Oh man this is so good. @JakeEntwistle hits on multiple concepts that deserve this level of analysis: - Championship -> Ligue 1-> Premier League pipeline - Why France produces elite CBs - Identifying spear or shield profiles - Jérémy Jacquet prop Do give it a read!

France is the premium exporter of centre-back talent. We all know that. But Ligue 1 clubs are now selling more defenders than ever before at an even earlier stage in their development. This, combined with an evolving transfer trend, presents an opportunity. An opportunity to

I love this crossbody bag. It is large enough and small enough at the same time. It holds my full size wallet and sunglasses along with anything else that I might need. It isn’t bulky or heavy. It also fits in the Siena Rivera Tote.

Introducing the first edition of BREAKOUT5. Every month the SCOUTED workflow looks a bit like this: Jake Entwistle scours data for a bunch of standout youngsters, adds their entry to the SCOUTED Database, and Llew Davies goes and scouts them. BREAKOUT5 is our way of delivering

🆕 Had the pleasure of interviewing 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 U21s manager Lee Carsley last month for @FourFourTwo. 🏆 He's won back-to-back European Ch'ships either side of taking interim charge of England & is tipped by many to succeed Thomas Tuchel when the time comes. 🧠 Great to pick his brain.

Everyone should signup for Scouted just to watch that Seydou Dembele assist

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Aura is about intimidation and stoicism and it’s still a means for straight men on the internet to say they think other men are handsome without feeling weird about it. But now it means something different, too. It means to be unsolvable in an era of mathematical football, to

Introducing the first edition of BREAKOUT5. Every month the SCOUTED workflow looks a bit like this: Jake Entwistle scours data for a bunch of standout youngsters, adds their entry to the SCOUTED Database, and Llew Davies goes and scouts them. BREAKOUT5 is our way of delivering

Ao Tanaka is another example of the excellent value to be had in the J.LEAGUEs. A proficient all-rounder in midfield, one comfortably of a Big Five League level, a would-be standout in the leagues beneath those. It cost €1 million to sign him from one of Japan's biggest clubs.

Want to know more about how Said El Mala has made an immediate, game-changing impact in the Bundesliga? @ffwtbollew has got you covered with his Introducing series. https://t.co/butq6ZvgpS

The control in his movements is on another level: his small steps are tight, he sells shifts and drops, his burst into stride is an eliminator, and he sequences it all together to destructive effect from wide areas where he has time and space to set it all up.

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It made sense to showcase just a fraction of the players I cover in the @scoutedftbl Rabbit Hole newsletter in the Team of the Week format that seems to tick all the social algorithm boxes. We need more eyes. I hope this helps.

We can't think of many wingers as sleek as Said El Mala. His long legs and knee-high socks contribute, but the way he drives through the gears – from sharp little steps into stretchy, powerful strides – is so smooth, and it's killing a lot of helpless Bundesliga defenders.

This is not your usual Team of the Week. It's an XI of players at various levels from various leagues all over the world that featured in the most recent edition of the Rabbit Hole newsletter for various reasons. The Rabbit Hole is a weekly deep dive into the standout

First, fall down an Aleksandar Pavlović rabbit hole thanks to his monster haul of passing and touches. For one specific stat, William Saliba is the only under-23 player on the Stathead database that can beat him. Then, marvel at the record-breaking shot-creating of Konstantinos

Some extraordinary Konstantinos Karetsas stats coming in the @scoutedftbl Rabbit Hole newsletter today. One of them even goes to show how insane Reece James was during that loan spell at Wigan. Subscribe to get it all straight to your inbox.

Finding players like Beau Leroux in the data requires patience because of the Everywhere, Everything, All at Once effect... The alternative is to see which players are able to do at least one of ‘everything’ per 90. For example, only two players during the 2025 MLS season

When data scouting, don't be afraid to interrogate metrics. Break them apart, play them off against each other. By understanding the definitions the data providers, well, provide, you will understand how to gain mine more insight by creating a few custom variations that inform

The more you read definitions and the more you challenge those definitions by pulling the metrics apart and applying them to different contexts, the greater variety of players you’ll be able to find even more the most basic of data. Here’s an example:

When data scouting, don't be afraid to interrogate metrics. Break them apart, play them off against each other. By understanding the definitions the data providers, well, provide, you will understand how to gain mine more insight by creating a few custom variations that inform

Alex Freeman (2004, Orlando City) was the only player - of any age in any position - to attempt 40+ shots, complete 40+ key passes, win 40+ aerial duels and make 40+ tackles during the 2025 MLS season.