Category: MLS

Andreas Maxsø

Chris Armas Tactics: The Remarkable Turnaround Of The Colorado Rapids

The 2024 MLS season has been a whirlwind for Chris Armas and his Colorado Rapids. At the moment of writing, the team…

August 7, 2024

Belgian First Division A

Christian Lattanzio Tactics: The Huge Task At Sint-Truiden Explained

After a season in which Sint-Truiden finished ninth in the Belgian Pro League regular season after many predicted them to go down,…

August 7, 2024

Analysis

NCAA Men’s Soccer Data Analysis & Scout Report 2022/23

The USA’s NCAA college soccer scene is a world unto its own. Arguably the highest level of amateur football in the world,…

August 6, 2024

Analysis

A look at the Scottish players that are flying the flag high in MLS – data analysis

Former Hearts midfielder Sam Nicholson’s recent move back to Colorado Rapids from EFL League Two side Bristol City has now taken the…

July 30, 2024

Analysis

MLS 2020: Toronto FC vs Montreal Impact – tactical analysis

The second Canadian Classique in one week and for the second game in a row it is the visitors that walk away…

July 27, 2024

Analysis

LA Galaxy’s Achilles’ Heel: Unpacking the MLS’ worst set play defence – set-piece analysis

LA Galaxy currently holds the second position in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer, MLS, with 18 points after 10 matches,…

April 30, 2024

Analysis

Sandro Schwarz’s Red Bull Revolution 2024: The positive beginnings of NYRB’s new era – tactical analysis

The MLS is a league which stands out as a result of its competitive balance and levels of parity. A concept that…

April 25, 2024

Analysis

Breaking the Mold: Three MLS mavericks carving their own recruitment pathways

From establishing clubs, their structures and departments from the ground up with the continued expansion of the league to negotiating creative ways…

March 25, 2024

Analysis

A High-Pressing Creative Threat: DC United’s new era under Troy Lesesne – tactical analysis

This past offseason included plenty of change at DC United. Former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney is departing as the club’s manager,…

March 22, 2024

Analysis

A New Dawn in MLS: John Herdman’s Positive Reinvention of Toronto FC in 2024 – tactical analysis

The 2023 MLS season was the worst in Toronto FC’s history, with the club finishing bottom of the Eastern Conference and bottom…

March 14, 2024

Analysis

Moneyball XI: Finding undervalued players with overlooked statistics – data analysis

If there is one club that is the envy of English football at present, then it’s Brighton. Not only do the Seagulls…

January 11, 2024

Analysis

New York Red Bulls 2023: Why are Troy Lesesne’s side the lowest goalscorers in MLS this season? – scout report

A year on from finishing comfortably in the playoff places in fourth, this season has been a disappointment for the New York…

June 15, 2023

Analysis

Why Atlanta United are the standout set-play specialists in the early stages of MLS – set-piece analysis

Gonzalo Pineda has been given the task of resurrecting Atlanta United‘s form after a number of disappointing seasons. After the loss of…

June 14, 2023

Analysis

How Pat Noonan’s Cincinnati are proving that you don’t need possession to win games in modern football – scout report

FC Cincinnati joined the MLS in 2019 and took quite a while to settle down. The club, who were founded in 2015,…

June 9, 2023

Data Analysis

MLS 2022: Atlanta vs NYRB – data viz, stats and insights

Wednesday saw Atlanta vs NYRB in MLS. We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis…

August 19, 2022

Data Analysis

MLS 2022: LAFC vs DC United – data viz, stats and insights

Tuesday saw LAFC vs DC United in MLS. We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical…

August 18, 2022

Analysis

Andre Blake: Philadelphia Union’s MVP-calibre keeper – scout report

A couple of weeks ago, this data analysis on the MLS mid-season MVPs put forth the five most impressive candidates from a…

August 13, 2022

Analysis

Riqui Puig: Can LA Galaxy’s Barcelona signing deliver a Hollywood-worthy impact?

MLS has had quite the transfer window, perhaps its greatest ever. The league has seen Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi swap Serie…

August 6, 2022

Analysis

How Wayne Rooney is already imposing his fluid style at DC United – tactical analysis

The world was starved of one of the greatest and most memorable stories in football last season when Derby County were relegated…

August 5, 2022

Analysis

A data-driven search for the 2022 MLS mid-season MVPs – data analysis

We’re just over halfway through the MLS season and the All-Stars are less than two weeks away from their mid-season contest with…

July 30, 2022