Roberto Angioni
@rangioni.bsky.social
Head of Data Science @Soccerment ⚽️📊
🇮🇹 living in 🇪🇸 via 🇩🇪
PhD, former astrophysicist 🪐
Avid gamer, ⚽️ and 🎾 fan
Opinions mine
🇮🇹 living in 🇪🇸 via 🇩🇪
PhD, former astrophysicist 🪐
Avid gamer, ⚽️ and 🎾 fan
Opinions mine
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guys, you're arsenal fans. you spent years eating shit when your team of nice boys playing football the right way couldn't win anything. rival fans now think of this team the way you thought of mourinho's chelsea. you should be loving every minute of it.
There's this thing that happens with online discourse around Arsenal where non-Arsenal fans say they're boring and horrible to watch, and Arsenal fans respond by saying they're actually enjoyable.
No they're not. They are boring. The correct response is "mad cuz bad, skill issue, scoreboard."
No they're not. They are boring. The correct response is "mad cuz bad, skill issue, scoreboard."
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
guys, you're arsenal fans. you spent years eating shit when your team of nice boys playing football the right way couldn't win anything. rival fans now think of this team the way you thought of mourinho's chelsea. you should be loving every minute of it.
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There's this thing that happens with online discourse around Arsenal where non-Arsenal fans say they're boring and horrible to watch, and Arsenal fans respond by saying they're actually enjoyable.
No they're not. They are boring. The correct response is "mad cuz bad, skill issue, scoreboard."
No they're not. They are boring. The correct response is "mad cuz bad, skill issue, scoreboard."
February 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
There's this thing that happens with online discourse around Arsenal where non-Arsenal fans say they're boring and horrible to watch, and Arsenal fans respond by saying they're actually enjoyable.
No they're not. They are boring. The correct response is "mad cuz bad, skill issue, scoreboard."
No they're not. They are boring. The correct response is "mad cuz bad, skill issue, scoreboard."
Como just recorded the highest single-match xG without scoring in the top 5 🇪🇺 leagues since 2017/18. Nico Paz's missed penalty was enough to surpass the previous record holder, none other than... Atalanta, who had 5.64 non-penalty xG in a goalless draw vs Empoli in 2018/19
February 2, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Como just recorded the highest single-match xG without scoring in the top 5 🇪🇺 leagues since 2017/18. Nico Paz's missed penalty was enough to surpass the previous record holder, none other than... Atalanta, who had 5.64 non-penalty xG in a goalless draw vs Empoli in 2018/19
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Double Pivot literally quoted in the Times for coining “meat wall.” What a time to be alive.
you can read the @jnorthcroft.bsky.social piece online here: www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...
Why carnage of the ‘meat wall’ is bringing back giant goalkeepers
Clubs are turning to physical goalkeepers to combat the set-piece revolution, as teams wreak havoc with awkward crosses aimed at a mass of bodies in the box
www.thetimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Double Pivot literally quoted in the Times for coining “meat wall.” What a time to be alive.
The most frustrating thing for Sinner is that I got the impression the main reason he lost was a lack of aggression and bravery, something that’s hurt him before against Alcaraz. I don’t think he would have beaten Alcaraz in a final with that mindset, even if he had made it there
Looking back, not surprising Sinner looked so upset with himself after losing, considering the amount of opportunities he had to break the match open. Felt like the tennis equivalent to creating a stack of chances and losing 1-0, but was a matter of risk in bigger moments, Đoković far more inclined.
February 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The most frustrating thing for Sinner is that I got the impression the main reason he lost was a lack of aggression and bravery, something that’s hurt him before against Alcaraz. I don’t think he would have beaten Alcaraz in a final with that mindset, even if he had made it there
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Although I would have liked Sinner to win, last night was a fucking classic. On top of the spot serving to protect his serve, especially facing BP so many times as the match wore on, an absolute tactical masterclass from Đoković. He is the greatest manager of five-set matches this sport has seen.
January 31, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Although I would have liked Sinner to win, last night was a fucking classic. On top of the spot serving to protect his serve, especially facing BP so many times as the match wore on, an absolute tactical masterclass from Đoković. He is the greatest manager of five-set matches this sport has seen.
Swapping Frattesi for Jones?! Where do I sign? Can I chip in?
🚨⚫️🔵 Inter are in direct club to club talks with Liverpool for Curtis Jones on loan deal with buy option clause. Negotiations ongoing but linked to Davide Frattesi exit with #NFFC waiting for an answer. Inter and Liverpool, discussing today.
January 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Swapping Frattesi for Jones?! Where do I sign? Can I chip in?
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7 - Aryna Sabalenka is just the third player in the Open Era to reach 7+ consecutive Women's Singles Fs at GS events on hard court, after Steffi Graf and Martina Hingis. Pantheon.
#AusOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social
#AusOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 10:02 AM
7 - Aryna Sabalenka is just the third player in the Open Era to reach 7+ consecutive Women's Singles Fs at GS events on hard court, after Steffi Graf and Martina Hingis. Pantheon.
#AusOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social
#AusOpen | @wtatour.bsky.social
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imagine walking into a coaches meeting in, like, 2022 and being like, I have two revolutionary ideas: "man marking and hoof it in the box"
well, it happened and it's disgusting
well, it happened and it's disgusting
in the latest Expecting Goals newsletter (free to read!) I broke down the numbers on the Premier League set piece revolution and why I think it marks a major new tactical trend in the Premier League that will be unusually difficult to dislodge www.expectinggoals.com/p/the-set-pi...
The Set Piece Revolution
The game is changing in the English Premier League.
www.expectinggoals.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:16 PM
imagine walking into a coaches meeting in, like, 2022 and being like, I have two revolutionary ideas: "man marking and hoof it in the box"
well, it happened and it's disgusting
well, it happened and it's disgusting
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in the latest Expecting Goals newsletter (free to read!) I broke down the numbers on the Premier League set piece revolution and why I think it marks a major new tactical trend in the Premier League that will be unusually difficult to dislodge www.expectinggoals.com/p/the-set-pi...
The Set Piece Revolution
The game is changing in the English Premier League.
www.expectinggoals.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 PM
in the latest Expecting Goals newsletter (free to read!) I broke down the numbers on the Premier League set piece revolution and why I think it marks a major new tactical trend in the Premier League that will be unusually difficult to dislodge www.expectinggoals.com/p/the-set-pi...
This is the first time all the top 4 seeds have made the semis of a men's slam since RG 2019, and the 17th time in the open era (data from @tennisabstract.bsky.social)
January 28, 2026 at 11:20 AM
This is the first time all the top 4 seeds have made the semis of a men's slam since RG 2019, and the 17th time in the open era (data from @tennisabstract.bsky.social)
Insane shot
January 28, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Insane shot
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Aston Villa recruitment strategy, January 2026
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Aston Villa recruitment strategy, January 2026
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
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I have been saying. Aryna smashing her racquet, Coco smashing her racket, zooming in on Iga crying during her cooling down routine…players need an area where they can decompress privately. not everything needs to be filmed and we are not entitled to seeing everything either. this isn’t big brother.
After her quarterfinal loss, Coco Gauff has suggested “conversations” should be held on player privacy at the Australian Open after she smashed a racket in a place she thought was private — and saw it broadcast to the world.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
January 27, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I have been saying. Aryna smashing her racquet, Coco smashing her racket, zooming in on Iga crying during her cooling down routine…players need an area where they can decompress privately. not everything needs to be filmed and we are not entitled to seeing everything either. this isn’t big brother.
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A piece worth your time, from @jeffrueter.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
A Saturday and a state killing: soccer as Minnesota is torn apart | Jeff Rueter
On the whims of Fifa’s Peace Prize winner, a life usually so focused on sports has found anything but peace
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:37 PM
A piece worth your time, from @jeffrueter.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Nowhere near the finished article on a hard court - and Collignon gave him legitimate problems in R1 - but from where he was a couple of seasons ago, Musetti's improvement on the surface has been huge. More discerning shot selection, sturdier serve, better conditioning and footwork. Kudos.
3 - Lorenzo Musetti has now become the third player born since 2000 to reach the Men’s Singles Quarter-Final at all four Grand Slam events, after Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Showtime.
#AusOpen
#AusOpen
January 26, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Nowhere near the finished article on a hard court - and Collignon gave him legitimate problems in R1 - but from where he was a couple of seasons ago, Musetti's improvement on the surface has been huge. More discerning shot selection, sturdier serve, better conditioning and footwork. Kudos.
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Arsenal - Manchester United match analysis
January 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Arsenal - Manchester United match analysis
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Not that Fifa will do it, but Federal agents repeatedly killing innocent people in the streets in broad daylight with multiple witnesses and without accountability seems like a justifiable a reason to have World Cup hosting duties taken away.
January 24, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Not that Fifa will do it, but Federal agents repeatedly killing innocent people in the streets in broad daylight with multiple witnesses and without accountability seems like a justifiable a reason to have World Cup hosting duties taken away.
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Every single game this year. Make them hear you
January 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Every single game this year. Make them hear you
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i am very firmly in the camp of tennis being a skill sport not a death sport. i'm sorry if back in the day you played in horrific conditions and that made you feel macho and these guys should have to do it too. it is not compulsory to treat tennis like an extreme sport.
January 24, 2026 at 3:42 AM
i am very firmly in the camp of tennis being a skill sport not a death sport. i'm sorry if back in the day you played in horrific conditions and that made you feel macho and these guys should have to do it too. it is not compulsory to treat tennis like an extreme sport.