Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Shoutout to Jedi in the first 20: constantly adjusting the shape, great distribution, and made two surging runs off the ball (but nobody found him) 011
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 30/09/2026After that anthem, I have my doubts on this data… 010
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 26/09/2026What’s not to like? Excellent pass from Robinson in the build-up, dangerous service from Berhalter, predatory instincts from Hall 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This is outstanding work - love the interactive viz at the end of the article, too 001
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Late summer reading sorted out! I’ve read @paultenorio.bsky.social and @leanderalphabet.bsky.social for years - looking forward to both of these. 0123
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This is outstanding and well worth your time 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Freeman in prettyyyyyy good company here with his ability to play quick passes (via @scoutedftbl.com) 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Catching up on Scuffed, and thought @sanjaysujan.bsky.social made a fantastic point about building a midfield and style of play for beyond the Round of 16. There were two moments during England-Argentina that I noticed that reinforce these points... 120
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Just caught up after the final: this is a brilliant article from @colinmillar.bsky.social on the linguistic and cultural understanding of sufferingnytimes.comThe misunderstood art of ‘suffering’ and why it may be central to this World Cup finalThis is the first World Cup final between two nations which speak the same language since 1930 — and one word may dominate the discourse 152
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Excellent analysis from Neel and Kim here. Love this viz, too, showing how Mbappe/Barcola required constant attention. 030
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Bringing a talent like Pedri off the bench is borderline incomprehensible 110
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Thought Argentina’s shape was fascinating throughout the game states. Switzerland contained Messi well enough 11v11 010
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I keep returning to the U20 World Cup as the most analogous situation to this summer: - Won group comfortably - Still exited at same stage - Style of play looked better and increased margins - Talent level deeper - Still a step or two to take before title contender 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Using @futi.live data, a stylistic look at USMNT progression so far. Who is progressing via passing, carrying, or receiving? - The all-action volume from McKennie and Tillman is remarkable - Dest and Pulisic well-rounded - Balogun and Pepi providing the reference points in attack 1162
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Love this from Ream (and @pcattry.bsky.social is killing it this World Cup) 020
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Opportunity for #USMNT against Bosnia: look at how a fairly basic rotation from Qatar disorganizes the defensive shape. Now picture Balogun, McKennie, Tillman, and Dest in these roles... 020
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Final ball wasn't quite there, but this was a scanning clinic 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Ream could have done a remake of this gem youtu.be/lAmv5AENebQ?...youtu.bePert Plus Television Commercial 1994 Featuring Paul Caligiuri World Cup SoccerYouTube video by Analog Memories 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Most impressive thing for me in the first two games - we kept our foot on the gas despite the early goals. This suffocated the attack for Paraguay and Australia, mitigating a potential weakness in defense (data from @futi.live) 1142
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Interesting double jeopardy call there against Qatar. Would you rather have the penalty and yellow card than play a man-down for ~55 minutes? 010
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 15/06/2026These Spanish pass maps by time are wild. Swapping Cucurella and Torres for Williams and Yamal probably solves some problems on the wings. 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 14/06/2026What an EPIC Cantor call on that Curacao goal! 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I've slept on it and feel confident saying that was our best win since Spain 2009. 010
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Incredible, couldn’t have asked for anything more. Reyna’s goal clutch if we’re 2-0 along with Turkey headed into the 3rd game, too. 020
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Submit this to the next indie film festival 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Goal up, man up at home pretty ideal conditions for Mora’s World Cup debut 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Good article that also leads me to 2 questions: 1) Who was the closest to reaching this level? 2) Are those conditions replicable at scale? 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Inspired by The Athletic previews, here's #USMNT + Group D Elo Ratings from 1994 through today. Fascinating to see how cyclical these ratings are, particularly for Gold Cup / Euro / Copa performances. 010
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Thought this was a good #USMNT sequence from Weah that didn't make the highlights/xG stats: - numerical advantage to win the ball off the throw-in - numerical advantage to capitalize on direct play 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Pulisic's production also came despite Allegri's disgust with modern attacking tactics. Here's his heatmap from: - 23/24 with Pioli at Right Wing - 24/25 with Fonseca/Conceicao at Right Wing/Attacking Mid - 25/26 with Allegri at Attacking Mid/Striker 010
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Here's a simple overview of the past 9 years of #USMNT caps and performance. All appearances received full Elo credit, regardless of playing time. I took the average score and applied a cut-off of 10+ caps. It's poetic that Pulisic and McKennie have identical caps and avg score. 100
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Shout-out to Daryl Dike. I'm working on analysis of #USMNT call-ups post-Couva, and Dike is (I think) the only player with 10+ caps who is undefeated. 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Revs with two good counters that led to 0 shots - need a little more precision in the execution and it’s there #NEvMIN 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Essential reading, as always, from @scoutedftbl.com 001
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Such a bummer - my favorite player to watch so far this season 100
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Thought Johnny looked good playing his role in the first half (CM cutting off passing angles in lopsided 5-3-2.) Good chance we’ll encounter a similar situation at some point in the World Cup. #usmnt 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 22/04/20263 little moments I loved from Tsakiris in the #Quakes74 win: 1) Excellent spatial awareness to scan, find space, and hit a 1-time pass to the 3rd man run 100
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Ok, no free kicks conceded in Zone 14 this summer…what a FK from Guler 000
Charles Wilson @andthenthehex.bsky.social · 13/04/2026No hyperbole - this is the worst defending I have ever seen 042
