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26. Scout & Analyst. Previous: ScoutedFtbl, StatsBomb, Vancouver Whitecaps & BetweenThePosts. He/Him.

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I was hyped for the switch tbf but ultimately the majority of the circles I'm in are still on there and aren't all going to move, so it makes it hard to not stay on there. Also, with tweetdeck, it cut out a lot of the bs you see on the app versions (besides the cesspits in replies)
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Yeah, it's awful, reckon it should be possible to recover them at least because the grounds for the suspensions are so minimal + it feels like a big warning shot more than a remotely reasonable punishment.
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
thank you for your incredible service still, chief, it will not be forgotten
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
(context: every account that has ever used old tweetdeck for twitter, has been auto suspended today, so as it stands I've lost 3 accounts that I use all the time and have so much stuff on)
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Liking the Saka-Timber dynamic so far – usually Timber's standoffishness can be hurtful, but with Eze occupying the halfspace channel, it's actually allowed for positive free man situations that have led to good inroads, since Fulham are flattening themselves out a lot when deep.
October 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Stretching the last line channels well when we can circulate it in their third though and those channel spaces open up quickly for us. Just some basic execution issues wrt trust from ball-player to runner.
October 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Tempo on the ball was much better once we were given some more license to play against a deep block. We just look a bit unsure of ourselves, combinations-wise, when against mid-blocks because of turnover risk + the players involved initially & their understanding.
October 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Feels like that central 4 (Rice, Zubi, Eze & Cala) have been too locked down to their positions within the diamond. Want to see Eze allowed to drift left and come deep, as well as for Rice to push on.
October 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
but Eze's been kept away from the left, so he hasn't been able to replicate that. That's why the gaps between WCBs and WFs has been so big to the point of increased risk when trying to avoid the congested centre.
October 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
That said, it will be a pain in a month's time when our schedule's packed and Saka and Kai (assuming Øde's is short-term) still aren't available. Shit just sucks so fucking much, man. Right before the Anfield trip as well ffs.
August 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Just a huge relief off the back of three major injuries happening (already!) that this time all 3 are largely compensated for. They're not all like-for-like but they are high quality replacements that we can still function very well with.
August 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Noni looked a different level when he got to switch sides – so tough to shake off the ball, even when it got congested, and so good at creating separations either way. Delivery potential looks really good as well.
August 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
rarely getting the better of the CBs. Going about it this way, it would've been nice for him instead to have just picked a side at times and looked to be a back wall for a teammate instead.
August 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
(some more surprisingly off Saka weaker foot deliveries contributed to that), I would've liked to have seen him hover over the shoulder more. We weren't bouncing it into him centrally for it to be worth him staying within the defender's eye-line at almost all times, so he was
August 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Glad Gyökeres did what he needed to do. Would happily see us play more 'hopeful' channel balls like that when we've spread the opposition because he's so good at hunting down loose balls and winning the duels. In the settled phases, beyond the fact that the service wasn't there
August 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
You want to give the WFs that vertical movement ahead of them so that they get the space they need to operate in. Combos themselves could've been a lot smoother but there's potential, and Ethan looked a little better operating that way centrally.
August 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
FWs stayed very static in their spots, so once we pushed on to the next phase, it was hard to keep the momentum going. Could've done with Timber committing forwards earlier more (like White vs MU) and the WFs esp having more freedom to drop and become the central point.
August 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM