John Muller
@johnspacemuller.com
making a good soccer app called @futiapp.bsky.social
This seems like a good opportunity for England to rename it Football Day and fill it with wall-to-wall boxing matches
December 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This seems like a good opportunity for England to rename it Football Day and fill it with wall-to-wall boxing matches
That Jim Beam eggnog hitting
The Classic Christmas Album
open.spotify.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
That Jim Beam eggnog hitting
I calculated a soccer-specific chess rating for 4,400 online games between ~100 players' accounts
Top 10:
1. Marten de Roon
2. Yussuf Poulsen
3. Antonee Robinson
4. Stefan de Vrij
5. Borna Sosa
6. Christian Pulisic
7. Michael Olise
8. Kevin Prince Boateng
9. N'Golo Kante
10. Josip Stanisic
Top 10:
1. Marten de Roon
2. Yussuf Poulsen
3. Antonee Robinson
4. Stefan de Vrij
5. Borna Sosa
6. Christian Pulisic
7. Michael Olise
8. Kevin Prince Boateng
9. N'Golo Kante
10. Josip Stanisic
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I calculated a soccer-specific chess rating for 4,400 online games between ~100 players' accounts
Top 10:
1. Marten de Roon
2. Yussuf Poulsen
3. Antonee Robinson
4. Stefan de Vrij
5. Borna Sosa
6. Christian Pulisic
7. Michael Olise
8. Kevin Prince Boateng
9. N'Golo Kante
10. Josip Stanisic
Top 10:
1. Marten de Roon
2. Yussuf Poulsen
3. Antonee Robinson
4. Stefan de Vrij
5. Borna Sosa
6. Christian Pulisic
7. Michael Olise
8. Kevin Prince Boateng
9. N'Golo Kante
10. Josip Stanisic
High impact player
December 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
High impact player
Reposted by John Muller
Top of the Bluesky league at Christmas, can’t wait to see how I’ll Arsenal this away
December 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Top of the Bluesky league at Christmas, can’t wait to see how I’ll Arsenal this away
Reposted by John Muller
City have been much more reliant on counter-attacks to create chances this season.
Their xG from counters per game and share of non-penalty xG have both more than doubled compared to a relatively steady baseline. For the first time, Pep's team rank at or near the top of the PL by these metrics.
Their xG from counters per game and share of non-penalty xG have both more than doubled compared to a relatively steady baseline. For the first time, Pep's team rank at or near the top of the PL by these metrics.
December 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
City have been much more reliant on counter-attacks to create chances this season.
Their xG from counters per game and share of non-penalty xG have both more than doubled compared to a relatively steady baseline. For the first time, Pep's team rank at or near the top of the PL by these metrics.
Their xG from counters per game and share of non-penalty xG have both more than doubled compared to a relatively steady baseline. For the first time, Pep's team rank at or near the top of the PL by these metrics.
Reposted by John Muller
Whoever improved ESPN’s stream quality so we can actually tell players apart, thank you, it’s all I ever wanted for Christmas
December 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Whoever improved ESPN’s stream quality so we can actually tell players apart, thank you, it’s all I ever wanted for Christmas
Why didn't Wilfried Nancy kick this ball into the goal? Simply not up to the job
December 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Why didn't Wilfried Nancy kick this ball into the goal? Simply not up to the job
Rayan Cherki can fix the Premier League
December 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Rayan Cherki can fix the Premier League
Hard to argue with the top ten
December 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Hard to argue with the top ten
Reposted by John Muller
There are far too many interesting football analytics papers that I want to read. From the 1980s. And from before that, if they were actually accessible.
This is the blog I've rewritten the most, and is still so short of doing the subject justice.
www.getgoalsideanalytics.com/analytics-hi...
This is the blog I've rewritten the most, and is still so short of doing the subject justice.
www.getgoalsideanalytics.com/analytics-hi...
'Analytics history' - there is so much to write about and share
The history of football analytics often focuses on expected goals and the 21st century, but decade after decade through the 20th century brought insight
www.getgoalsideanalytics.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
There are far too many interesting football analytics papers that I want to read. From the 1980s. And from before that, if they were actually accessible.
This is the blog I've rewritten the most, and is still so short of doing the subject justice.
www.getgoalsideanalytics.com/analytics-hi...
This is the blog I've rewritten the most, and is still so short of doing the subject justice.
www.getgoalsideanalytics.com/analytics-hi...
Briefly thought about joining Transfermarkt values to chess ratings and had to reconsider some things about my life
Mo Salah's account supports my theory that soccer players' chess ratings are related to their confidence on the pitch
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Briefly thought about joining Transfermarkt values to chess ratings and had to reconsider some things about my life
Reposted by John Muller
The most MLS thing of this 2026 MLS draft may have been Colorado using the 6th pick, which they received from Toronto in exchange for an assistant coach and a video analyst, to select a player already in the Colorado Rapids system.
December 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The most MLS thing of this 2026 MLS draft may have been Colorado using the 6th pick, which they received from Toronto in exchange for an assistant coach and a video analyst, to select a player already in the Colorado Rapids system.
After watching a few minutes of Dundee-Celtic I think it's a real question whether Wilfried Nancy can coach down to this level
December 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
After watching a few minutes of Dundee-Celtic I think it's a real question whether Wilfried Nancy can coach down to this level
Mo Salah's account supports my theory that soccer players' chess ratings are related to their confidence on the pitch
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Mo Salah's account supports my theory that soccer players' chess ratings are related to their confidence on the pitch
Reposted by John Muller
🧵 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
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
December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🧵 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
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
Okay I can see why they were upset about his new profile pic
December 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Okay I can see why they were upset about his new profile pic
Welcome to the worst part of the season, when every player who gets hurt for two weeks is "out for the year" and by the time you figure out what that means you've already been tricked into reflecting on your own fleeting mortality, happy holidays
December 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Welcome to the worst part of the season, when every player who gets hurt for two weeks is "out for the year" and by the time you figure out what that means you've already been tricked into reflecting on your own fleeting mortality, happy holidays
