Maryam Clark
@mclark98.bsky.social
| Women’s football writer | Formerly The Athletic Sky Sports + Guardian | Mrs Clark 💍 |
🚨 If you're a Spurs fan who had a shit weekend, this one's for you! 👇
One of Europe's most prodigious mavericks has just put pen to paper for the women's team: Signe Gaupset.
Here's everything you need to know about Tottenham's Black Mamba: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/
One of Europe's most prodigious mavericks has just put pen to paper for the women's team: Signe Gaupset.
Here's everything you need to know about Tottenham's Black Mamba: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚨 If you're a Spurs fan who had a shit weekend, this one's for you! 👇
One of Europe's most prodigious mavericks has just put pen to paper for the women's team: Signe Gaupset.
Here's everything you need to know about Tottenham's Black Mamba: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/
One of Europe's most prodigious mavericks has just put pen to paper for the women's team: Signe Gaupset.
Here's everything you need to know about Tottenham's Black Mamba: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/
FC Twente's Lynn Groenewegen plays football like John Nash solves maths equations 🧮
Here's a look at her beautiful mind, Eredivisie edition:
open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...
Here's a look at her beautiful mind, Eredivisie edition:
open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
FC Twente's Lynn Groenewegen plays football like John Nash solves maths equations 🧮
Here's a look at her beautiful mind, Eredivisie edition:
open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...
Here's a look at her beautiful mind, Eredivisie edition:
open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...
6’2 of pure Nordic ice ❄️ 22-year-old Cécilia Rán Rúnarsdóttir’s making waves in the goalkeeping scene.
Here's why Inter Milan's No. 1 is going to be the next big thing: open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...
Here's why Inter Milan's No. 1 is going to be the next big thing: open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...
October 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
6’2 of pure Nordic ice ❄️ 22-year-old Cécilia Rán Rúnarsdóttir’s making waves in the goalkeeping scene.
Here's why Inter Milan's No. 1 is going to be the next big thing: open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...
Here's why Inter Milan's No. 1 is going to be the next big thing: open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...
Depressing reality of women’s football where the resource hasn’t caught up with the physicality of the sport.
Playing with less insight on bone structure, period health, shoddy equipment, ill-fitting shoes, and then being told *YOU’RE* the problem is peak gaslighting.
Playing with less insight on bone structure, period health, shoddy equipment, ill-fitting shoes, and then being told *YOU’RE* the problem is peak gaslighting.
October 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Depressing reality of women’s football where the resource hasn’t caught up with the physicality of the sport.
Playing with less insight on bone structure, period health, shoddy equipment, ill-fitting shoes, and then being told *YOU’RE* the problem is peak gaslighting.
Playing with less insight on bone structure, period health, shoddy equipment, ill-fitting shoes, and then being told *YOU’RE* the problem is peak gaslighting.
xG is already misinterpreted in men's football. Now the same issues are appearing in women's football. Are we asking the right questions? 🤔
Let's notice beyond the data 🔬🔍
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
Let's notice beyond the data 🔬🔍
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
October 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
xG is already misinterpreted in men's football. Now the same issues are appearing in women's football. Are we asking the right questions? 🤔
Let's notice beyond the data 🔬🔍
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
Let's notice beyond the data 🔬🔍
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
Natalia Wróbel 🤝 Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey 🛰️
10 minutes of nothing, then an absolute banger of a scene. A tactical deep-dive into one of the SWPL’s most enigmatic No. 10s: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
10 minutes of nothing, then an absolute banger of a scene. A tactical deep-dive into one of the SWPL’s most enigmatic No. 10s: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
October 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Natalia Wróbel 🤝 Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey 🛰️
10 minutes of nothing, then an absolute banger of a scene. A tactical deep-dive into one of the SWPL’s most enigmatic No. 10s: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
10 minutes of nothing, then an absolute banger of a scene. A tactical deep-dive into one of the SWPL’s most enigmatic No. 10s: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
Every fairy tale needs a villain. In women's football, it's lazy pundits & misinformed fans fed tired stereotypes.
"Girls are too weak", "they only lump it up top", "the shots are weak". I debunk five tactical myths to set the record straight:
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
"Girls are too weak", "they only lump it up top", "the shots are weak". I debunk five tactical myths to set the record straight:
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
September 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Every fairy tale needs a villain. In women's football, it's lazy pundits & misinformed fans fed tired stereotypes.
"Girls are too weak", "they only lump it up top", "the shots are weak". I debunk five tactical myths to set the record straight:
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
"Girls are too weak", "they only lump it up top", "the shots are weak". I debunk five tactical myths to set the record straight:
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
Asmita Ale is the kind of fullback who’d survive Fletcher’s chair-throwing. Cool under pressure, not afraid to be dissonant 🎶🪑
A tactical breakdown: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
A tactical breakdown: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
September 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Asmita Ale is the kind of fullback who’d survive Fletcher’s chair-throwing. Cool under pressure, not afraid to be dissonant 🎶🪑
A tactical breakdown: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
A tactical breakdown: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
Spain's LB pipeline goes deeper than you think 🧠
Andrea Medina might just be the next architect of La Roja's defensive takeover.
Let's dive deeper on the 21-year-old tearing up Liga F: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
Andrea Medina might just be the next architect of La Roja's defensive takeover.
Let's dive deeper on the 21-year-old tearing up Liga F: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
September 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Spain's LB pipeline goes deeper than you think 🧠
Andrea Medina might just be the next architect of La Roja's defensive takeover.
Let's dive deeper on the 21-year-old tearing up Liga F: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
Andrea Medina might just be the next architect of La Roja's defensive takeover.
Let's dive deeper on the 21-year-old tearing up Liga F: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
“There is evil there that does not sleep.” - me after watching Wolfburg's corner tactics.
This week I tackle corners in women's football. I spent a ridiculous amount of time combing through the data. So here it is: Liga F, WSL, Frauen-Bundesliga.
Link open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
This week I tackle corners in women's football. I spent a ridiculous amount of time combing through the data. So here it is: Liga F, WSL, Frauen-Bundesliga.
Link open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
September 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“There is evil there that does not sleep.” - me after watching Wolfburg's corner tactics.
This week I tackle corners in women's football. I spent a ridiculous amount of time combing through the data. So here it is: Liga F, WSL, Frauen-Bundesliga.
Link open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
This week I tackle corners in women's football. I spent a ridiculous amount of time combing through the data. So here it is: Liga F, WSL, Frauen-Bundesliga.
Link open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
Why does one of the Frauen-Bundesliga’s most dangerous attackers struggle to fit in with the national team? 🤔 ⁉️
A deep dive into her club form, tactical friction with Wück’s system, and the “Freig-host” dilemma 👻
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
A deep dive into her club form, tactical friction with Wück’s system, and the “Freig-host” dilemma 👻
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
August 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Why does one of the Frauen-Bundesliga’s most dangerous attackers struggle to fit in with the national team? 🤔 ⁉️
A deep dive into her club form, tactical friction with Wück’s system, and the “Freig-host” dilemma 👻
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
A deep dive into her club form, tactical friction with Wück’s system, and the “Freig-host” dilemma 👻
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
Will Taylor tinker - words on how Liverpool will shape up:
- the good, the okay, the bad 🙈
- tactical rigidity vs adaptability 🤪
- the "Man City" blueprint? 💙
"I said earlier to expect teething pains - think wisdom tooth extraction" - open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
- the good, the okay, the bad 🙈
- tactical rigidity vs adaptability 🤪
- the "Man City" blueprint? 💙
"I said earlier to expect teething pains - think wisdom tooth extraction" - open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
August 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Will Taylor tinker - words on how Liverpool will shape up:
- the good, the okay, the bad 🙈
- tactical rigidity vs adaptability 🤪
- the "Man City" blueprint? 💙
"I said earlier to expect teething pains - think wisdom tooth extraction" - open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
- the good, the okay, the bad 🙈
- tactical rigidity vs adaptability 🤪
- the "Man City" blueprint? 💙
"I said earlier to expect teething pains - think wisdom tooth extraction" - open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
Forgot to post this here:
Juve Women: giants on paper, gaps on the pitch? 🧐
A closer look at Canzi vs Montemurro, lessons from Roma & Napoli, and how even a 3-0 win over Milan says more than you think ✒️🇮🇹🍝
Article here: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
Juve Women: giants on paper, gaps on the pitch? 🧐
A closer look at Canzi vs Montemurro, lessons from Roma & Napoli, and how even a 3-0 win over Milan says more than you think ✒️🇮🇹🍝
Article here: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
August 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Forgot to post this here:
Juve Women: giants on paper, gaps on the pitch? 🧐
A closer look at Canzi vs Montemurro, lessons from Roma & Napoli, and how even a 3-0 win over Milan says more than you think ✒️🇮🇹🍝
Article here: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
Juve Women: giants on paper, gaps on the pitch? 🧐
A closer look at Canzi vs Montemurro, lessons from Roma & Napoli, and how even a 3-0 win over Milan says more than you think ✒️🇮🇹🍝
Article here: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
‼️Who is Tōko Koga? A tactical preview on Spurs women's newest recruit ft:
- SheBelieves Cup final analysis 🇯🇵
- overcommitting and (?) decision-making 👎
- Box/second phase arrival with Feyenoord🌬️
- How Martin Ho might use her next season 🤔
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
- SheBelieves Cup final analysis 🇯🇵
- overcommitting and (?) decision-making 👎
- Box/second phase arrival with Feyenoord🌬️
- How Martin Ho might use her next season 🤔
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
August 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
‼️Who is Tōko Koga? A tactical preview on Spurs women's newest recruit ft:
- SheBelieves Cup final analysis 🇯🇵
- overcommitting and (?) decision-making 👎
- Box/second phase arrival with Feyenoord🌬️
- How Martin Ho might use her next season 🤔
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
- SheBelieves Cup final analysis 🇯🇵
- overcommitting and (?) decision-making 👎
- Box/second phase arrival with Feyenoord🌬️
- How Martin Ho might use her next season 🤔
Link: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
You were reeled into becoming a casual women's football fan this Euros and secretly enjoyed it. Now you want to better understand the tactics. If this is sounding eerily familiar, you’re in the right place 🥷🫴🫴
I break down five tactical trends: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
I break down five tactical trends: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
July 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
You were reeled into becoming a casual women's football fan this Euros and secretly enjoyed it. Now you want to better understand the tactics. If this is sounding eerily familiar, you’re in the right place 🥷🫴🫴
I break down five tactical trends: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
I break down five tactical trends: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
I’ve spent the last six months working with the @TheAthleticFC on all things football alongside my own substack - which is free to read: lnkd.in/eiKiRTSf
I’m now looking for new opportunities. My niche is tactical woso, but I have plenty of other experience (🎙️✍🏽🏀🥊)
I’m now looking for new opportunities. My niche is tactical woso, but I have plenty of other experience (🎙️✍🏽🏀🥊)
July 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I’ve spent the last six months working with the @TheAthleticFC on all things football alongside my own substack - which is free to read: lnkd.in/eiKiRTSf
I’m now looking for new opportunities. My niche is tactical woso, but I have plenty of other experience (🎙️✍🏽🏀🥊)
I’m now looking for new opportunities. My niche is tactical woso, but I have plenty of other experience (🎙️✍🏽🏀🥊)
some of my favourite pars: the german trap, Miyazawa and Endo madness, and a word of Paraluello vs Gonzales
July 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
some of my favourite pars: the german trap, Miyazawa and Endo madness, and a word of Paraluello vs Gonzales
Here it is, 2500 words on all things England vs Spain. Ft:
- A trip down memory lane (2023 final analysis) 🪭
- How Germany *almost* sunk La Roja 🔴
- Following Japan and Hinata Miyazawa’s blueprints 🇯🇵
- Disrupting shape and rhythm 🪇
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
- A trip down memory lane (2023 final analysis) 🪭
- How Germany *almost* sunk La Roja 🔴
- Following Japan and Hinata Miyazawa’s blueprints 🇯🇵
- Disrupting shape and rhythm 🪇
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
July 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Here it is, 2500 words on all things England vs Spain. Ft:
- A trip down memory lane (2023 final analysis) 🪭
- How Germany *almost* sunk La Roja 🔴
- Following Japan and Hinata Miyazawa’s blueprints 🇯🇵
- Disrupting shape and rhythm 🪇
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
- A trip down memory lane (2023 final analysis) 🪭
- How Germany *almost* sunk La Roja 🔴
- Following Japan and Hinata Miyazawa’s blueprints 🇯🇵
- Disrupting shape and rhythm 🪇
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
For the 21 people who voted, here's 1200 words on why Michelle Agyemang is so special. Ft:
- Thriving at Brighton in Vidošić's 3-4-3 system 🌊
- Her "ghosting skills" and box-arrivals 👻
- Wiegman's double A trick 🪢
- How Italy can shut her out ❌
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
- Thriving at Brighton in Vidošić's 3-4-3 system 🌊
- Her "ghosting skills" and box-arrivals 👻
- Wiegman's double A trick 🪢
- How Italy can shut her out ❌
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
July 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
For the 21 people who voted, here's 1200 words on why Michelle Agyemang is so special. Ft:
- Thriving at Brighton in Vidošić's 3-4-3 system 🌊
- Her "ghosting skills" and box-arrivals 👻
- Wiegman's double A trick 🪢
- How Italy can shut her out ❌
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
- Thriving at Brighton in Vidošić's 3-4-3 system 🌊
- Her "ghosting skills" and box-arrivals 👻
- Wiegman's double A trick 🪢
- How Italy can shut her out ❌
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
🚨Italy's 34-year-old, 35-year-old (and 25-year-old) attack trumped Norway. Can the Juve trio do the same against England? 🦁
I discuss the Coppa Italia final, *that* 90th-minute winner, and how to break down Andrea Soncin's 5-3-2.
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
I discuss the Coppa Italia final, *that* 90th-minute winner, and how to break down Andrea Soncin's 5-3-2.
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
July 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
🚨Italy's 34-year-old, 35-year-old (and 25-year-old) attack trumped Norway. Can the Juve trio do the same against England? 🦁
I discuss the Coppa Italia final, *that* 90th-minute winner, and how to break down Andrea Soncin's 5-3-2.
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
I discuss the Coppa Italia final, *that* 90th-minute winner, and how to break down Andrea Soncin's 5-3-2.
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
‼️ How England can exploit Sweden’s flaws:
- targeting space in behind fullbacks 👋🏾
- dragging Sweden out of their 4-4-2 shape ➡️
- second phase on set-pieces 🦇
- midfield overloads ⚡️
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
- targeting space in behind fullbacks 👋🏾
- dragging Sweden out of their 4-4-2 shape ➡️
- second phase on set-pieces 🦇
- midfield overloads ⚡️
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
July 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
‼️ How England can exploit Sweden’s flaws:
- targeting space in behind fullbacks 👋🏾
- dragging Sweden out of their 4-4-2 shape ➡️
- second phase on set-pieces 🦇
- midfield overloads ⚡️
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
- targeting space in behind fullbacks 👋🏾
- dragging Sweden out of their 4-4-2 shape ➡️
- second phase on set-pieces 🦇
- midfield overloads ⚡️
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
‼️ Five things we learned in England 6-1 Wales:
- Inverting Bronze ⚡️
- under lapping runs 🏃🏽♀️
- Stanway + overloading attacking midfield 🌶️
- A word on Lauren James and media scrutiny ✍🏽
- Wales + Dutch failed low block 🙈
maryamnaz.substack.com/p/england-4-0-…
- Inverting Bronze ⚡️
- under lapping runs 🏃🏽♀️
- Stanway + overloading attacking midfield 🌶️
- A word on Lauren James and media scrutiny ✍🏽
- Wales + Dutch failed low block 🙈
maryamnaz.substack.com/p/england-4-0-…
July 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
‼️ Five things we learned in England 6-1 Wales:
- Inverting Bronze ⚡️
- under lapping runs 🏃🏽♀️
- Stanway + overloading attacking midfield 🌶️
- A word on Lauren James and media scrutiny ✍🏽
- Wales + Dutch failed low block 🙈
maryamnaz.substack.com/p/england-4-0-…
- Inverting Bronze ⚡️
- under lapping runs 🏃🏽♀️
- Stanway + overloading attacking midfield 🌶️
- A word on Lauren James and media scrutiny ✍🏽
- Wales + Dutch failed low block 🙈
maryamnaz.substack.com/p/england-4-0-…
‼️ Women’s Euros profile: Clara Mateo
- How she thrives with Paris FC in multiple roles including the false 9️⃣
- Her defence-disrupting skills vs low block ❌
- Is she better than Katoto 🤔
- How Bonadei might play her in the knockouts
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
- How she thrives with Paris FC in multiple roles including the false 9️⃣
- Her defence-disrupting skills vs low block ❌
- Is she better than Katoto 🤔
- How Bonadei might play her in the knockouts
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
July 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
‼️ Women’s Euros profile: Clara Mateo
- How she thrives with Paris FC in multiple roles including the false 9️⃣
- Her defence-disrupting skills vs low block ❌
- Is she better than Katoto 🤔
- How Bonadei might play her in the knockouts
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
- How she thrives with Paris FC in multiple roles including the false 9️⃣
- Her defence-disrupting skills vs low block ❌
- Is she better than Katoto 🤔
- How Bonadei might play her in the knockouts
open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…
‼️ I wrote 1600 words on how England thumped the Netherlands.
maryamnaz.substack.com/p/how-england-…
Ft:
- Greenwood + Carter CB/LB swap 🔃
- Dutch 3142 press failures 🙈
- low block poorly executed on flank play 🏃🏽♀️
- Hannah Hampton masterclass 🥅
Poles apart from France performance…
maryamnaz.substack.com/p/how-england-…
Ft:
- Greenwood + Carter CB/LB swap 🔃
- Dutch 3142 press failures 🙈
- low block poorly executed on flank play 🏃🏽♀️
- Hannah Hampton masterclass 🥅
Poles apart from France performance…
July 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
‼️ I wrote 1600 words on how England thumped the Netherlands.
maryamnaz.substack.com/p/how-england-…
Ft:
- Greenwood + Carter CB/LB swap 🔃
- Dutch 3142 press failures 🙈
- low block poorly executed on flank play 🏃🏽♀️
- Hannah Hampton masterclass 🥅
Poles apart from France performance…
maryamnaz.substack.com/p/how-england-…
Ft:
- Greenwood + Carter CB/LB swap 🔃
- Dutch 3142 press failures 🙈
- low block poorly executed on flank play 🏃🏽♀️
- Hannah Hampton masterclass 🥅
Poles apart from France performance…