Rob Suddaby
@robsuddaby.bsky.social
⚽️📊📈 👨🏻💻 FIFA Football Data Insights Analyst • UEFA B Licence • Previously of Norwich City, Leicester City, The Information Lab and Vodafone • Views my own.
Is it April 1st already?! This is fucking batshit crazy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
EV drivers could face new tax in Budget
The BBC understands there have been
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Is it April 1st already?! This is fucking batshit crazy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Never handball IMO
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Never handball IMO
Reposted by Rob Suddaby
We're expanding the Club Brugge Football Data Science team. As our Football Data Scientist, you'll work with one of the most advanced analytics infrastructures in football to help management, scouting, and analysis staff turn data into better decisions.
jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist
jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist
Football Data Scientist at Club Brugge
As a Football Data Scientist, you will be responsible for researching and developing advanced models and metrics for analyzing player and team performances and evaluating potential acquisitions for Cl...
jobs.clubbrugge.be
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We're expanding the Club Brugge Football Data Science team. As our Football Data Scientist, you'll work with one of the most advanced analytics infrastructures in football to help management, scouting, and analysis staff turn data into better decisions.
jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist
jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist
I get his importance but not sure why Gabi is being played given the squad we have - better to give him additional time, that’s surely the point of our outrageous depth!
October 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I get his importance but not sure why Gabi is being played given the squad we have - better to give him additional time, that’s surely the point of our outrageous depth!
Reposted by Rob Suddaby
🧵 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
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
October 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🧵 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
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
Huh, maybe Rangers are just crap after all and it had nothing to do with Russell Martin’s shoes 🤷🏻♂️
October 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Huh, maybe Rangers are just crap after all and it had nothing to do with Russell Martin’s shoes 🤷🏻♂️
Congrats to Morocco on winning a very entertaining FIFA U-20 World Cup last night! Ahead of yesterday's Final, our Technical Study Group held a press conference to cover some of the key insights form the tournament 👇🏻 inside.fifa.com/talent-devel...
FIFA Technical Study Group shares insights on the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™
The FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG) has presented its analysis of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™. They pointed out specific aspects such as the role of the goalkeeper during short goal kicks, an...
inside.fifa.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Congrats to Morocco on winning a very entertaining FIFA U-20 World Cup last night! Ahead of yesterday's Final, our Technical Study Group held a press conference to cover some of the key insights form the tournament 👇🏻 inside.fifa.com/talent-devel...
Reposted by Rob Suddaby
We’re excited to launch the 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐗 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩 - a hackathon-style challenge that will bring together the community to collaborate, compete, and innovate using open-source SkillCorner data.
👉 Sign up pysport.org/analytics-cup
👉 Sign up pysport.org/analytics-cup
October 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
We’re excited to launch the 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐗 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩 - a hackathon-style challenge that will bring together the community to collaborate, compete, and innovate using open-source SkillCorner data.
👉 Sign up pysport.org/analytics-cup
👉 Sign up pysport.org/analytics-cup
BBC being ‘impartial’ as always… top ‘story’ on BBC Sport app atm 🙄
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
BBC being ‘impartial’ as always… top ‘story’ on BBC Sport app atm 🙄
There's also still time to apply for this absolute gem of a role with FIFA 👇🏻
⚽️ We’re looking for Football Performance Analysts to join the team - Spanish speaking ⚽️
👉 Apply here - lnkd.in/g-nCkW24
👉 Apply here - lnkd.in/g-nCkW24
Football Performance Analyst
Job Opening: Football Performance Analyst at FIFA in Remote.
lnkd.in
October 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
There's also still time to apply for this absolute gem of a role with FIFA 👇🏻
We're hosting a new series of live webinars designed to share insights from some of the game’s leading coaches and technical experts based upon our in-depth analysis of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
Register on the FIFA Training Centre👇🏻
Register on the FIFA Training Centre👇🏻
World club football series
Learn from Roberto Martínez, Aliou Cissé, Jürgen Klinsmann and others.
www.fifatrainingcentre.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
We're hosting a new series of live webinars designed to share insights from some of the game’s leading coaches and technical experts based upon our in-depth analysis of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
Register on the FIFA Training Centre👇🏻
Register on the FIFA Training Centre👇🏻
Reposted by Rob Suddaby
We're hiring 🎉
Do you want to work at the cutting edge of football analytics, elevating the Women's game, or do you know someone who might?
More information / application details here:
careers.arsenal.com/jobs/6550595...
Do you want to work at the cutting edge of football analytics, elevating the Women's game, or do you know someone who might?
More information / application details here:
careers.arsenal.com/jobs/6550595...
Data Scientist (Consultant) - Arsenal Football Club
Exciting opportunity to play a key role in elevating the Women’s game through cutting-edge analytics.
careers.arsenal.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We're hiring 🎉
Do you want to work at the cutting edge of football analytics, elevating the Women's game, or do you know someone who might?
More information / application details here:
careers.arsenal.com/jobs/6550595...
Do you want to work at the cutting edge of football analytics, elevating the Women's game, or do you know someone who might?
More information / application details here:
careers.arsenal.com/jobs/6550595...
⚽️ We’re looking for Football Performance Analysts to join the team - Spanish speaking ⚽️
👉 Apply here - lnkd.in/g-nCkW24
👉 Apply here - lnkd.in/g-nCkW24
Football Performance Analyst
Job Opening: Football Performance Analyst at FIFA in Remote.
lnkd.in
October 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
⚽️ We’re looking for Football Performance Analysts to join the team - Spanish speaking ⚽️
👉 Apply here - lnkd.in/g-nCkW24
👉 Apply here - lnkd.in/g-nCkW24
👌🏻
As part of the same body of work, we also analysed goal threat across the various phases of set plays, allowing us to go beyond first contact and traditional analysis and explore the impact of maintaining a longer threat from set plays 👇🏻 www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/game/tour...
Set plays: More goalscoring opportunities generated from corners and free kicks at FIFA Club World Cup
Our Technical Study Group and Football Performance Insights Team take a deep dive into the trajectory of the global club football landscape.
www.fifatrainingcentre.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
👌🏻
Reposting for the morning crew
For the past year or so our team at FIFA has been working hard to develop our set play analysis. Here’s the first article on defensive strategies using this new methodology from our post tournament analysis of the FIFA Club World Cup 👇🏻
www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/game/tour...
www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/game/tour...
Set plays: Defending corner strategies
Our Technical Study Group and Football Performance Insights Team take a deep dive into the trajectory of the global club football landscape.
www.fifatrainingcentre.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Reposting for the morning crew
As part of the same body of work, we also analysed goal threat across the various phases of set plays, allowing us to go beyond first contact and traditional analysis and explore the impact of maintaining a longer threat from set plays 👇🏻 www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/game/tour...
Set plays: More goalscoring opportunities generated from corners and free kicks at FIFA Club World Cup
Our Technical Study Group and Football Performance Insights Team take a deep dive into the trajectory of the global club football landscape.
www.fifatrainingcentre.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
As part of the same body of work, we also analysed goal threat across the various phases of set plays, allowing us to go beyond first contact and traditional analysis and explore the impact of maintaining a longer threat from set plays 👇🏻 www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/game/tour...
For the past year or so our team at FIFA has been working hard to develop our set play analysis. Here’s the first article on defensive strategies using this new methodology from our post tournament analysis of the FIFA Club World Cup 👇🏻
www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/game/tour...
www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/game/tour...
Set plays: Defending corner strategies
Our Technical Study Group and Football Performance Insights Team take a deep dive into the trajectory of the global club football landscape.
www.fifatrainingcentre.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
For the past year or so our team at FIFA has been working hard to develop our set play analysis. Here’s the first article on defensive strategies using this new methodology from our post tournament analysis of the FIFA Club World Cup 👇🏻
www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/game/tour...
www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/game/tour...
Two absolutely horrendous sets of fans, two superb results. 👌🏻
September 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Two absolutely horrendous sets of fans, two superb results. 👌🏻
Get that in your hole 😂 🇪🇺 🇪🇺
September 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Get that in your hole 😂 🇪🇺 🇪🇺
Fully fully deserved, better team by a million miles not to mention the disgraceful VAR intervention 🤍♥️♥️♥️🤍
September 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Fully fully deserved, better team by a million miles not to mention the disgraceful VAR intervention 🤍♥️♥️♥️🤍
That is utterly scandalous
September 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
That is utterly scandalous
BBC giving absurdly far too much coverage to a political party with less seats than Sinn Fein once again I see 🫠
September 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
BBC giving absurdly far too much coverage to a political party with less seats than Sinn Fein once again I see 🫠
Reposted by Rob Suddaby
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
September 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him