"The nice guys are all over there, in seventh place."

I watched this back just to feel something but also because Arteta did the whole surprise 'double ten'

Ange domino btw

Our Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics (MLSA) will happen again as part of @ecmlpkdd.org! 📅 7 or 11 Sept 2026 📍 Naples, Italy 📝 Submissions due 5 June 2026 \w @hugoriosneto.bsky.social @azimmermdm.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/events/MLSA26/

Lijnders v Slot (Guardiola suspended) in the FA Cup. Lijnders in the City dugout to sack Slot was not on my bingo card a year ago. The earpod pepception will be too much.

14/05/24

Slot would know Genesio well. Exactly one year ago on January 21st 2025, Lille put up a good fight at Anfield. Lille then beat Feyenoord 6-1 in their next Champions League game. 5/6

'the double ten'

Trapattoni himself is fond of the comment that “𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒏, 𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕, 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 10 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 50 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆,” a sentiment with which most Ireland fans will readily agree.

Sunderland can thank Delap's hamstring for that #safc

Statistical Rethinking 2026 is done: 20 new lectures emphasizing logical and critical statistical workflow, from basics of probability theory to causal inference to reliable computation to sensitivity. It's all free, made just for you. Lecture list and links: github.com/rmcelreath/s...

"In essence, for a one-unit decrease in meters per minute of a player during a game, the likelihood of the coach's dismissal increases by 32.4% [OR = 0.676, 95% CI (0.474–0.964)]." (Sousa et al., 2023)

The irony #lfc

"At that rate, a club might expect to have two such high volume, low accuracy shooters every 10 years. Liverpool have three of them this season alone." The Reds are bad at hitting the target. Really bad. Grilling the guilty in my Friday newsletter: www.andrewbeasleyfootball.com/p/missing-th...

20/03/26

I am more than mildly concerned that Slot suggested Liverpool used the same system v Frankfurt and Galatasaray. 🤨

need to promote football formation literacy

Okan Buruk on Liverpool playing a diamond: "...it was a big surprise, I never expect that..." #lfc

not a fan of managers playing players entirely out of position out of their own choice and then saying they conceded goals due to individual mistakes not tactics

managers copy each other's homework all the time

Okan Buruk on Liverpool playing a diamond: "...it was a big surprise, I never expect that..." #lfc

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We're back with the 6th edition! 💪 Join the #30DayChartChallenge during April ➡️ 5 categories, 30 prompts — 30 charts. Read the prompt of the day. Pick whatever tool and data you like. Share your work! And if you manage less than 30, that's fine, too! ❤️ #dataviz #datavisualization

"Where have the respondents gone? Perhaps we ate them all" Absolutely incredible title, 10/10, no questions asked.

If you missed my talk today about how to make your R code more reproducible and why it's good for science, the recording is already online! Apologies for the internet issues, I hope you can forgive me, they do go away after a few minutes 😅 #rstats 🧪🌏 @sortee.bsky.social youtu.be/2_Aum45rYlU

The type of soccer venue I wanted to see Messi playing in, but MLS won't let the Open Cup have him (scandalous and still not talked about enough).

some football 'man-agers' talk a lot about building a culture of accountability. What ends up happening is a (benevolent) toxic blame game dynamic where the only thing they're ageing is themselves.

v PSG today Sarr RB, Hato CB, Palmer '9', J. Pedro LW, Caicedo more 8 than 6....its hard enough to play good when you're in your natural position...

There's a new version of dplyr out, and I'm thrilled to chat about it with @rladiesrome.bsky.social tomorrow! Let's learn the new #RStats functions that help you grip your data better (hehe). 3/18 at 12pm CT. Sign up here! www.meetup.com/rladies-rome...

Slot is obsessed with fitness in the pursuit of avoiding injuries rather than reaching peak performance. Ripe conditions for a culture of fear of injury and lack of exertion. Short version of events.

Great to see all the visualisations people have been doing with the CAPphrase dataset (github.com/adamkucharsk...) for #TidyTuesday!

The Cascadia Symposium on Statistics in Sports (CASSIS) is now accepting abstracts for oral presentations. www.cascadiasports.com

The whole Jorgensen/Sanchez tactical selection idea has been a thing since the first game Maresca left. Sanchez with a sudden mysterious injury which hands Jorgensen the start v City.

This is what happens when you have decent players but huge fitness + tactical shortcomings.

In February 2025, there were alarming signs that Liverpool didn't have the same instincts as you'd expect.

Found Exegol by the way. "The Unknown Regions, known as the Chaos to those in it, were a vast patch of mysterious space located to the west of the Outer Core." "Everything is rough in the Unknown Regions." - General Leia Organa

wasn't me

Imagine explaining this to someone a year ago. Guardiola in the ear too

I'm not the first one to say this but is Moyes Palpatine, Pep Obi, Arteta Anakin and Cruyff Yoda

I am once again asking this question. Do they have one? Diego Moreira stated Rosenior told them this exactly and the reason for the shrine

game's gone. where's the ref cam at least

#ICHPS2027 is now accepting proposals for invited workshops and sessions. Come join us in Annapolis. The deadline to submit your proposal is March 31, 2026. The theme is Evidence-based Policy in Action: Statistics, AI, and Digital Health in Practice. #hpss #hspr #hpsr #statsky #AIsky #RWD

Excited to announce I'll be one of the keynote speakers at EARL Conference later this year! 📍 Brighton, UK 📆 6-8th October 2026 ❓️ Lots of great #RStats, #Python, and data science sessions Still time to submit an abstract if you want to join me: earl-conference.com

Since the NWSL starts back up tomorrow, here’s my periodic reminder to let me know of any woso journalist who isn’t already on my starter pack. Any league, any language. go.bsky.app/EucPPCe

Contribute your knowledge and your voice! The R/Medicine 2026 Call for Proposals closes tomorrow, March 13. Submit your talk, lightning talk, demo, or workshop! rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we... #rstats #opensource #publichealth #healthdata

Want to learn R? 📊 Join our NSF-funded "R Programming for Psychology and Neuroscience Workshop"! This virtual workshop is completely free and teaches junior scientists the basics of coding for data analysis. Apply by May 15th! rworkshop.missouri.edu #RStats #Psychology #Neuroscience

14th consecutive PL start incoming... [Edwards - 12/03/26]

I should start a series called manager's closet