Daryl @daryldao.com · 48m"At Gulf Air, we think differently, like current World Drivers' Champion Lando Norris!" 000
Reposted by DarylSid Lowe @sidlowe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Unai Emery’s grandad played in goal for Real Union de Irun. His dad played in goal for Real Union. His son plays in goal for Real Union. He bought Real Union to save a historic club, four-times cup winners. A family responsibility, he calls it. Here’s the story: www.espn.com/soccer/story...espn.comHow Aston Villa boss Unai Emery rescued Real Unión, his 'family' club, from ruinReal Unión are one of LaLiga's founding clubs, but fell on hard times. Enter Unai Emery, one of the world's top coaches, whose family connection to the club spans four generations. 69924
Reposted by DarylRob Suddaby @robsuddaby.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today FIFA have released the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Post-Tournament Technical Report. I'm very proud to have had a part in creating what is, without a doubt, some of the most comprehensive technical and tactical analysis we have produced to date. Have a browse, enjoy and let us know your feedback👇🏻fifatrainingcentre.comTournament page: FIFA World Cup 2026Your home for technical coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026™. 14210
Daryl @daryldao.com · 02/10/2026Currently going on a run of retro football games cause the state of modern football games feels shambolic, and I'm wondering if PES 21 deserves to be in the top 5 PES editions of all time. 110
Daryl @daryldao.com · 26/09/2026The state of Asian football stats smh... I really need to get that MAT dashboard done asap, don't I 😔 000
Reposted by DarylThe Transfer Flow @thetransferflow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Villarreal are 9th in La Liga and just got outplayed by Real Betis, but their press is elite and they've flipped into a 61.7% possession side under Iñigo Pérez. Underlying numbers still point to a top-4 side, for now.thetransferflow.comIs Villarreal's roller-coaster start to the season a worry?Checking in on Iñigo Pérez's aggressive press amid the Yellow Submarine's iffy beginning to the 2026-27 campaign 022
Daryl @daryldao.com · 24/09/2026Did I spend 2 hours at night on Figma and painstakingly made a mockup of the Arch Linux plugins that I want to make in Lua? Yes I did. Did I also spend 2 hours looking at open source F1 data API? Yes I also did. Now to the harder part 😭 230
Reposted by DarylSCOUTED @scoutedftbl.com · 23/09/2026In the spring of 2019, a young man named Khvicha Kvaratskhelia lived alone at Lokomotiv Moscow’s training ground. All these years later, Khvicha's hustle has paved a new path for a faded icon: the Eastern European creator. The long read: bit.ly/dribbling-in... 071
Daryl @daryldao.com · 23/09/2026Finally moved to Arch Linux and finally understood when people say Arch gives you a kernel and maybe a shell built on top, then you're on your own with everything else. But damn, it's so good just to have an OS that I have full control over and figure things out on the way without using AI. 120
Reposted by DarylDaniel Storey @danielstorey85.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Journeyman 6: Southend United are over their trauma. Now it’s the next age: moving back up the leagues and remaining transparent. Kieron Dyer and Oliver Gage are leading that movement. It’s a fascinating club ⬇️ inews.co.uk/sport/footba...inews.co.ukSouthend United can dare to dream againA revolution is under way at Roots Hall with a Newcastle cult hero at the helm 042
Reposted by DarylThe Transfer Flow @thetransferflow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026No striker, no problem. Barcelona are 8 for 8 with a +24 goal difference and 4.5 goals a game, and they did it without replacing Lewandowski or Ferran Torres. • Rodri's arrival freeing up Pedri • Yamal's improved movement • Raphinha's 14 goals leading the line Plus: How long can this last?thetransferflow.comNo striker, no problem: How Barcelona’s attack is tearing up defences around SpainBarcelona lost both of their lead strikers in the summer transfer window and failed to replace them with a top target. As it turns out, they have somehow gotten even better at creating and scoring. 083
Reposted by DarylJohn Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 21/09/2026Genuinely believe @futi.live's new advanced stats with tactical context are the deepest that fans have ever had access to Non-shot dangerous attacks, xG in set piece second phases, fast break dribbles, tactical fouls in transition — there's so much stuff here that we can measure for the first timefutiapp.substack.comIntroducing futi’s new advanced statsWith phase of play context! 47816
Reposted by Darylcata @catabush.com · 17/09/2026Daniel Job is a really interesting guy and his transfer to FC Dallas raises a lot of questions about process, player evaluation, and league translation. In the closer look, I try to flesh out what a talent eval workflow could look like, and why it's harder than just "this player good."post-match-report.leaflet.pubSeptember 16: adjusting the job prior#bayesianlover 02710
Daryl @daryldao.com · 15/09/2026I'm worry this will be the consequence of the APL tightening the salary cap of the A-League this season, and the seasons beyond... 020
Reposted by Daryl⚽️ Ryo 🇯🇵 @rbyryo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🆕 Shogun Soccer 🇯🇵⚽️: #JLeague Matchday 7: Mini Review FOUR J1 games in Focus! - Kobe 🐮 defeat Antlers 🦌 - Reysol 🌞 come back victory over Kyoto Sanga - Machida & Marinos draw to a stand-still 🛡️ - FC Tokyo cruise to a win over Gamba Osaka 🌊 Link🔗: www.shogunsoccer.com/p/20262027-j...shogunsoccer.com2026/2027 J.League Matchday 7: Mini ReviewFour games in Focus. 171
Daryl @daryldao.com · 09/09/2026Yamal is...*checks Fotmob*...still 19 btw. I know he's a generational talent, but ffs, he's still a teenager. We all know what happens when you ask a teenager to be a leader of a group of people. 000
Reposted by Darylcata @catabush.com · 09/09/2026A model-heavy newsletter today, with lots of thoughts on the decisions we make when building something. This week's Post-Match Report:post-match-report.leaflet.pubSeptember 8: decisions decisionsall about models 1147
Reposted by DarylDaryl @daryldao.com · 09/09/2026TL;DR: The answer to that tweet is no, football analytics isn't solved. In fact, there's a lot more work to be done now that tracking data is entering the public sphere and different challenges faced by the industry. To borrow 2 quotes from last year's MIT Sloan Conference: 011
Reposted by DarylDaryl @daryldao.com · 09/09/2026I wrote a bit about why football analytics is not actually 'solved', the problem with generating data using current AI (or more accurately, computer vision) models, and watching sports with AI is actually not as fun as many tech start-ups want you to think. www.talking-tactics.com/p/solving-fo...talking-tactics.comFootball analytics is the latest tech bubbleNot the next one because it’s already here 122
Reposted by DarylPySport @pysport.org · 09/09/2026𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝟐.𝟎 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 🇪🇺🇺🇸 Following the success of the first edition, PySport and @skillcorner.bsky.social are inviting the analytics community to work with open-source 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 (including body pose data) and 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 to turn new ideas into open-source projects with real value. 189
Daryl @daryldao.com · 09/09/2026I wrote a bit about why football analytics is not actually 'solved', the problem with generating data using current AI (or more accurately, computer vision) models, and watching sports with AI is actually not as fun as many tech start-ups want you to think. www.talking-tactics.com/p/solving-fo...talking-tactics.comFootball analytics is the latest tech bubbleNot the next one because it’s already here 122
Daryl @daryldao.com · 09/09/2026Just gonna add another one to the Dortmund-related memes folder, courtesy of Tifo Football 000
Reposted by Darylcata @catabush.com · 08/09/2026This summer, MLS teams spent a record-breaking amount of money on player transfers: $188 million. That's a 65% increase year-over-year and takes the yearly total to over $410 million, twice what it was in 2022. I dug into the data for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comMLS’s transfer window and the spending line that keeps going upSummer spending across the league’s 30 clubs has ballooned. Here are three takeaways from the league’s transfer window 36527
Daryl @daryldao.com · 08/09/2026Just gonna tap this board, thanks to @markposts.bsky.social's article about this. 130
Reposted by DarylHudl Statsbomb @statsbomb.com · 08/09/2026Our most recent free data release: five complete women's leagues covering 2023-2024 🇺🇸 NWSL 🏴 WSL 🇮🇹 Serie A 🇪🇸 Liga F 🇩🇪 Frauen-Bundesliga 771 matches. 2.6million rows of event data. The largest women's football dataset publicly available 🔽 www.hudl.com/blog/statsbo... 065
Daryl @daryldao.com · 08/09/2026I recently turned off code completion in my VSCode and realised my brain was so cooked that I can't even remember how to write a simple Python class. Unlearning in the AI era is real yall 110
Daryl @daryldao.com · 07/09/2026Yeah this definitely did not happen to a Xabi Alonso team before... 021
Daryl @daryldao.com · 04/09/2026I have two things to say about this as a CS & DS graduate. This graph is probably reflecting the fact that not many new students see IT as a viable long-term, money-making career like the past because of the rise of AI, thus choosing a different major to study instead of rushing to CS. 100
Reposted by Darylfrankie @madebyfrankie.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Reo leaving is another incredibly sore departure, and really does feel like the end of an era. I loved him. Here are some things I drew with him in them. 💚 063
Daryl @daryldao.com · 02/09/2026In a world full of madness and chaotic transfers, Brighton have somehow quietly pulled off a massive bargain during Deadline Day. 000
Daryl @daryldao.com · 31/08/2026I'm curious about Southampton's plan for Reggiani. Obvs Saints are using THB money to get Reggiani, but is he gonna be a regular starter straight away or is he gonna be Stephens' understudy for this season then step up next season? 000
Daryl @daryldao.com · 30/08/2026A former 1860 München manager doing well after his 1860 stint? Nah that can't be right 000
Daryl @daryldao.com · 29/08/2026This is what having an actual #9 does to a team instead of having to rotate between Adam Armstrong, Cameron fckn Archer, and Ben Brereton Diaz for the lone striker position. Also Scienza and Manning are absolute chance creating machines. That pass from inside the half from Manning was *chef kiss* 100
Daryl @daryldao.com · 29/08/2026I warned yall about Francis Onyeka already 👀 Also kinda funny that I said he didn't create that many chances for his teammates at Bochum, yet he just made an assist for Elversberg against his parent club lol www.talking-tactics.com/p/isac-lidbe...talking-tactics.comThree summer signings that have gone under the radar (Summer 2026 edition - Part 1)Different title, same concept, we are so back! Also, I lied in the title, there are actually FOUR summer signings in this edition. 000
Daryl @daryldao.com · 29/08/2026I continue to wonder how and why Fabian Reese is not a Bundesliga player yet after his performance in the past 5 seasons. He has carried a Hertha Berlin team on his back, was their best player by a miles, and he is doing that again with Wolfsburg. 000
Daryl @daryldao.com · 28/08/2026Lowkey I actually think this year's Europa League is gonna be very fun to watch. So many dark horses like Saint-Gilloise, Salzburg, Hoffenheim, NEC. Then all three English clubs in Pot 3 have created so many interesting clashes. I'm quite interested to see some tactical battles happening. 000
Reposted by Darylⰰⰼ @cambi3.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Just How Big Is the Gap Between Sinner, Alcaraz and the Rest in 2026? I dug into data since the inaugural ATP season in 1990 to examine the state of the tour heading into this year’s #USOpen, for @optaanalyst.optajoe.com. 👇 Link below theanalyst.com/articles/atp... 251
Daryl @daryldao.com · 27/08/2026With a bit more free time on my hands, I'm back working on the Match Analysis Tool, now with an actual plan in mind and document my thoughts in a series of article! In this one, I talked about why I transitioned away from Streamlit to Svelte/TypeScript. www.talking-tactics.com/p/mat-dev-lo...talking-tactics.comWhy I switch from Streamlit to Svelte for my projectIt’s the return of the Dev Logs for my self-developed Match Analysis Tool! 120
Daryl @daryldao.com · 27/08/2026Hmmm I know Johannes Spors likes to find German players for Southampton, but I really don't know about this move. Replacing Harwood-Bellis with Keven feels like a slight downgrade cause I've never been a big Keven fan, but I could be wrong. 000
Reposted by DarylSCOUTED @scoutedftbl.com · 26/08/2026 DISCORDANT SYMPHONY For years, positional play has had a stranglehold on football tactics. Inspired by his new mentor and invoking ghosts of the past, Fabian Hürzeler seeks the death of the orthodoxy. SCOUTED Festival, day three: bit.ly/discordant-s... 131
Reposted by Darylcata @catabush.com · 26/08/2026I'm really happy with how this one turned out. RAPM is really interesting and deserves more thought. Plus, plenty of news to catch up on.post-match-report.leaflet.pubAugust 26: RAPM"plus minus" what about division and multiplication am i right 1196
Reposted by DarylSCOUTED @scoutedftbl.com · 25/08/2026🪈 PROVOCATEUR Valentín Barco was Argentina's great full-back hope. Now at Chelsea - and newly christened as a pantomime villain - the little magician must prove he has la pausa to cut it...in midfield. Day two of SCOUTED Festival:scoutedftbl.comThe second form of Valentín BarcoNow at Chelsea with a freshly slapped head, the little Argentine must prove he has la pausa to cut it in midfield. 261
Daryl @daryldao.com · 25/08/2026Well this kinda explains why Marinos and Frontale have been losing steam against other top teams in the league I guess 000
Daryl @daryldao.com · 24/08/2026Well, didn't expect this to start the week, especially when I'm trying not to use LinkedIn more. Long story short (and the secret is finally out), I did help Football Australia a bit with their data work during their preparation for the World Cup. At least now I can finally say it out loud 😅 170
Reposted by DarylAmerican Soccer Analysis @americansocceranalysis.com · 23/08/2026Did you watch the Sounders last night and are wondering about all the Tacoma kids who played? Excited about Cavan Sullivan? Do we have the article for you. @kierdoyle.bsky.social tried to figure out how good MLSNP kids actually are. www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2026/8/...americansocceranalysis.comReplication Project-ish: Projecting MLS Performance based on MLS Next Pro Data — American Soccer AnalysisBy Kieran Doyle In 2022, Daniel Dinsdale and Joe Gallagher of Stats Perform (the artist formerly known as Opta) released an arXiv of a paper titled “ Transfer Portal: Accurately Forecasting the... 38527
Daryl @daryldao.com · 23/08/2026Ya know, if Enzo Le Fée had taught the league anything last season... 010
Reposted by Darylmark thompson @markposts.bsky.social · 22/08/2026This is a particularly good time to remind/tell followers on here that I write a newsletter about the football data industry. (And have been for 5-6 years). It's maybe a little more irreverent than it should be. You can read it and subscribe etc here: www.getgoalsideanalytics.com 075