with almost complete churn of staff are almost ubiquitous. Continuity is THE most underrated thing a club can have.

Maxi Moralez facing the grim certainty of playing in Missouri until the age of 46

Premier League results compared to the corresponding fixtures last season

If that Kane to Manchester City move went through Shearer's record would be toast by now. #FCBSVW #Footy-Live

Our transfer grades series comes to a close with the 3 Champions League sides from Ligue 1, plus a couple of bonus Serie A teams. PSG didn't do a ton, but they did enough to stay on top. www.thetransferflow.com/p/psg-do-eno...

My top 3 MLS MVP finalists sit on top of the xG+xA/90 rankings Messi (1.19) Bouanga (0.98) CJ Fodrey (1.01)

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT We are excited to announce our Industry Keynote for the 2026 ASI Summit: Carlos Vela. Vela has over 14 years of experience in Mexican soccer and is currently the Sporting Director at LD Alajuelense. Register for the Summit now:  americansoccerinsights.com/registration/

Comparison of points versus last season's results in corresponding fixtures. +5 Tottenham +4 Liverpool +4 Man City +2 Chelsea -1 Arsenal -2 Newcastle -4 Man Utd -10 Aston Villa

MLS has America's favorite athlete playing a sport that's exploding here and they're still losing ground to pretty much every other soccer competition

It should be illegal to host a Champions League game unless your stadium camera angle looks like the one on the right

Kim crushed these. Grades were done separately and I think the writing does a good job of expressing when the group was aligned v not and why I might have been too negative on Villa (good value for Ramsey) or too positive on Chelsea (got out of deals I was questioning last summer) Time will tell!

A £300m outgoings window. No one's ever done it like Chelsea. www.thetransferflow.com/p/chelsea-do...