Read about why Inter Miami is going to be fine, how Dallas are a dark horse, and which players had the best performances in Matchweek 12 ⬇️

Manu Duah made things difficult for Jordan Morris and the Sounders last night in probably his best performance of the season. 1 Tackle 5 Recoveries 8 Clearances 5 Blocked Shots

Cade Cowell has been an underrated one for me this season. One of the best ball carriers and passers in MLS who hasn't gotten the goals and assists to match his value so far. His numbers are only going to get better as he's causing a lot of problems for Chicago right now.

Alonso Coello consistently sticks out for me. Dominates Toronto's possession value generation and is one of the best passers in the league.

14 passes to the final third, 14 regains, 7/10 duels, 87% pass completion in a 4-2 loss. Perfect.

So happy to see Dorgu back on the field but throwing him in this game before Mbuemo is wild.

Leave it to Chalamet ball to save the World Cup

Wrote about where things fell short in an underwhelming performance vs Sporting Kansas City and who the best newcomers around MLS are for @sounderatheart.com

3 MLS newcomers who are off to flying starts and worth tuning in for 1. Morgan Guilavogui 2. Timo Werner 3. Bruno Caicedo

2 elite 3 goal performances from Matchweek 11

Possession Value MLS player rankings through matchweek 11

Matchweek 11 impact on possession value power rankings. RSL made a statement for why they have one of the best attacks in MLS. Seattle are yet to make a statement offensive performance. The numbers think FC Dallas have a shot for the playoffs.

What attack is better than Gozo, Guilavogui, Luna, Solans, and Hezarkhani off the bench ?

STL second half stats: - 5 shots - 2 goals - 42% possession - “4 energy drinks”

Wasn’t tracking this. Title seems lit

If Donkor and Mehmeti had some elite center backs behind them RBNY would be a serious problem

Really cool to see @futi.live making MLS wide coverage super easy to find and digest.

Took a look at young talent and more for the Sounders and MLS in a new column for @sounderatheart.com

Vancouver are on another planet in terms of turning large amounts of final third actions into high value opportunities. Despite only having okay numbers so far this season (largely on the road).... the Sounders are 6-1-1 and putting together a shield challenging campaign.

Trying a new idea out

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Third act of this one is gonna be out of pocket

Top 20 U22 MLS players ranked by possession value added. This group has made the league so fun to watch this year. Hoping one of Tsakiris, Hall, or Gozo can sneak their way into the USMNT World Cup squad.

After match-week 9 San Jose are continuing to show why they are potential shield contenders along with Vancouver and Nasvhille. Bradley's energy drink youngsters are the most exciting team to watch in MLS. Has everyone learned San Diego's expansion team tricks?

Top 3 Matchweek 8 Possession Value Added Performances 1. Petar Musa 2. Hany Mukhtar 3. Evander Pretty clear Evander absolutely carried Cincy against Chicago in the 3-3 tie.

MLS Matchweek 8 Best XI just in time for some awesome mid-week games.

Match week 8 impacts on team possession value rankings. Its too early to make any conclusions but we're starting to find out who are good and who aren't.

Watching Leroux and Tsakiris ball out for San Jose is one of my favorite hobbies. Great performances against LAFC tonight from the young Americans.

Updated top 10 PV+ player rankings

Bruce Arena for president

Timo must’ve heard Twellman yapping from the pitch. Leroux is such a baller

Falcón’s minutes benefit from Puyol esque hair inflation.

Top MLS possession value added performers so far in 2026.

#MLS cumulative player PV+ for and against rankings: #RBNY are the clear outliers, with a lot of possession value created both for and against. #SoundersFC and #NERevs have kept opponent value low, but lack on-ball threat going forward.

Some standout performances

Back with the matchweek 7 possession value added report

#MLS Matchweek 7 PV+ Team of The Week

Built a tool for me and anyone else interested in following along with possession value added player and team scores. pvplusrankings.streamlit.app

U21 #MLS Team of the Season so far based on possession value.

I took a little break last month to lace up the cleats one more time. Officially retired and back with a data-driven Best XI for the season so far.

J Bell supporters section

Am I reading this correctly ?

Does Casemiro have a shot at finishing as United’s top goalscorer this season? I already miss him next year which I did not see coming in 25/26.

#MLS matchweek 2 possession value added (PV+) team of the week player deep dive. Dejan Joveljic carried a low expectation SKC to a point against the Crew.

Top Players of the Week 1. Joveljic 2. Messi 3. Berhalter #MLS #InterMiamiCF #SportingKC #VWFC

PV+ Matchweek 2 Team of the Week

Paulie looks like our best player

First edition of the PV+ Report

These are TOUGH