Tactics and Data
Gregg Berhalter’s U.S. men's national team took just four shots against Japan in their 2-0 loss on Friday. Here's what's wrong with their attack. [read more...]
After spending a lot of time on the bench for Racing Louisville, Ebony Salmon has found real success with the Houston Dash in 2022. She's become a real goalscoring threat in Texas. [read more...]
Earlier this season, Monterey Bay FC found that life as an expansion team in the USL Championship is rarely easy. Despite their rough start to 2022, Frank Yallop’s team has rebounded into the Western Conference playoff race. [read more...]
It’s time to hand out credit where it’s due by giving some Most Improved awards to teams that really upgraded in 2022. Using the numbers as our guide, let’s get to it. [read more...]
What’s Louisville City and San Antonio’s success in the USL Championship this year? Much of it comes down to detailed tactical gameplans from Danny Cruz and Alen Marcina. [read more...]
Sacramento Republic’s run in the U.S. Open Cup came to an end on Wednesday night when they lost in the final. Here's how Orlando City won - and how Sacramento lost. [read more...]
With a new manager taking charge of Valencia, Yunus Musah is starting to look like the star at club level that he’s already been for the United States men’s national team. [read more...]
Between Toronto's Italian revolution, Seattle’s MLS struggles, and LAFC’s roster build, we’ve watched plenty of interesting storylines unfold in MLS this season. But what about the stories that fell through the cracks? Today, we’re unearthing some unique MLS tidbits. [read more...]
The Union didn’t sign a major attacking piece in the summer, but they’re scoring goals at a record pace in MLS right now. What’s behind their attacking outburst? Let’s take a look. [read more...]
Wayne Rooney has been in charge of DC United for six games, which means we now have a good idea of what he’s trying to do with his team. Today, we’re walking through Rooney’s tactical choices, DC’s roster build, and next steps as they try to go from Wooden Spoon contender to actual contender. [read more...]