Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 31/01/2026🧵 Analysing the new Inter Miami striker | Germán Berterame 🔹 Style of play, strengths and weaknesses 🔹 His fit for Javier Mascherano’s side 🔹 Data and graphics from Twelve Football 👇👇👇 131
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 14/01/2026🧵 Luka Romero | Aiding his individual development 🔹 Analyzing his first year in Liga MX 🔹 4 suggestions of areas to focus on, in order to improve Romero's output, within Nicolas Larcamón's system 🔹 Data & graphics from Twelve Football 👇👇👇 100
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 09/01/2026🧵 C.D. Guadalajara | How they can improve this Clausura 26 season ▫️ Chivas had a decent 1st season under Milito, finishing 5th in xPoints & reaching the quarter-finals ▫️ However, improvements are required to compete for the title ▫️ All data & graphics from Twelve football 👇👇👇 110
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 31/12/2025🆕 ✍️ Five ways that Rayados can improve next season 👇 1️⃣ Better final 3rd penetration 2️⃣ Develop left-wing creativity 3️⃣ More on-ball quality in midfield 4️⃣ Better control of central zones when out of possession 5️⃣ Improve in defensive transitions cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/five-ways-...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comFive ways that Rayados can improve next seasonAnalyzing opportunities for improvement from Domenec Torrent's side 000
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 26/12/2025🧵 Blocking the goalkeeper's sightline: A factor in Aston Villa's xG overperformance? 📉 Aston Villa's current xG overperformance is rare, and seems unsustainable ❗ But, one concept partly explains their high number of goals from outside the box ❌ Blocking the goalkeeper's sightline 152
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 23/12/2025✍️ Re-building Necaxa ▫️As part of the Twelve "Creator Collective", I used their graphics & models to profile possible signings for Los Rayos ▫️Key needs: better aerial & ball-playing center-back, a replacement for Palavecino & wingers for both flanks cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/re-buildin...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comRe-building NecaxaAnalyzing the impact of hiring Martín Varini, their squad, and possible signings 010
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 18/12/2025🥅 Are goal prevention metrics overrated when analyzing goalkeepers? ⬇️ Low season-on-season correlation when assessing goal prevention vs expectation ▶️ Appears comparable to finishing metrics, which can have a massive impact on results, but aren't that repeatable 110
Reposted by Tom HarrisonTed Knutson @mixedknuts.bsky.social · 17/12/2025I love this line of analysis. I literally designed the data set so that it could be pursued. I think we ended up a little more incomplete than I had hoped, but it was going to be filled in by aligned tracking in the SB Data Set. 111
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 17/12/2025🧵 Thread: I recently looked into the concept of escaping pressure 👇 1️⃣ 3rd player, up-back combos are the most efficient at escaping pressure 🔷 I defined a press-escaping situation as a pass that found a free player (not pressured in 3 seconds), after 2 consecutive ball carriers were pressurized 294
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 15/12/2025✍️ Analyzing escaping pressure & the passing combinations used to find a free player 👇 ⬆️ Up-back 3rd player combos are frequently used & find a free player more than 50% of the time- clearly the most efficient 🔷 Harder to escape pressure out wide cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/up-back-3r...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comUp-back 3rd player combos- The key to escaping pressure?Studying press escaping, and why it matters for some teams 020
Reposted by Tom HarrisonJoel Corona @joelpcorona.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Great writeup. I've been fascinated by how Hormiga has fit in the team's system this past season. 121
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 11/12/2025✍️ Armando "Hormiga" González: A 22-year-old reaching Erling Haaland levels of output ✅ Excellent off-ball movement to get in-behind defensive lines ✅ Attacking the blindside when Chivas cross ✅ Frequently adjusts positioning to gain advantages cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/armando-go...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comArmando González is the best striker in Liga MXAnalyzing how "Hormiga" generates so many high-xG chances 130
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 03/12/2025✍️ Why Club América's attack isn't working 1️⃣ More crosses from deep & wide 2️⃣ More shots from distance 3️⃣ No replacement for Henry's combination of goals & creativity 4️⃣ Fewer runs into the box from interior midfielders 5️⃣ Too pragmatic in big games? cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/club-am-ri...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comClub América's attack isn't workingAnalyzing André Jardine's worst season with Las Águilas 010
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Pass and move 🏃 🔷 Whilst tracking data is needed to fully assess off-ball movement, we can visualize movement during a pass combo with event data 🔷 I split pass & move into 2 types: 1️⃣ Wall pass (1-2) 2️⃣ ABCA combo (Player A makes pass 1 & receive pass 3) 👇 Example from Messi at past 2 World Cups 110
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 27/10/2025xG p90 leaders in Europe's "big 5" leagues plus Liga MX, 2025-26 (Data from FBref, minimum 500 minutes): ▫️ Erling Haaland - 1.03 🇲🇽 Armando "Hormiga" González - 0.75 ▫️ Kylian Mbappe - 0.73 The 22-year-old should be Mexico's next export to Europe 000
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 24/10/2025🧵 Thread: I recently explored a few ideas to analyze a team's press in more detail 👇 1️⃣ Pressing triggers ▫️By focusing on the opponent's pass before a 1st pressing action in a sequence, it's possible to separate different triggers 👇 The graphic shows an example, with the 8 triggers that I defined 43410
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 21/10/2025✍️ Pressing triggers, orientation & defensive positioning: Developing opposition analysis ideas 👇 ▫️Focusing on the pass before a pressure to analyze triggers ▫️How the trigger impacts outcomes ▫️Orientation & positioning can add more layers of detail cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/pressing-t...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comPressing triggers, orientation & defensive positioningDeveloping opposition analysis ideas & analyzing how pressing triggers impact outcomes 010
Reposted by Tom HarrisonJohn Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 15/10/2025Welcome new people, here are some soccer analytics and tactics accounts to follow if you're into that 26921
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 02/10/20252 goals for the extraordinary Gilberto Mora in the U20 World Cup yesterday. Back in February, I profiled the 16-year-old, analysing his underlying numbers, remarkable ball retention, shot locations and performances in the Tijuana academy 👇 cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/the-best-p...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comThe best prospect in Mexican football?Analyzing Gilberto Mora, in Liga MX and academy football 021
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 15/09/2025✏️ Studying tempo in a high press, inspired by tactical analysis from @jonmackenzie.bsky.social & @liamtharme.bsky.social ▫️Pressing a ball reception = Less progression & more recoveries ▫️More time on the ball = More long passes & better success % cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/tempo-and-...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comPressing the ball reception can improve high press efficiencyStudying the concepts of tempo and access in a high press 062
Reposted by Tom HarrisonLaNorris Sellers’ Heisman Trophy @socratescousin.bsky.social · 13/09/2025🤔🤔🤔 011
Reposted by Tom HarrisonSilverRey @silverrey.bsky.social · 13/09/2025This one is good And applies to the importance of shots from the likes of DJJ and Lukic from outside the box #doop 011
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 12/09/2025✍️ Pressing the ball reception can improve high press efficiency ▫️Limiting time on the ball before a pressing action reduces opposition ball progression ▫️Generating turnovers is more complex, as increased time pre-press leads to more long passes cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/tempo-and-...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comTempo and access: Key concepts for a successful high press?Studying opposition time on the ball before being put under pressure 052
Reposted by Tom HarrisonNeel Shelat @shelatneel.bsky.social · 08/09/2025You may well have seen this but I enjoyed this recently bsky.app/profile/tomh... 231
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 05/09/2025A pleasure to provide some quotes for the @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social piece on Gilberto Mora Check it out below 👇 052
Reposted by Tom HarrisonKieran Doyle @kierdoyle.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Nothing I love more than when analytics research backs up things that just obviously completely make sense 2151
Reposted by Tom HarrisonBilly Carpenter @billycarpy.bsky.social · 02/09/2025I, and I can't stress this enough, love this shit. 3392
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Yes, and I know it's simple, but I've seen coaches teaching "ball, body, goal" positioning (or something along the same lines) to both goalkeepers and defenders. This naturally results in the defender blocking the keeper's view. So it's something that hasn't been considered enough in my opinion. 010
Reposted by Tom HarrisonAlex Stewart @afhstewart.bsky.social · 02/09/2025This is v cool. Reminds me of Dyche’s Burnley doing a neat funnelling thing where there was no pressure but the Gk sightline was kept clear. 251
Reposted by Tom Harrisonmark thompson @markposts.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Fun example of the kind of thing you can look into with the Statsbomb public dataset 271
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 02/09/2025✍️ Blocking the goalkeeper's sightline can increase goal probability ▫️Defensive positioning study with @statsbomb.com data ▫️Pressuring shots reduces goal probability ▫️If a defender can't pressure the shot they should move to clear the keeper's view cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/blocking-t...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comBlocking the goalkeeper's sightline can increase goal probabilityAnalysis of defensive positioning and the impact of pressure on a shot 46115
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 25/08/2025✍️ Free-kicks: Where should teams shoot from? ▫️Analyzing StatsBomb open data to find the most efficient decision based on the location of the free-kick ▫️How Messi has out-performed the average ▫️Should teams attempt more indirect free-kicks? cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/free-kicks...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comFree-kicks: Where should teams shoot from?It seems that teams should attempt more indirect free-kicks 021
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 18/07/2025✍️ 10 ways that football clubs should be using analytics 🆕Recruitment & contracts ✅Pre-game, live, collective & individual analysis ❓Predicting young player potential 📈Training data & overall trends 👇Exploring each type with Liga MX case studies cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/10-ways-th...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com10 ways that football clubs should be using analyticsHow teams can create advantages over their opponents 000
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 30/06/2025✍️ Is Alexis Gutiérrez good enough for América? ▫️Less attacking output than current options Álvaro Fidalgo & Érick Sánchez ▫️Very little impact in build-up ▫️Few dribbles, lots of sideways/backwards passes 👇Complete analysis of América's new signing cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/alexis-gut...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comIs Alexis Gutiérrez good enough for Club América?Cruz Azul have done well to get a significant fee for Gutiérrez 000
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 24/06/2025✍️ Re-building Juárez: Where should they try to strengthen? ▫️Left-back options to replace Orquin ▫️Replacement if Campillo leaves ▫️How to improve central creation ▫️Better striker than Zaldívar Article analyzing the squad & possible signings below 👇 cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/re-buildin...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comRe-building JuárezAnalyzing the Juárez squad after their best-ever Liga MX season, and signings to strengthen for the future 000
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 10/06/2025✍ Re-building Club América: Where should they try to strengthen? ▫️ Orquín should take Chicote's minutes ▫️ Another midfielder to boost options? ▫️ A direct replacement if Brian leaves ▫️ Various options to improve cover out wide Article below 👇 cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/re-buildin...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comRe-building AméricaAnalyzing the squad, their disappointing season, and options to strengthen the side 000
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 05/06/2025✍️ Re-building León: Where should they try to strengthen? ▫️Left-back with more attacking output ▫️A better ball-winning midfielder ▫️Younger wingers to add creativity ▫️Backup striker options 👇 Link below, analyzing the squad & potential signings cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/re-buildin...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comRe-building LeónAnalyzing the squad and possible signings ahead of Apertura 2025 010
Reposted by Tom HarrisonJon Arnold @jonarnoldfc.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Enjoying this series from Tom. I would take the question mark off the new striker, though I agree it's wise to not set out to find 'a new Gignac' It's also still very funny that Pizarro needs to replace a lot of the production he himself was providing over the last several tournaments. 132
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 21/05/2025✍️ Re-building Tigres: What does Guido Pizarro need to improve next season? ▫️ A holding-midfielder to replace Carioca ▫️ More creativity in the squad ▫️ A new striker? 👇 Analyzing the squad, the contract decisions and potential signings cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/re-buildin...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comRe-building TigresAnalyzing the squad, and how Guido Pizarro can improve performances next season 020
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 16/05/2025🆕 Re-building Pumas 👇 ✍️ Analyzing the current situation, squad, and profiles they should be looking for ⬆️ Improvements needed at full-back ❌ Why Héctor Moreno shouldn't be signed 💪 Assessing defensive midfield options ⬅️ Ruvalcaba should stay cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/re-buildin...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comRe-building PumasAnalyzing the profiles that they should be targeting this summer 110
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 01/05/2025✍️ The most frequent passes for every Liga MX team ▫️Using StatsBomb's pass clustering graphic to analyze build-ups ▫️Brunetta's passing tendency leads to Tigres attacking more on the right ▫️Necaxa the most direct side in liguilla 👇 Full analysis cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/the-most-f...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comThe most frequent passes for every Liga MX teamOne method of analyzing the build-up phase 010
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 30/04/2025✍️ Lucas Ocampos: A disappointing season or a bad signing? ❌ 0 goals or assists in 15 of his 18 starts 📉 His output had already declined greatly in La Liga, did Rayados fail to analyze this drop, and the impact of age curves? 👇 Full article below cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/lucas-ocam...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comLucas Ocampos: A disappointing season or bad signing?Rayados invested heavily in a player who passed his peak age in 2022 020
Reposted by Tom Harrisonthecolorfulkit.com @thecolorfulkit.com · 28/04/202519yr old Elias Montiel tonight against Monterrey. Excited for his future. He was a big topic in my podcast this week with @tomh36.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6TNK... 021
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 25/04/2025🆕 Article 👉 Analyzing the fall in parity in Liga MX 👇 🔷 Clausura 23 was the 1st season with 6 teams reaching 30 points 🔷 It's happened 3 more times since 🔷 2 teams under 10 points this season 🔷 Financial inequality to blame? Removing relegation? cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/parity-in-...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comParity in Liga MX has reducedFor the first time in a short season, two teams finished on less than ten points 000
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 25/04/2025🆕✍️ 🔴Necaxa are the most improved Liga MX team this season, right? Well, not really ❌No improvement in their xG difference 📈A story of xG under-performance becoming xG over-performance ❓But given a change in style, is this still a success? Read 👇 cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/nicol-s-la...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comNicolás Larcamón hasn't actually improved NecaxaLos Rayos have won 9 more points than their underlying numbers suggest 000
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 24/04/2025🎙️ @thecolorfulkit.com and I talking through a list of the most exciting young Mexicans in Liga MX right now. Plus we get sidetracked on the youth minutes rule, contract decisions, and how teams can analyze their fuerzas básicas talents. Check it out 👇 011
Tom Harrison @tomh36.bsky.social · 22/04/2025✍️ My team of the season for Liga MX Clausura 2025...but with just 1 player per team 👇 🔵 A 39-year-old keeper 🔴 The full/wing-back who's ready to make a step-up 🟡 How Fidalgo became even more influential 🔴 The stand-out Mexican player this season cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.com/p/liga-mx-cl...cambiodejuegoenglish.beehiiv.comLiga MX Clausura 2025: Team of the SeasonWith a maximum of one player per team... 010