Jackson Scrimpshire
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Data Analyst for a USL Championship Club and Tulane Baseball when I'm not hiking.
Noticed this again when watching the match against Arsenal today 👀
Watching the City v Liverpool highlights with my roommate (he didn’t watch it live) and the physical differences between these two teams is very noticeable.
Any time City lose the ball, Liverpool attack the space at pace and the City players look like they are tracking back in slow motion
Any time City lose the ball, Liverpool attack the space at pace and the City players look like they are tracking back in slow motion
February 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Noticed this again when watching the match against Arsenal today 👀
This plot from the paper that Joris linked jumped out at me immediately.
Anyone who's done any football analytics work is very familiar with the 'Messi zone,' and this paper is no different.
Anyone who's done any football analytics work is very familiar with the 'Messi zone,' and this paper is no different.
January 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This plot from the paper that Joris linked jumped out at me immediately.
Anyone who's done any football analytics work is very familiar with the 'Messi zone,' and this paper is no different.
Anyone who's done any football analytics work is very familiar with the 'Messi zone,' and this paper is no different.
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I will be attending the American Soccer Insights Summit this upcoming weekend at Rice University! If anyone else will be there and wants to meet up, send me a DM!
January 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I will be attending the American Soccer Insights Summit this upcoming weekend at Rice University! If anyone else will be there and wants to meet up, send me a DM!
I will be attending the American Soccer Insights Summit this upcoming weekend at Rice University! If anyone else will be there and wants to meet up, send me a DM!
January 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I will be attending the American Soccer Insights Summit this upcoming weekend at Rice University! If anyone else will be there and wants to meet up, send me a DM!
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We are releasing a free dataset of Hudl Stasbomb’s industry-leading data mapped to our new advanced physical metrics for the 2024 season of the Japanese J1 League.
Download the datasets here ▶️ www.hudl.com/blog/j1-leag...
Download the datasets here ▶️ www.hudl.com/blog/j1-leag...
Free Data: J1 League 2024
We are releasing a free dataset of Hudl Stasbomb’s industry-leading data mapped to our new advanced physical metrics for the 2024 season of the Japanese J1 League.
www.hudl.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:15 PM
We are releasing a free dataset of Hudl Stasbomb’s industry-leading data mapped to our new advanced physical metrics for the 2024 season of the Japanese J1 League.
Download the datasets here ▶️ www.hudl.com/blog/j1-leag...
Download the datasets here ▶️ www.hudl.com/blog/j1-leag...
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These are some of my favourite "tricks" that I've picked up over the last few years that have been particularly useful in soccer analytics.
Béziers, Bivariates, and Beyond
Some Tricks I Wish I Knew Earlier
www.centralwinger.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:45 PM
These are some of my favourite "tricks" that I've picked up over the last few years that have been particularly useful in soccer analytics.
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December 6, 2024 at 4:43 PM
I mean he's just on another level
December 6, 2024 at 5:31 PM
I mean he's just on another level
Scouting: Ahmetcan Kaplan
The young Turkish center back had a rough start to life at Ajax, missing over a year with damage to his lateral and cruciate ligament.
This season, he's returned from injury and is putting in some quality performances that clubs around Europe will be looking at.
The young Turkish center back had a rough start to life at Ajax, missing over a year with damage to his lateral and cruciate ligament.
This season, he's returned from injury and is putting in some quality performances that clubs around Europe will be looking at.
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December 6, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Scouting: Ahmetcan Kaplan
The young Turkish center back had a rough start to life at Ajax, missing over a year with damage to his lateral and cruciate ligament.
This season, he's returned from injury and is putting in some quality performances that clubs around Europe will be looking at.
The young Turkish center back had a rough start to life at Ajax, missing over a year with damage to his lateral and cruciate ligament.
This season, he's returned from injury and is putting in some quality performances that clubs around Europe will be looking at.
I cannot wait to watch Kelly N’Mai absolutely skin Kyle Walker
December 3, 2024 at 9:00 PM
I cannot wait to watch Kelly N’Mai absolutely skin Kyle Walker
It was refreshing to read a piece about a sporting director instead of the usual bits on players and coaches. Billy's thoughts at the beginning about how the identity of the club should drive everything, including coaches, signings, and tactics was really insightful and topical.
I intended to write about the void of Edu at Arsenal. It turned into a huge scouting report on potential candidate Roberto Olabe of Real Sociedad.
Here's a long-read on him — his fascinating story, and how he approaches identity, recruitment, development, and value in a highly-regarded operation:
Here's a long-read on him — his fascinating story, and how he approaches identity, recruitment, development, and value in a highly-regarded operation:
After Edu
My look at the future of the sporting director role at Arsenal turned into a huge scouting report on potential candidate Roberto Olabe of Real Sociedad. Here it is.
billycarpenter.substack.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:12 PM
It was refreshing to read a piece about a sporting director instead of the usual bits on players and coaches. Billy's thoughts at the beginning about how the identity of the club should drive everything, including coaches, signings, and tactics was really insightful and topical.
Watching the City v Liverpool highlights with my roommate (he didn’t watch it live) and the physical differences between these two teams is very noticeable.
Any time City lose the ball, Liverpool attack the space at pace and the City players look like they are tracking back in slow motion
Any time City lose the ball, Liverpool attack the space at pace and the City players look like they are tracking back in slow motion
December 2, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Watching the City v Liverpool highlights with my roommate (he didn’t watch it live) and the physical differences between these two teams is very noticeable.
Any time City lose the ball, Liverpool attack the space at pace and the City players look like they are tracking back in slow motion
Any time City lose the ball, Liverpool attack the space at pace and the City players look like they are tracking back in slow motion
And less than 3 minutes later, both of West Ham’s fullbacks have scored and it’s 4-2 before forty minutes!
What on Earth am I watching in this Arsenal game right now⁉️
Goes to show how important Ødegaard is to this team. They look completely different than they did two to three weeks ago
Goes to show how important Ødegaard is to this team. They look completely different than they did two to three weeks ago
November 30, 2024 at 6:11 PM
And less than 3 minutes later, both of West Ham’s fullbacks have scored and it’s 4-2 before forty minutes!
What on Earth am I watching in this Arsenal game right now⁉️
Goes to show how important Ødegaard is to this team. They look completely different than they did two to three weeks ago
Goes to show how important Ødegaard is to this team. They look completely different than they did two to three weeks ago
November 30, 2024 at 6:07 PM
What on Earth am I watching in this Arsenal game right now⁉️
Goes to show how important Ødegaard is to this team. They look completely different than they did two to three weeks ago
Goes to show how important Ødegaard is to this team. They look completely different than they did two to three weeks ago
An El Shar volley goal on a European night⁉️
It feels like 2012 again
It feels like 2012 again
November 28, 2024 at 8:24 PM
An El Shar volley goal on a European night⁉️
It feels like 2012 again
It feels like 2012 again
Fotmob only has us at 2.90 xG for that match, but it easily could’ve been 4.0+ if someone got on the end of any of the loose chances in the box that Sancho, Nkunku, Felix, and Chukwuemeka were providing.
Thought it was a particularly poor performance from Guiu. The opportunities were there.
Thought it was a particularly poor performance from Guiu. The opportunities were there.
November 28, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Fotmob only has us at 2.90 xG for that match, but it easily could’ve been 4.0+ if someone got on the end of any of the loose chances in the box that Sancho, Nkunku, Felix, and Chukwuemeka were providing.
Thought it was a particularly poor performance from Guiu. The opportunities were there.
Thought it was a particularly poor performance from Guiu. The opportunities were there.
Finally someone gets on the end of one of Jadon Sancho’s balls across the middle of the box
November 28, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Finally someone gets on the end of one of Jadon Sancho’s balls across the middle of the box
Disasi and Badiashille are both laughably bad on the ball. Low ceiling players due to their technical deficiencies.
The difference in on-ball ability between them and Tosin/Colwill/Fofana is massive
The difference in on-ball ability between them and Tosin/Colwill/Fofana is massive
November 28, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Disasi and Badiashille are both laughably bad on the ball. Low ceiling players due to their technical deficiencies.
The difference in on-ball ability between them and Tosin/Colwill/Fofana is massive
The difference in on-ball ability between them and Tosin/Colwill/Fofana is massive
Although slamming the penalty wide is not ideal
Bradley tackles Mbappe, Luis Diaz wiggles his way out of trouble and plays a brilliant trivela trough ball to Salah, who carries half the length of the pitch, turns Mendy inside out, and wins a penalty
Phenomenal football from Liverpool.
Phenomenal football from Liverpool.
November 27, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Although slamming the penalty wide is not ideal
Bradley tackles Mbappe, Luis Diaz wiggles his way out of trouble and plays a brilliant trivela trough ball to Salah, who carries half the length of the pitch, turns Mendy inside out, and wins a penalty
Phenomenal football from Liverpool.
Phenomenal football from Liverpool.
November 27, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Bradley tackles Mbappe, Luis Diaz wiggles his way out of trouble and plays a brilliant trivela trough ball to Salah, who carries half the length of the pitch, turns Mendy inside out, and wins a penalty
Phenomenal football from Liverpool.
Phenomenal football from Liverpool.
Silas with a goal and an audacious, perfectly weighted, no-look through ball to set up a beautiful chance within the first 15 minutes against his parent club Stuttgart
November 27, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Silas with a goal and an audacious, perfectly weighted, no-look through ball to set up a beautiful chance within the first 15 minutes against his parent club Stuttgart
How Diallo was not starting previously is beyond me
November 24, 2024 at 4:33 PM
How Diallo was not starting previously is beyond me
And now he goes and provides Maddison with an unreal assist while playing on the wing this guy’s creative switch has been turned fully on
Through the first 11 games, Dejan Kulusevski has been playing some of his best football since signing with Tottenham. Over at @thetransferflow.bsky.social, I wrote about how a tweak to his position has revitalized his Spurs career
www.thetransferflow.com/p/a-position...
www.thetransferflow.com/p/a-position...
A position change has rejuvenated Dejan Kulusevski
If a winger isn't fast and can't dribble past people, maybe try moving them inside.
www.thetransferflow.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:46 PM
And now he goes and provides Maddison with an unreal assist while playing on the wing this guy’s creative switch has been turned fully on
The difference that Ødegaard makes to this Arsenal team cannot be understated. Every part of their game looks miles better than it did without him. And this is coming against a good Nottingham side
November 23, 2024 at 3:41 PM
The difference that Ødegaard makes to this Arsenal team cannot be understated. Every part of their game looks miles better than it did without him. And this is coming against a good Nottingham side