Poor recruitment, poor strategic planning, no cohesive identity, no plus value moves, no stacking of +Ev transactions, no team style even. Doesn’t matter how hard you train with those limitations. Just a brutal run

Lesley Ryder@lesleyryder.bsky.social · 4w ago

I don’t have the soccer IQ to explain how poor the Chicago Stars are playing. I believe they’re working hard in training, I believe the players are keeping together, but when match day comes, it’s just not translating. This organization is failing its players, and it’s hard to see a way forward.

@kierdoyle.bsky.social, about a month ago, said that MLS teams would start looking at South African talent. First domino?

Tom Bogert@tombogert.bsky.social · last mo.

🇿🇦🟠 BREAKING: Houston Dynamo finalizing a deal to sign South Africa int'l forward Lyle Foster from Burnley on loan, per sources. - Loan until summer - $7m purchase option Foster, turning 26 tomorrow, has 10 goals in 28 caps for South Africa www.nytimes.com/athletic/755...

No matter how many college games I watch, there’s inevitably one moment when the counting down clock gets me. Sigh.

But also like defend a tiny bit please Boston

Ahem

Austin Buchanan@austinbuchanan.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Wow that back line shape for Portland is horrendous. Poor denial of entry in the wide area, poor CB shaping, poor box defending

Wow that back line shape for Portland is horrendous. Poor denial of entry in the wide area, poor CB shaping, poor box defending

If you want to do a 6 week preseason, which is almost the bare minimum….yeesh. 8 week? Ooof

Jason Anderson@jasondcsoccer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

More or less fated once Berman confirmed the World Cup break to reporters at Citi Field. There's nowhere else to go on the calendar. Real pressure point for this isn't even a few cold games, it's preseason.

24, 23, 19 - Lucho turns 30 this year. Lucho is a monster, I loved him at Liverpool but transfer value isn’t just set at direct output for the following year. There’s future transfer value, future production, age curving etc But hype Lucho up, he deserves it.

Stefan Bienkowski@sbienkowski.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Yah Diomande for €130m. Bradley Barcola for €170m. Morgan Rogers for €138m. Just a quick reminder that less than a year ago Bayern signed Luis Diaz for €𝟕𝟎𝐦 and he’s since bagged 49 goals and assists in 51 games for them…

@kierdoyle.bsky.social get your mans

Bill Connelly@espnbillc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

xG after 72 min: ENG 0.48, ARG 0.32 (Tuchel begins his defensive subs) xG last 18+ min: ARG 1.53, ENG 0.05 I realize if the other team is committing more to attack, you have to respond to that. But!

@kierdoyle.bsky.social get your mans

Fabrizio Romano (MIRROR)@fabrizioromano.yopro20.com · 3mo ago

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Thomas Tuchel: “Today we played one of our best games. Maybe our best game”. “We have no regrets”.

Racing Louisville thinks that possession is too low

arseblog@arseblog.com · 3mo ago

England had 12.5% possession between the Gordon goal and going 2-1 down 😵‍💫

Just so predictable

I know a guy who played under Henry when he was coaching at Montreal and he said Henry would stop training and say why didn’t you see this and execute it? It’s right there? And the general response was always - if we saw what you saw and could do what you did we wouldn’t be here man haha

Biggest difference between US men’s and US women’s - when the women feel pressure they generally thrive - when the men feel it they crumble

Pulisic looks like he’s never played elite soccer before. Wth

The thing Belgium should protest is their best player starting on the bench.

For the record this is like every bad trope of a manager having a say in recruitment. So many will default to this when under pressure too

Michael Caley@michaelcaley.bsky.social · 3mo ago

good lord this is a disheartening article -Lange still in charge of football operations -plan to focus near-exclusively on PL transfer targets -belief that problem in the past was lack of funds rather than quality of targeting and squad-building www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

I think the biggest complement I would give is I would have killed to have this when I was team side

John Muller@johnspacemuller.com · 3mo ago

Download Thomas Tuchel’s weird brain for iOS and Android

Futi is so sick. @johnspacemuller.com is a genius

John Muller@johnspacemuller.com · 3mo ago

England’s shape change after the break really shows up here, playing more of a back three to go direct to the wingers

Hell yeah. All of my LGBTQ friends are the dopest people I know.

If only England had one of the best dead ball strikers in history, who just so happens to be one of the best open play creative passers ever from his position as well. Might do well against a deep block…..

This is incredible

John Muller@johnspacemuller.com · 4mo ago

New futi feature just dropped

Through a game and a quarter the US re-press or counter pressure has been amazing

This was phenomenal. The work required for this is honestly incredible. Shouts out. Read this. It’s fucking fun.

jackie@okayjackie.bsky.social · 4mo ago

for the casuals, the girlies, and the goofy; for those who care more about ex-gfs than xG - a group of us usmnt sicko girlies have been working tirelessly to bring you: the “Girlies Guide to the USMNT" please enjoy and feel free to share!!!! docs.google.com/presentation...

The best World Cup tactic remains - “ball go in”

Michael Caley@michaelcaley.bsky.social · 4mo ago

the fuck is it 1-0 still

I just went 67-15. This seems completely insane. This team would destroy.

Mia Corbin with an absolute banger in the first half against Lexington in the USL final

I think the Pochettino stuff highlights a much larger and toxic problem with sports - people often forget the human element, the humanity of the people - players and staff. Everything becomes so focused, and intent, that people forget you’re dealing with actual lives.

I’m not super well versed on WNBA roster rules and mechanisms but can anyone explain why the Valks waived Martin?

Liam Rosenior’s “I realize it’s tough to be fired, but I’ve never been more fired up - here’s ten reasons why and a parting lesson” LinkedIn post is going to do numbers