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ALT An image of Cavan Sullivan in a crowd of fans and media. He is in colour; the crowd is in monochrome.
ALT “There are things we can say about Cavan Sullivan that are true. “That he is better than anyone to emerge from the nation in the past 20 years, for example; that he is one of the best prospects the United States has ever produced.” - Catalina Bush
ALT “Like Adu, James, Dempsey, Donovan, Pulisic and the thousands of other sportsmen and women who have become public figures in America, Sullivan’s story is so much larger than him already.” - Catalina Bush
ALT “Whatever narratives we construct around football, there is always a gap to reality. “So far, Cavan Sullivan’s reality is simple to summarise: he is an extraordinary soccer player.” - Catalina Bush
ALT Ezri Konsa wearing a red Hummel x Charlton Athletic shirt, looking over his right shoulder while running.
ALT Ezri Konsa playing for Charlton Athletic in EFL League One. He's wearing a black-and-blue striped shirt with black shorts and black socks.
ALT A data report card that displays Performance Index Scores for a host of aggregated metrics. At the top, the four circles represent scores for Archetype Indices. Below, metrics are split into six groups: Physical, In Possession (IP) Phases of Play, Moving, Passing, Carrying and Pressure. All six have sub-categories with their own Index score. The width of the bar and the colour illustrate the score.
ALT On loan to KVC Westerlo in Belgium from Hajduk Split, Luka Vušković is turning heads for two reasons: his goalscoring from defence, and being 1.93m tall at just 17 years old. This kid is an absolute unit, and that will be a big reason why Tottenham Hotspur fought off all the big boys to secure his signature as far back as 2023.
ALT Vušković is very advanced for his age, possessing a number of high-level attributes, with the aforementioned imposing size the basis that allows him to dominate already. He has real potential as a ball-player too, a must-have for successful integration into Postecoglou footy. But it is his threat from set-pieces that will thrust him into the spotlight. It cannot be overstated. After 10 games of the 2024/25 Belgian Pro League, no Westerlo player had scored more goals than Vušković. He’s also won 83% of his aerial duels. Boom.
ALT An image of Fabian Hurzeler's side profile with the caption: "More than forty years after a young Rangnick chose to forgo a playing career to instead untangle football’s most pressing question by video tape, another young German is constructing his own kind of answer."
ALT Fabian Hurzeler, arms crossed, smiling across a tactics board, against a burnt orange background
ALT An image of Johan Manzambi playing for Freiburg SC, with the caption: “I have a penchant for a 'proper midfielder'. By 'proper midfielder', I mean a midfielder who can do everything - and Johan Manzambi can do everything.”
ALT An image of Johan Manzambi playing for Freiburg SC, with the caption: “I have a penchant for a 'proper midfielder'. By 'proper midfielder', I mean a midfielder who can do everything - and Johan Manzambi can do everything.”
ALT An image of Jude Bellingham, seem from behind, in a white England kit, with 'Bellingham 10' prominent. The title of the article: 'Decrypting the Bellingham enigma.'
![At the World Cup [...] he essentially destroyed everyone when it came to getting into the penalty area and running in behind, and doing all of that at speed relative to other midfielders.
[...] the three highest single-game tallies of Runs into the Box by young midfielders were all Bellingham.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HUqkqBOWcAAeCd8.jpg?name=orig)
ALT At the World Cup [...] he essentially destroyed everyone when it came to getting into the penalty area and running in behind, and doing all of that at speed relative to other midfielders. [...] the three highest single-game tallies of Runs into the Box by young midfielders were all Bellingham.
ALT I merged Vertical Runs and Vertical Carries into something I called "Vertical Efforts". In 95% of his matches, Bellingham recorded six or more Vertical Efforts. The median for a midfielder – I love reading this, it just seems mental – is just 17%. So across the pool of 76 midfielders, the median midfielder gets six or more in 17% of matches, and Bellingham was doing it in 95%.
![[...] across eligible appearances, Bellingham strung together 16 games in a row in which he played 60 minutes and hit at least eight Vertical Efforts.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HUqk7SVWQAATd6U.jpg?name=orig)
ALT [...] across eligible appearances, Bellingham strung together 16 games in a row in which he played 60 minutes and hit at least eight Vertical Efforts.
ALT An image of Pablo Barrios, in Atleti's red/white home kit, against a red & white background.
ALT “That symphony of simple habits, connecting his team with two-touch actions, is immensely valuable to those with designs on possessive control, or who want to generate clean and tight transitional moments. “Barrios stitches phases together, from interception to release to movement, and is capable of switching from recycling the ball to progression in an instant.”
ALT “When he’s called upon to stay involved and constantly make defensive contributions... “...he’s an absolute killer." Stephen Ganavas, on Tarik Muharemović
ALT "Nothing really compares with the Premier League in terms of the volume of big, dominant, physical No.9's—Igor Thiago, that type. When Muharemović gets a shoulder into those guys or has to compete with them in the air, he doesn’t take a step back. He’s right there. "If he gets a shoulder across someone, he isn’t letting go. He makes life extremely difficult and always forces opponents away from dangerous areas. He doesn’t take stupid risks or compromise his positioning to make a wild attempt to win the ball. He plays the percentages, maximising what he’s good at and minimising what he’s bad at.” Stephen Ganavas
ALT "The more I’ve watched him in senior football, the more I’ve thought: ...this isn’t just a good player; he can be a really special one.” Stephen Ganavas
ALT “When he’s called upon to stay involved and constantly make defensive contributions... “...he’s an absolute killer." Stephen Ganavas, on Tarik Muharemović
ALT "Nothing really compares with the Premier League in terms of the volume of big, dominant, physical No.9's—Igor Thiago, that type. When Muharemović gets a shoulder into those guys or has to compete with them in the air, he doesn’t take a step back. He’s right there. "If he gets a shoulder across someone, he isn’t letting go. He makes life extremely difficult and always forces opponents away from dangerous areas. He doesn’t take stupid risks or compromise his positioning to make a wild attempt to win the ball. He plays the percentages, maximising what he’s good at and minimising what he’s bad at.” Stephen Ganavas
ALT "The more I’ve watched him in senior football, the more I’ve thought: ...this isn’t just a good player; he can be a really special one.” Stephen Ganavas
ALT A composite image of two player cut-outs on an off-white background with a green trend line through the middle. On the left, Cardiff City centre-back Dylan Lawlor. On the right, Estéban Lepaul in a France international kit.
ALT A composite image of two player cut-outs on an off-white background with a green trend line through the middle. On the left, Cardiff City centre-back Dylan Lawlor. On the right, Estéban Lepaul in a France international kit.
ALT A composite image of two player cut-outs on an off-white background with a green trend line through the middle. On the left, Cardiff City centre-back Dylan Lawlor. On the right, Estéban Lepaul in a France international kit.
ALT An image of Cavan Sullivan in a crowd of fans and media. He is in colour; the crowd is in monochrome.
ALT “There are things we can say about Cavan Sullivan that are true. “That he is better than anyone to emerge from the nation in the past 20 years, for example; that he is one of the best prospects the United States has ever produced.” - Catalina Bush
ALT “Like Adu, James, Dempsey, Donovan, Pulisic and the thousands of other sportsmen and women who have become public figures in America, Sullivan’s story is so much larger than him already.” - Catalina Bush
ALT “Whatever narratives we construct around football, there is always a gap to reality. “So far, Cavan Sullivan’s reality is simple to summarise: he is an extraordinary soccer player.” - Catalina Bush