Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Football would be in an infinitely better place if club’s used their academy before the transfer market. 120
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I’ve got to be honest, the BBC’s coverage of this World Cup has been shite. Remote commentary for this USA-Belgium match is their latest nonsense. 100
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 01/07/2026His ‘shop window’ was the 2025/26 Ligue 1 and UCL season, but Lamine Camara has had an absolute howler of a World Cup. Biggest stage of his career and he’s been used in a role that doesn’t make the most of his best traits and had a number of obviously bad moments and poor performances. 030
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Any chance of a Scotland midfielder showing for the ball? 000
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 22/06/2026The 'I found Khvicha Kvaratskhelia at Dinamo Batumi' line being peddled isn't impressive because he'd already played over 100 top-flight games, dribbled his way to two Young Player of the Year awards in Russia and another two Georgian Player of the Year awards by then. 000
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Why did it take all of 85 minutes for Scotland to get Scott McTominay in and around the Morocco penalty area, rather than playing bounce passes to Grant Hanley? 000
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 17/06/2026They need to fuck these hydration breaks off after the group stage, or even this round of group stage games. Serious nonsense that will eventually kill the sport as we know it. Fuck your adverts. 020
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 15/06/2026This is the match which the European team has struggled most with the conditions so far in this tournament for me. Belgium look done already; there have been so many unforced lapses of accuracy and concentration, and zero urgency nor intensity. Also, Rudi Garcia. 000
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 15/06/2026The thing about Yan Diomandé is he was doing all of this stuff – blasting past defenders, driving and dribbling, creating shots, looking after the ball – for relegated Leganés in La Liga straight out regional US football. His floor is remarkably high in general, not just for his age. 0151
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Japan's substitutes bench is very extreme: six defenders, six forwards, and only one out-and-out central midfielder in Ao Tanaka. They lost Wataru Endo just before the tournament and replaced him with a centre-forward. Kodai Sano is extremely unfortunate to miss out. 100
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I swear it's only the England squad that gets leaked - pick by pick and/or elimination by elimination - the day before the actual squad announcement is meant to happen. One of the biggest nonsenses going. 100
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Ethan Ampadu should be getting much more recognition for his season. He should be getting similar fanfare to Granit Xhaka has had at the very least. Serious player and a central reason why Leeds United are the good and effective team that they are. 2151
Reposted by Llew DaviesSCOUTED @scoutedftbl.com · 08/05/2026Introducing: Volume II., our second magazine of 2026. It features an exclusive interview with Adam Wharton, plus stories on the future of midfield, Kees Smit, Pablo Barrios, Victor Froholdt, and Kennet Eichhorn. Available to pre-order in print and download in digital now. Go get it: bit.ly/4trYabL 1235
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 30/04/2026People who frequent Twitter just aren’t objective when it comes to anything Arsenal. They’ve consumed so much slop on there – from pathetic grifters to the biggest football media outlets in the country – and it has turned their brains into pulp. Genuinely concerning. 010
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Jack Rudoni in the Premier League limelight will have England call-up shouts by October. 010
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 16/04/2026J.LEAGUE football is of such a high standard at individual and collective levels. You will be watching a match and a random 28-year-old not long out of university is putting in one of the most accomplished performances you’ll see all season. Just different. 000
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Johan Manzambi has a long throw that can almost reach the penalty spot. Apologies, I was not familiar with that part of his game. 000
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Found out yesterday that the ‘eichhorn’ in Kennet Eichhorn means squirrel in German, which makes one of the most coveted prospects in football sound like a person Bob Mortimer just made up. Ken Squirrel. 021
Reposted by Llew DaviesSCOUTED @scoutedftbl.com · 05/03/2026In November last year, FC Porto invited us to a match to show support for what we do at SCOUTED. This was an extremely proud moment for the team and a clear sign that our unique discovery and analysis of young players is highly valued in the professional industry. Jump on board at scoutedftbl.com. 1246
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 20/02/2026As soon as I watched Johan Manzambi, he became one of my favourite players. I love midfielders that contribute to every phase of play – from press-killing dribbling to sneaky box-crashing, and everything else between the boxes – and the Swiss is one of them. You will hear a lot more about him.scoutedftbl.comThe Amazing Johan ManzambiJohan Manzambi is a proper midfielder 162
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Referee winking at the camera as it passes him in the line-ups before a UEFA Europa League match. I prefer not to speak. 000
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Very proud to have put together SCOUTED: Volume I, our first digital magazine of 2026, along with Tom and Jake. Plenty of hard work put into it, and the product speaks for itself. If you want to get ahead of the curve on the future of football, make sure to download Volume I.scoutedftbl.comVolume I23,000 words on the future of football, yours to download and keep. 052
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 12/02/2026The cheapest tickets available (highest rows in the top tier) I could for Wales against Scotland in the Six Nations rugby are £100. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, charging that amount for a team that have won once in the last 23 matches. Genuinely scandalous. 111
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 09/02/2026The first 20 minutes of Sheffield United-Middlesbrough was the best 20 minutes of football I can remember watching all season. 010
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Always enjoy catching up on the propaganda that gets spoon-fed to journalists when a new manager comes in. ‘Liam Rosenior isn’t wearing gloves in training so the players can hear his applause when he see’s something he likes’ is a new one for me. Innovative. 011
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 15/01/2026I'm watching Stade Rennais for Jérémy Jacquet, and I love having Mohamed Kader Meïté as a little side watch when the ball gets into the final third. The way he wedges and pins defenders is textbook. Very rare for such a young centre-forward to be so adept at such skills. 250
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Remember when Paul Scholes said Sandro Tonali was better than Declan Rice? 031
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Imagine a team celebrating winning the Community Shield like Barcelona are celebrating this Supercopa. The tragically online English football fan would have an aneurysm. 010
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Been watching some Rodrigo Mendoza and my assessment of him as a player/profile is very different to other peoples' assessments of him that I've come across. 000
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 05/01/2026This is my I Told You So XI of 2025, a team of players I wrote about that went on to prove my point. Includes Kees Smit, Ayyoub Bouaddi and Yan Diomandé. I then picked out five little-known prospects to keep tabs on in 2026. It's free to read.scoutedftbl.comI told you so: The 2025 XILlew returns to boast 062
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 04/01/2026What’s the next best Leeds-based club in the pyramid? It must be the biggest city (excluding the Welsh ones) not to have a prominent other club in it, which is pretty unique for English football, unless I’m forgetting an obvious one. 200
Reposted by Llew DaviesSCOUTED @scoutedftbl.com · 04/12/2025Introducing BREAKOUT5. This is our regular collection of talents Llew Davies was most impressed by this month. Think a smaller SCOUTED50 but contemporary, collectible and immediately relevant - and based on real hours put into scouting over the past thirty days. Discover the future: bit.ly/4pbHQe5 033
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Leeds United getting Ethan Ampadu for £7 million is one of the best value transfers of the past decade, easily. 010
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 24/11/2025I had a dream last night where I was speaking to Tom Brady about the disguise of Nathan De Cat. 000
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Nathan De Cat is a top prospect. Despite being the most obvious figure on any pitch, he plays with a disguise that belongs at the highest level. I broke down one of his performances to show why the European giants are already after him.scoutedftbl.comIntroducing Nathan De CatLong limbs, disguised passing, and a bam-bam tempo: breaking down Belgium's teenage number six 032
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Someone who managed Haverfordwest County in the Cymru Premier just three years ago is currently managing against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League. 000
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 30/10/2025The Copa del Rey is really cool because most of the top-flight clubs play against real minnows in the early rounds every year. Tonight, Celta Vigo are at Puerto de Vega, a tiny, rural Asturian fishing village that has about 1,000 people living it whose football team play in the sixth tier. 110
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 22/09/2025The Ballon d'Or, and all the narrative and argument and hysteria that surrounds it, is the biggest load of shite going. 110
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Stade Rennais' Mohamed Kader Meïté is maybe the most exciting centre-forward prospect in football right now. A jumbo-sized, 17-year-old striker that can do almost everything at the point of attack, his match-winning impact on Sunday night proved it. It went viral; I analysed it play by play.scoutedftbl.comMohamed Kader Meïté: 21 minutes to break the internetHow the massive teenage forward changed a game 092
Reposted by Llew DaviesSCOUTED @scoutedftbl.com · 19/09/2025Mohamed Kader Meïté went viral for one clip in a 21-minute cameo last weekend. Watch it in full and you'll be even more excited about the 17-year-old Stade Rennais centre-forward, one of the most exciting in Europe and symbol of the jumbo-sized striker. Llew Davies has analysed it, play by play.scoutedftbl.comMohamed Kader Meïté: 21 minutes to break the internetHow the massive teenage forward changed a game 072
Llew Davies @llewdavies.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Already enjoying this season’s Arsenal x UEFA Youth League team because the roles and combinations across the pitch are much more natural for the collective and much more suitable for the individual. More round pegs in round holes. 100
