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markstats @markstats.club · 15/07/2026

The same people who praised Dan Burn’s headers against Mexico a few days ago are now calling Tuchel a coward.

markstats @markstats.club · 15/07/2026

A team goes into a positive game state and the manager makes defensive adjustments. If it works, he’s a genius. If it doesn’t, he’s a coward. That’s how football discourse works, isn’t it?

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markstats @markstats.club · 12/07/2026

Before Embolo’s second yellow, Argentina’s build-up pass completion was just 83.9%. Before this match, they had averaged 92% at the tournament

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markstatsbot @markstatsbot.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Spain 2 : 1 Belgium ▪ xG: 1.96 - 0.43 ▪ xThreat: 1.57 - 0.71 ▪ Possession: 67.5% - 32.5% ▪ Field Tilt: 80.6% - 19.4% ▪ Def Action Height: 56.1 - 45.1

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ACHRAF @lamdarhriachraf.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

It's really hard to generate threat if there is no balance between push & pull dynamics, which is one of the areas Morocco struggled with against France. Graph: @markstats.club

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markstats @markstats.club · 10/07/2026

With David Raya in goal, Spain wouldn’t have conceded this goal. He would have intercepted the cross

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markstats @markstats.club · 07/07/2026

One of the most enjoyable hate-watching experiences since Emily in Paris

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markstats @markstats.club · 04/07/2026

Set pieces, positive game states and fast breaks are your best friends in the playoffs

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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Canada has done more in 15 minutes against Morocco than the Netherlands managed in 120 minutes. Koeman is an actual terrorist.

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markstats @markstats.club · 04/07/2026

The beauty of stats and data visualization is that, after hours of work, you can finally prove the kind of thing everyone already knew: Argentina go *through* defensive blocks and Portugal go *around* them

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markstats @markstats.club · 04/07/2026

The most game-state-driven football match ever

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markstats @markstats.club · 04/07/2026

I am glad Argentina ditched their fancy “overload the middle” style and went back to good old corners

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

here's a stat In the Premier League from 2021-25, on throw-ins taken from deep attacking areas, how many were delayed for at least 20 seconds from after the ball went out of play? 22% In the 2025-26 PL, what was the share of deep throw-ins with such a delay? 46% and in the World Cup? 14%

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markstatsbot @markstatsbot.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

USA 2 : 0 Bosnia ▪ xG: 0.93 - 0.35 ▪ xThreat: 1.37 - 0.52 ▪ Possession: 48.7% - 51.3% ▪ Field Tilt: 56.6% - 43.4% ▪ Def Action Height: 49.9 - 38.8

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markstats @markstats.club · 01/07/2026

The same people who wrote, “Why on earth did you sub off Doku and De Bruyne?” are going to write detailed analyses of how Rudi Garcia turned the game around 🤷

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markstats @markstats.club · 01/07/2026

Please stop explaining momentum shifts only through hydration breaks. Game states still exist, and their impact is often bigger than anything else.

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markstats @markstats.club · 30/06/2026

The best tactical minds of our time have wrestled with this question for years, but against stubborn low blocks, nobody has come up with anything better than crosses

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markstats @markstats.club · 30/06/2026

Twitter tactics bro: “It is so good for the future of football that we see more small countries at international level. More variety, new ideas and non-mainstream football.” Small countries: low block and counterattack.

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markstats @markstats.club · 30/06/2026

The best tactical minds of our time have wrestled with this question for years, but against stubborn low blocks, nobody has come up with anything better than crosses

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markstatsbot @markstatsbot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Germany 1 : 1 Paraguay ▪ xG: 1.57 - 0.37 ▪ xThreat: 2.91 - 1.0 ▪ Possession: 75.1% - 24.9% ▪ Field Tilt: 81.5% - 18.5% ▪ Def Action Height: 58.3 - 30.0

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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 29/06/2026

Bundesliga players looking baffled by the concept of a low block

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markstatsbot @markstatsbot.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

South Africa 0 : 1 Canada ▪ xG: 0.15 - 1.4 ▪ xThreat: 0.87 - 1.79 ▪ Possession: 57.8% - 42.2% ▪ Field Tilt: 32.6% - 67.4% ▪ Def Action Height: 34.7 - 55.4

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markstats @markstats.club · 15/06/2026

A festival of attacking football

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markstats @markstats.club · 13/06/2026

Mauricio Pochettino knows a thing or two about high press

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markstats @markstats.club · 13/06/2026

The United States outclassed Paraguay physically and tactically. Pochettino has successfully brought modern club football principles to the national team level

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markstats @markstats.club · 24/04/2026

👀 Look at Arsenal on this graph. Over the last 10 games, their directness and pass completion in build-up have shifted from "top three" levels toward the "league average"

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markstats @markstats.club · 17/03/2026

Left - Arsenal's pass map before Eze's goal, right - Leverkusen's after. An illustration of what dominance looks like with 30% possession

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markstats @markstats.club · 15/03/2026

Graph compares each PL team's last 9 games against the rest of their season. Since Michael Carrick took over, Man United are the most in-form team in the league, Man City drop to fifth by xG, and Liverpool struggle to convert third-best xG difference into points

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markstats @markstats.club · 14/03/2026

As soon as Newcastle abandoned their 4-5-1 mid block and dropped deeper, they became considerably more solid defensively against Chelsea. No more free space between the lines for Palmer. Good adaptation. Chelsea need a better one-on-one specialist on at least one flank

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markstats @markstats.club · 14/03/2026

Player scatter plots are now live on markstats.club Compare any two metrics across the entire league for players in a similar position. Highlight any player in the distribution to tell a story visually

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markstats @markstats.club · 11/03/2026

For those who follow the match report bot here on Bluesky. Individual match pages are now live on markstats.club For every match across all top five leagues. Cumulative xG timeline, head-to-head metrics (xG, xT, field tilt, buildup completion, high turnovers & more). Still completely free

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markstats @markstats.club · 11/03/2026

You can suffer under pressure at St James' Park, fine. But how is your pass completion rate in buildup lower than a "route one" side's? One of the worst Barca performances of the season

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markstats @markstats.club · 22/09/2025

More than half of Premier League teams have adopted a more direct approach with the ball this season compared to last year, with Man City showing the most dramatic shift so far

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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 14/08/2025

New season, new reminder that you can follow a bunch of smart soccer people here

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markstats @markstats.club · 08/08/2025

My favourite visual of the 2024–25 season is "Serie A pressing efficiency". You can now create the same type of graph yourself with markstats.club

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markstats @markstats.club · 07/08/2025

Some of you may already have access to markstats.club 2.0. We’ve moved from WordPress to React, and one new feature lets you create scatter plots right in your browser. Check it out if you have access

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markstats @markstats.club · 06/06/2025

Man United and Spurs were in similar, if not identical, situations: a generally poor season ended with a sudden knockout success. Yet the managers were judged in completely opposite ways

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markstats @markstats.club · 06/06/2025

Ange Postecoglou tenure at Spurs: instant impact followed by a gradual decline

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markstats @markstats.club · 31/05/2025

If Inter stays brave tonight, they can leverage their biggest strength: effective buildup and press resistance. As PSG typically presses high m2m, opportunities to create artificial transitions will likely arise. Set pieces might offer another edge

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markstats @markstats.club · 24/05/2025

Manchester United 2024-25 compared to 2023-24: They have a less effective high press, but overall open-play defense improved massively from "catastrophic" to "slightly above average". An open-play attack and buildup quality have not remarkably changed

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markstats @markstats.club · 17/05/2025

"Glasner's defensive masterclass" looks like this by the way. Basically the worst game of the season

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markstats @markstats.club · 17/05/2025

Crystal Palace is one of the most effective defensive PL teams. Their mid-block restricts opponents’ access to the final third and danger zones. However, today’s match was a complete contrast. Palace allowed 16 shots from the penalty box and 24 entries into the danger zone

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markstats @markstats.club · 17/05/2025

Are you prepared for a flood of "Glasner's defensive masterclass" and "Pep's overthinking" hot takes?

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markstats @markstats.club · 11/05/2025

A chaotic, open game with frequent transitions is the best *this Real* can hope for against *this Barcelona*

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markstats @markstats.club · 11/05/2025

Why won’t Carlo Ancelotti just let his players express themselves? 🙃

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markstats @markstats.club · 04/05/2025

Chelsea excels at attacking space, creating fast-break opportunities through natural turnovers and artificially (baiting opposition press). Sharper decisions with the ball in the second half against Liverpool could have led to a couple more goals

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markstats @markstats.club · 16/04/2025

Carlo Ancelotti: Gives his players flexibility and freedom to “express themselves” The players: Cross the ball into the penalty box instantly

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