Good morning analysis fans and welcome to the #TFAFriday newsletter - full of analysis, scouting and tactics. Fill up on your football knowledge - follow the Total Football Analysis page and be part of the squad that want better tactical analysis, data and scouting in their world. We continue our look at some of the...
Any 17 y/o striker scoring goals in his country's top flight is going to attract attention and it is no surprise that Greek giants Olympiakos are being linked to Uros Sremcevic of FK Mladost Lucani. We received a tip-off about Sremcevic and scouted him in September 2023 - our TIPPSTER...
Aston Villa and Unai Emery are in a Premier League title chase and are looking to strengthen their squad in January. They've been linked to Villarreal's Alex Baena, a talented left-sided 8. We first scouted Baena in April 2023 and immediately graded him via our TIPPSTER model as being able...
Man United will most likely try and fix their malaise by throwing money at it in January - one of the players currently being linked is Valencia's Javi Guerra. We scouted Guerra in September 2023 and our TIPPSTER model graded him as being very much Tier 1 ready, probably in...
With Ivan Toney's future still not certain and Bryan Mbeumo facing a spell on the sidelines, it is little wonder Brentford are being linked to other attacking options. Thomas Frank's eyes are being drawn to Brandon Vazquez of Cincinnati FC in MLS. We first scouted Vazquez back in April 2023...
Both Chelsea and PSG have been linked to the transfer of Gabriel Moscardo, a 17 y/o midfielder playing in Brazil for Corinthians. We first video-scouted Moscardo in September of this year, grading him as having the potential to be a leading Tier 1 player in years to come. Who is...
Wolves and Eintracht Frankfurt are linked to 20-year-old Rafiu Durosinmi in the January window. The Plzen striker is a player that xGOLD identified as a match for Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins. We first scouted him early in the season, grading him as able to step up to the Tier 1 level. Who is...
Maarten Vandevoordt is leaving KRC Genk to sign for RB Leipzig in July 2024. We initially scouted Vandervoort in July 2023, grading him in our TIPPSTER model as ready to step up to Tier 1. Who is Maarten Vandevoordt? Maarten Vandevoordt is a promising young keeper who seemed fairly competent...
Good morning analysis fans and welcome to the #TFAFriday newsletter - full of analysis, scouting and tactics. Fill up on your football knowledge - follow the Total Football Analysis page and be part of the squad that want more than just a match report. It's been a week of UEFA Champions League football and Luis...
Today's TFA Scouted is a 19 y/o attacker who is on loan in Ligue 2 from Stade Brestois 29. Taïryk Arconte is impressing at Rodez and having video scouted him over several games, our TIPPSTER model suggests he could have a medium impact at a Tier 1 level. Who is...
One of the fun things about using our xGOLD tool to find similar players to the ideal profile is when the tool identifies someone that you genuinely think is an under-the-radar talent, like Aune Heggebo, for example, who plays very similarly to Ollie Watkins. Heggebo is currently playing for SK Brann in Norway, and while...
Tomas Vlcek is a 22 y/o modern ball-playing central defender at Slavia Prague in the Czech Republic - xGOLD identified him as a player with interesting metrics and when we video scouted him our TIPPSTER model graded him as being capable of making a big impact at Tier 1 level,...
Today's TFA Talent is Federico Casolari who is a 20 y/o press-resistant midfielder on loan from Sassuolo learning his trade with Serie C side Gubbio - having video scouted him, we are in no doubt that Casolari is a deep-lying midfielder who will be able to play in the top...
Daniel Arzani of Melbourne Victory appeared on our scouting list this week and we are very pleased he did. Arzani is a clever attacker who can play wide or through the middle off a striker - xGOLD matches him with Plea of BMG and Raphinha of Barcelona and having video...
Today's TFA Scouted talent is Zeidane Inoussa, a smart summer signing by IF Brommapojkarna capable of playing higher - we ran a data search on players that were in the 85th+ percentile on at least three of our preferred defensive metrics and Inoussa was identified. Video scouting then graded him...
Today's TFA Scouted Talent is Sebastiano Desplanches, a 20 y/o goalkeeper that we feel is ready to make a big impact in Tier 1 - xGOLD led us to him yesterday and believes he is a similar keeper to Emi Martinez of Aston Villa. A potential bargain for someone at...
Oscar Gloukh, the 19 y/o Salzburg star is attracting the attention of Premier League giants Man United, Arsenal and Liverpool according to reports - our in-house xGOLD tool identified Gloukh as a data match to Jamal Musiala when we did a data search in May 2023 and video scouting led...
According to reports, 18-year-old defensive midfielder Arthur Vermeeren of Antwerp is on Xavi's radar at Barcelona - we scouted Vermeeren back in July 2023 and our TIPPSTER model graded him as having the potential to make a medium impact at Tier 1 level immediately. xGOLD matched him to Joshua Kimmich...
Another Ajax player is being linked with a move away from the club. This time, it is Jorrel Hato who, according to reports, has caught the eye of Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool. We scouted Hato at the start of September 2023, and it was clear that, even at the age...
While not many graduates from Real Madrid's La Fabrica academy become instant first-team hits at the club, many go on to have very good careers elsewhere and some even return to Madrid further down the line - in this scout report, we look at Alvaro Rodriguez of Raul's RM Castilla....
