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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · 1d

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about Liverpool's biggest problem so far this season: the guy who led the Premier League in goals and assists last season. www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Is it time to worry about Mohamed Salah at Liverpool?

There is a lot of uncertainty around this new-look Liverpool side right now, but one thing we know for sure: if Salah doesn't play like himself soon, nothing else matters.

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · 3d

The Cubarsi Zone is soccer's version of the corner three.

Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 3d

football!

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · 4d

Here is a list of midfielders I would rather have on my team than Declan Rice:

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · 11d

Story of their season so far: Liverpool are incredible when the other team isn't trying to attack and bad whenever the other team has a reason to punch back. www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Liverpool can't keep winning games like this -- or can they?

Liverpool are undefeated so far this season, but they keep leaving it late when it comes to big wins. How long can this continue?

www.espn.com

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · 16d

Can we predict who will win the Ballon d'Or in 10 years? I tried to do it: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Dowman? Ngumoha? Yamal? Predicting the 2035 Men's Ballon d'Or

What were players doing 10 years before they won soccer's greatest individual prize? Ryan O'Hanlon gets his crystal ball out to see which current rising star will lift the Ballon d'Or in 2035.

www.espn.com

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · 17d

May we all never have to watch a game that ends with nine center backs on the field ever again.

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · 24d

Burnley completed 81 passes today. Can't remember the last time I've seen a team go 90 minutes without getting to at least 100.

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Bill Connelly @espnbillc.bsky.social · Sep 2

Hello, friends. It's FORWARD PROGRESS DAY.

"A cinematic celebration of college football’s exploding influence and a rigorous look at how and why the sport may look totally new once again," according to whoever wrote the summary blurb on Amazon.

www.amazon.com/Forward-Prog...

Forward Progress: The Definitive Guide to the Future of College Football

Amazon.com: Forward Progress: The Definitive Guide to the Future of College Football: 9781637278703: Connelly, Bill: Books

www.amazon.com

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · Aug 31

Liverpool: have played zero good games.

Also Liverpool: nine points from nine, two points clear at the top, already won two of the toughest fixtures of the season.

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · Aug 25

That might be the dumbest soccer game I’ve ever seen.

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · Aug 24

Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha have made Manchester United better. Now they're pretty much exactly as good as Fulham.

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · Aug 22

I wrote about the best transfers of the past decade that still totally flopped: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

The best worst transfers: Why the likes of Sancho, Werner were actually smart signings

Sometimes, a transfer should work out, but doesn't. Here are the best worst transfers over the past decade in the Premier League and beyond.

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Jesse Davis @jessejdavis.bsky.social · Aug 20

Excited to announce a new paper together with @sigridolthof.bsky.social entitled "Perspectives on data analytics for gaining a competitive advantage in football: computational approaches to tactics".

This is a synthesis article that has 3 key objectives

www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

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Perspectives on data analytics for gaining a competitive advantage in football: computational approaches to tactics

www.tandfonline.com

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · Aug 16

Marshall Munetsi is becoming one of my favorite players in the Premier League: a midfielder who can't pass, doesn't pass, and just makes runs into the penalty area.

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · Aug 15

Currently on pace to score 152 goals and concede 76.

Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · Aug 10

On the one hand, Liverpool might set the record for goals scored in a single season. On the other hand, Liverpool might set the record for goals allowed in a single season.

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · Aug 15

This isn’t reflected in the betting odds much (if at all), but from all the predictions I’ve seen: people who make predictions are too low on Arsenal and too high on Manchester City.

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Alex Stewart @afhstewart.bsky.social · Aug 10

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · Aug 14

When you’re done with that, come find out why I hate your favorite player! www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Ranked: The top 50 players going into the new Premier League season

Ahead of the 2025-26 Premier League season, let's rank the best 50 players to keep an eye on. Liverpool and Arsenal dominate the list, but Man United managed some spots, too.

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · Aug 14

Come find out why one of us hates your favorite team!

Bill Connelly @espnbillc.bsky.social · Aug 14

PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEW: @rwohan.bsky.social and I ranked everyone from The Obvious Top 3 to The Obvious Bottom 3. Can Liverpool & City avoid imbalance? Can Arsenal score enough now? Will Chelsea ever stop buying attackers? And most importantly, hello again, Sunderland!

www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Premier League 2025-26 mega-preview: Key stats, questions, predictions for all 20 teams

The Premier League's back! Let's predict how each team will finish by assessing how Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man United and all the rest look.

www.espn.com

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · Aug 10

On the one hand, Liverpool might set the record for goals scored in a single season. On the other hand, Liverpool might set the record for goals allowed in a single season.

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · Aug 4

The "stats men" collected data for the 1974 World Cup. Via @statsperform.optajoe.com: Franz Beckenbauer won possession more often than any player, and he completed the most passes into the attacking third.

Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · Aug 4

In an anecdote about how VVD was rejected by analysts at Palace as the data said he had no pace (pace data wasn't available at the time afaik) Warnock and the writer of the article conclude that Beckenbauer would be missed by "the stats men" as he doesn't tackle enough.

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American Soccer Insights Summit @americansoccerinsights.com · Aug 1

Interested in presenting?

There are two ways to showcase your work at the 2026 ASI Summit. For more information on submitting proposals and abstracts, visit:

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Call for Proposals. Deadline: September 1, 2025. Brought to you by SkillCorner.

Call for abstracts. Apply to present a contributed talk. Deadline: October 1 2025.

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Ryan O'Hanlon @rwohan.bsky.social · Aug 1

Arsenal fans already have Scott pulling out an xG race chart from a preseason game. It's gonna be a long season.

Scott Willis @scott.cannonstats.com · Aug 1

A bit of meta commentary on Arsenal right now and how people are feeling coming into the season. - Frustration in the fanbase is bubbling just under the surface

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Frustration in the fanbase is bubbling just under the surface

The kumbaya days of 22/23 are long gone, is it fair that people are feeling this way?

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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · Jul 30

If you loved Sarri's Napoli or De Zerbi's Brighton, you should be watching Mikey Varas's San Diego.

I wrote for the Guardian about the risky press-baiting style that makes MLS's newest team its most tactically interesting, statistically extreme and just plain fun.

San Diego FC are setting risky new records in an eye-catching MLS debut

No team in the world relies on buildup quite like the newly-formed group of ‘30 strangers’ with teenagers in key positions

www.theguardian.com

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