Kieran Doyle
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Kieran Doyle
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· May 29
Chelsea's 2024/25 season is done (sort of), and I gave Maresca a report card. You can listen/watch here, but here's the slides below.
youtu.be/-klDuOskwr0
open.spotify.com/episode/7CV2...
youtu.be/-klDuOskwr0
open.spotify.com/episode/7CV2...
When will Peacock start the Sunday late kickoff broadcast on time?
January 25, 2026 at 4:28 PM
When will Peacock start the Sunday late kickoff broadcast on time?
The real test whether it’s coin flips (my opinion) or Emery black magic, is whether historic xG underperformer Tammy Abraham pops off
My take with Villa and xG is that sometimes you really can get ten heads in a row on a coin flip and it helps when you're not leaking goals either. Also winning has its own affect that often gets dismissed in these conversations because games are not isolated discrete events.
January 25, 2026 at 4:04 PM
The real test whether it’s coin flips (my opinion) or Emery black magic, is whether historic xG underperformer Tammy Abraham pops off
This already exists from way back when (it matters but at a magnitude an order of magnitude smaller than Villa’s finishing pixie luck)
blogarchive.statsbomb.com/articles/soc...
blogarchive.statsbomb.com/articles/soc...
January 25, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This already exists from way back when (it matters but at a magnitude an order of magnitude smaller than Villa’s finishing pixie luck)
blogarchive.statsbomb.com/articles/soc...
blogarchive.statsbomb.com/articles/soc...
Not to be a big complainy baby but it is open season on Chelsea midfielders every game and if Caicedo breathes on someone it’s a booking. I truly don’t get it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Not to be a big complainy baby but it is open season on Chelsea midfielders every game and if Caicedo breathes on someone it’s a booking. I truly don’t get it.
We’ve been well shit so I’ll take that
January 25, 2026 at 2:35 PM
We’ve been well shit so I’ll take that
A thing I’m fairly curious about is that she generates actually very few “great” tier shots (width of the net inside the 6), but lots of good.
I wonder if that scales up with a better team who can actually generate those for you.
I wonder if that scales up with a better team who can actually generate those for you.
they mentioned that reilyn turner had the most shots of any american player last nwsl season, but for me it’s more about where she consistently takes those shots – below the penalty spot and within the width of six yard box
January 24, 2026 at 11:53 PM
A thing I’m fairly curious about is that she generates actually very few “great” tier shots (width of the net inside the 6), but lots of good.
I wonder if that scales up with a better team who can actually generate those for you.
I wonder if that scales up with a better team who can actually generate those for you.
I’ve seen a few ice agents at the local Hispanic grocer in Reno over the past few months, I’d be lying to you if I didn’t hesitate getting out of my car this afternoon
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I’ve seen a few ice agents at the local Hispanic grocer in Reno over the past few months, I’d be lying to you if I didn’t hesitate getting out of my car this afternoon
Just saw someone get executed on the timeline, that’s enough social media for today I think
January 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Just saw someone get executed on the timeline, that’s enough social media for today I think
This I think is the situation to a T.
Even down to the aging/injured/maybe held on a bit too long stars.
Even down to the aging/injured/maybe held on a bit too long stars.
Tho we actually feel a lot like Liverpool men. You've had a legendary, club defining manager followed by a relatively surprising league win but ultimately the rebuild has had a few too many misses and the change in tactical identity starts to bite.
January 24, 2026 at 2:01 PM
This I think is the situation to a T.
Even down to the aging/injured/maybe held on a bit too long stars.
Even down to the aging/injured/maybe held on a bit too long stars.
I think there are valid questions to have about Bompastor, but this is just so far the least talented Chelsea team in 5-6 years for sure
January 24, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I think there are valid questions to have about Bompastor, but this is just so far the least talented Chelsea team in 5-6 years for sure
Eric Ramsay continuing the bit of going MLS to Europe and just getting absolutely shithosed by finishing is pretty incredible
January 23, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Eric Ramsay continuing the bit of going MLS to Europe and just getting absolutely shithosed by finishing is pretty incredible
People asking why Montreal would bail Miami out like this.
They’re not competing with Miami and got a 7m defender with a free trial and a low option. It’s a no brainer for a bad cheap team.
They’re not competing with Miami and got a 7m defender with a free trial and a low option. It’s a no brainer for a bad cheap team.
I don't hate this from Montreal. Free crack at a kid who's got talent, just lacks discipline (though I question whether Montreal is the place to find that part).
It's the same principle as Seattle' getting Petkovic basically for free from Charlotte. Bet on your ability to develop young players.
It's the same principle as Seattle' getting Petkovic basically for free from Charlotte. Bet on your ability to develop young players.
🇦🇷 Sources: CF Montréal is finalizing a deal to sign Tomás Avilés from Inter Miami on loan with a purchase option.
- Montréal get low-risk addition of young CB
- Avilés fresh start/more minutes
- Miami solve U-22 problem (one had to leave)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
- Montréal get low-risk addition of young CB
- Avilés fresh start/more minutes
- Miami solve U-22 problem (one had to leave)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
January 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
People asking why Montreal would bail Miami out like this.
They’re not competing with Miami and got a 7m defender with a free trial and a low option. It’s a no brainer for a bad cheap team.
They’re not competing with Miami and got a 7m defender with a free trial and a low option. It’s a no brainer for a bad cheap team.
Gambling is so anti second location now, that if I go into the sportsbook at a casino in Nevada, I am fairly frequently directed to just use the app and place the bet but do it from inside the sportsbook.
I'm firmly with Kim that gambling should have more friction from having to go to a second location.
January 21, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Gambling is so anti second location now, that if I go into the sportsbook at a casino in Nevada, I am fairly frequently directed to just use the app and place the bet but do it from inside the sportsbook.
Killing advanced data in FBref when you’ve been able to scrape Whoscored chalkboards for whatever you want since the beginning of time is the most clear proof this is gambling companies trying to improve edge in semi sharp public bettors
January 21, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Killing advanced data in FBref when you’ve been able to scrape Whoscored chalkboards for whatever you want since the beginning of time is the most clear proof this is gambling companies trying to improve edge in semi sharp public bettors
I flagged Sucic maybe 6-9 months ago as someone I thought could be the next global 100m midfielder and I feel pretty good about that right now.
Dude is a monster
Dude is a monster
January 20, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I flagged Sucic maybe 6-9 months ago as someone I thought could be the next global 100m midfielder and I feel pretty good about that right now.
Dude is a monster
Dude is a monster
Nice to see WoSo turn into young player transfer crackheadery very early in its development cycle
🇵🇾✈️🇺🇸 Huge news from @jeffkassouf.bsky.social:
18-year-old Claudia Martínez has joined the Washington Spirit from Club Olimpia for a $950,000 transfer fee to become the first-ever Paraguayan player in NWSL history.
With that fee, she'll be the seventh most expensive player of all time.
18-year-old Claudia Martínez has joined the Washington Spirit from Club Olimpia for a $950,000 transfer fee to become the first-ever Paraguayan player in NWSL history.
With that fee, she'll be the seventh most expensive player of all time.
Washington Spirit sign Paraguay star teen Claudia Martínez - source
The Washington Spirit have acquired 18-year-old Paraguayan forward Claudia Martínez from Club Olimpia for a $950,000 transfer fee, a source with knowledge of the deal told ESPN.
www.espn.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Nice to see WoSo turn into young player transfer crackheadery very early in its development cycle
Some absolute bars from Carney in Davos. Certainly has the most gravitas of any Prime Minister in my life time.
January 20, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Some absolute bars from Carney in Davos. Certainly has the most gravitas of any Prime Minister in my life time.
Soccer is the ultimate ball don’t lie sport. It literally never lies.
January 18, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Soccer is the ultimate ball don’t lie sport. It literally never lies.
I have never known the rules of football less
January 18, 2026 at 1:12 AM
I have never known the rules of football less
Glasner saying keep me, fire me, I'm leaving end of the season, I don't care is just incredible energy
January 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Glasner saying keep me, fire me, I'm leaving end of the season, I don't care is just incredible energy
Personally having fun being on the other side of a shithousing for once
January 17, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Personally having fun being on the other side of a shithousing for once
This is not a particularly analytical or logical opinion but nothing gives me the ick on a player more than them trying a pass with their weak foot and their weak foot being a real swinger. My ape brain would rather you try an impossible pass with the outside of your strong foot.
January 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This is not a particularly analytical or logical opinion but nothing gives me the ick on a player more than them trying a pass with their weak foot and their weak foot being a real swinger. My ape brain would rather you try an impossible pass with the outside of your strong foot.
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But how was the play Mrs Lincoln
January 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
But how was the play Mrs Lincoln
Sanchez genuinely might be the best GK in the Prem when he’s not in full brain fart mode.
January 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Sanchez genuinely might be the best GK in the Prem when he’s not in full brain fart mode.
Khusanov is really truly quite terrible.
January 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Khusanov is really truly quite terrible.