Daryl
@daryldao.com
I write often at: https://talking-tactics.com.
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Daryl
@daryldao.com
· Mar 27
Don't want to be rude so I'll leave this pinned.
I'm curating my Following feed to contain less politics contents and things I want to see/read, so I apologise if I unfollow you or don't follow back. I'm trying to use less social media and curate it for my tiny brain to consume it. (1/3)
I'm curating my Following feed to contain less politics contents and things I want to see/read, so I apologise if I unfollow you or don't follow back. I'm trying to use less social media and curate it for my tiny brain to consume it. (1/3)
Just a lil thought that I have after seeing these two football data analyst job descriptions.
On one side is a club looking for Excel/Power BI/Tableau expertise, on the other side is a club looking for Python/Java/JS expertise. Kinda show the quality difference in football analytics right now.
On one side is a club looking for Excel/Power BI/Tableau expertise, on the other side is a club looking for Python/Java/JS expertise. Kinda show the quality difference in football analytics right now.
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Just a lil thought that I have after seeing these two football data analyst job descriptions.
On one side is a club looking for Excel/Power BI/Tableau expertise, on the other side is a club looking for Python/Java/JS expertise. Kinda show the quality difference in football analytics right now.
On one side is a club looking for Excel/Power BI/Tableau expertise, on the other side is a club looking for Python/Java/JS expertise. Kinda show the quality difference in football analytics right now.
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The saddest four words in football that a player can say is “Am I allowed to?” That question comes from the fear of the reprimanding voice of generations of coaches. Their voice echoes in the heads of the players, afraid to make their own decisions. tacticsjournal.com/2025/10/19/a...
Am I allowed to?
The saddest four words in football that a player can say is “Am I allowed to?” That question comes from the fear of the reprimanding voice of generations of coaches. Their voice echoes in the heads of...
tacticsjournal.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The saddest four words in football that a player can say is “Am I allowed to?” That question comes from the fear of the reprimanding voice of generations of coaches. Their voice echoes in the heads of the players, afraid to make their own decisions. tacticsjournal.com/2025/10/19/a...
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I’m once again really reminded of how shit most people’s media literacy is when they just retweet/regurgitate random unsourced rumors. I’ve had to go around across a bunch of different sites telling people it’s not coming from any reliable Japanese media
Really tiring
Really tiring
Disappointing - but not surprising - to see so many low-effort aggregation accounts pick up a completely unverified rumor that no serious Japanese outlet has reported on.
A little surprising to see allegedly serious outlets like @sweeperpod.bsky.social pick it up when they should know better.
A little surprising to see allegedly serious outlets like @sweeperpod.bsky.social pick it up when they should know better.
😲 🇯🇵 Japan consider leaving the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) and creating 'East Asian Federation'!
🧐 🇶🇦 Qatar's manipulation and corruption within the AFC noted as 🇯🇵 Japan's main reason!
✍️ Reports still unofficial, and issues mostly connected to AFC Champions League.
🧐 🇶🇦 Qatar's manipulation and corruption within the AFC noted as 🇯🇵 Japan's main reason!
✍️ Reports still unofficial, and issues mostly connected to AFC Champions League.
October 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’m once again really reminded of how shit most people’s media literacy is when they just retweet/regurgitate random unsourced rumors. I’ve had to go around across a bunch of different sites telling people it’s not coming from any reliable Japanese media
Really tiring
Really tiring
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Disappointing - but not surprising - to see so many low-effort aggregation accounts pick up a completely unverified rumor that no serious Japanese outlet has reported on.
A little surprising to see allegedly serious outlets like @sweeperpod.bsky.social pick it up when they should know better.
A little surprising to see allegedly serious outlets like @sweeperpod.bsky.social pick it up when they should know better.
😲 🇯🇵 Japan consider leaving the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) and creating 'East Asian Federation'!
🧐 🇶🇦 Qatar's manipulation and corruption within the AFC noted as 🇯🇵 Japan's main reason!
✍️ Reports still unofficial, and issues mostly connected to AFC Champions League.
🧐 🇶🇦 Qatar's manipulation and corruption within the AFC noted as 🇯🇵 Japan's main reason!
✍️ Reports still unofficial, and issues mostly connected to AFC Champions League.
October 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Disappointing - but not surprising - to see so many low-effort aggregation accounts pick up a completely unverified rumor that no serious Japanese outlet has reported on.
A little surprising to see allegedly serious outlets like @sweeperpod.bsky.social pick it up when they should know better.
A little surprising to see allegedly serious outlets like @sweeperpod.bsky.social pick it up when they should know better.
Not trying to disrespect what Teo is doing, but Andrew ≠ Andreas, so not sure why he's calling Andreas Kuen as Andy Kuen, unless I miss Melbourne City's video of how to pronounce his name?
October 18, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Not trying to disrespect what Teo is doing, but Andrew ≠ Andreas, so not sure why he's calling Andreas Kuen as Andy Kuen, unless I miss Melbourne City's video of how to pronounce his name?
I've seen the rumour that Japan want to leave the AFC starting to make rounds here and on the other place, so I thought I should share this from Dan.
Personally, I support the idea too, but if Dan hasn't broke the news/rumour, I would remain cautious over it.
Personally, I support the idea too, but if Dan hasn't broke the news/rumour, I would remain cautious over it.
I’m just seeing these rumors but only source I’ve seen so far is Football Tribe who are clickbait merchants.
I’ve been calling for the AFC to split for years so if this is true I 100% support it but first I need to see more reliable sources.
I’ve been calling for the AFC to split for years so if this is true I 100% support it but first I need to see more reliable sources.
October 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I've seen the rumour that Japan want to leave the AFC starting to make rounds here and on the other place, so I thought I should share this from Dan.
Personally, I support the idea too, but if Dan hasn't broke the news/rumour, I would remain cautious over it.
Personally, I support the idea too, but if Dan hasn't broke the news/rumour, I would remain cautious over it.
It sounds a bit demoralising but I have a feeling that the league is sleepwalking towards its demise. There's very little financial investment going into football in Australia in general and there's no sense of direction of how to get out of this mess.
Of the top 50 players for G+A in the #ALeague last season, almost half - 23 - have departed.
Here's a bit on what that means, the good and the bad, with a bit of help from Stefan Mauk.
www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer...
Here's a bit on what that means, the good and the bad, with a bit of help from Stefan Mauk.
www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer...
The A-League starts this weekend. Why are so many stars from last season no longer here?
Australia’s national league has become a terrific platform for young players to launch their careers, but older players are copping the “short end of the stick”, according to one departed star.
www.smh.com.au
October 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
It sounds a bit demoralising but I have a feeling that the league is sleepwalking towards its demise. There's very little financial investment going into football in Australia in general and there's no sense of direction of how to get out of this mess.
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Just wrapped up a great conversation with @emsandersbbc.bsky.social about Japanese woso's WSL invasion! The podcast will be up on the BBC World Service later tonight but in the meantime check out her story.
WSL: Why English clubs are battling to sign Japan's best talents
There are more Japanese players in the Women's Super League than ever before - what impact are they having?
www.bbc.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Just wrapped up a great conversation with @emsandersbbc.bsky.social about Japanese woso's WSL invasion! The podcast will be up on the BBC World Service later tonight but in the meantime check out her story.
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gonna be honest, I don't know how this works, but I now have a place to share personal writing :)
sara teasdale and her beach poems
better than dune 2
cafe.catabush.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
gonna be honest, I don't know how this works, but I now have a place to share personal writing :)
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Welcome new people, here are some soccer analytics and tactics accounts to follow if you're into that
October 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Welcome new people, here are some soccer analytics and tactics accounts to follow if you're into that
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Haralabos Voulgaris bought Spanish second division side Castellón after leaving the NBA and Dallas Mavericks. Now, he is slowly building a culture of data-driven decision-making (interview via @robbiejdunne.bsky.social for @optaanalyst.optajoe.com)
theanalyst.com/articles/har...
theanalyst.com/articles/har...
Inside Spanish Football's Most Innovative Project — Led by a Former NBA Number Cruncher | Opta Analyst
Haralabos Voulgaris bought Castellón after leaving the Dallas Mavericks and is slowly building a culture of data-driven decision-making.
theanalyst.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Haralabos Voulgaris bought Spanish second division side Castellón after leaving the NBA and Dallas Mavericks. Now, he is slowly building a culture of data-driven decision-making (interview via @robbiejdunne.bsky.social for @optaanalyst.optajoe.com)
theanalyst.com/articles/har...
theanalyst.com/articles/har...
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“The amount of money that some clubs are willing to lose season upon season makes no sense to me” - Brighton owner Tony Bloom on the future of the Premier League & how his club will adapt (interview via @andynaylorbrighton.bsky.social for @theathleticfc.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...
Brighton owner Tony Bloom on the future of the Premier League and how his club will adapt to it
Bloom shares his views on football governance, the increasing American influence, and the possibility of league games being played overseas
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“The amount of money that some clubs are willing to lose season upon season makes no sense to me” - Brighton owner Tony Bloom on the future of the Premier League & how his club will adapt (interview via @andynaylorbrighton.bsky.social for @theathleticfc.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...
Best thing about this? The A-League Men dataset, which is unheard of for open data.
We’re excited to launch the 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐗 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩 - a hackathon-style challenge that will bring together the community to collaborate, compete, and innovate using open-source SkillCorner data.
👉 Sign up pysport.org/analytics-cup
👉 Sign up pysport.org/analytics-cup
October 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Best thing about this? The A-League Men dataset, which is unheard of for open data.
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👉 Sign up for the first 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐗 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩 to receive all relevant information via pysport.org/analytics-cup
Sports Analytics meets Open Source
PySport supports a community where everyone can become better in (applying) sports analytics. Everyone in the community shares the common passion: sports analytics. Sharing knowledge and teaching/lea
pysport.org
October 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
👉 Sign up for the first 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐗 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩 to receive all relevant information via pysport.org/analytics-cup
@numberstorm.bsky.social Hi Andy! I can't message you so I thought I should ask here instead.
May I use your mplsoccer as an inspiration to create a similar package using Plotly? I won't use the code but mainly the package's functionalities only.
Thank you for your time!
May I use your mplsoccer as an inspiration to create a similar package using Plotly? I won't use the code but mainly the package's functionalities only.
Thank you for your time!
October 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
@numberstorm.bsky.social Hi Andy! I can't message you so I thought I should ask here instead.
May I use your mplsoccer as an inspiration to create a similar package using Plotly? I won't use the code but mainly the package's functionalities only.
Thank you for your time!
May I use your mplsoccer as an inspiration to create a similar package using Plotly? I won't use the code but mainly the package's functionalities only.
Thank you for your time!
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Friday Stat Dump: Saves and Save %
The analytics folk, me included, have for the past decade or so extolled the virtues of evaluating goalkeepers on something like goals against - post-shot xG (G-PSxG).
I don't think that's wrong, per se, but, if that is the only metric, we've got some issues.
1/
The analytics folk, me included, have for the past decade or so extolled the virtues of evaluating goalkeepers on something like goals against - post-shot xG (G-PSxG).
I don't think that's wrong, per se, but, if that is the only metric, we've got some issues.
1/
October 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Friday Stat Dump: Saves and Save %
The analytics folk, me included, have for the past decade or so extolled the virtues of evaluating goalkeepers on something like goals against - post-shot xG (G-PSxG).
I don't think that's wrong, per se, but, if that is the only metric, we've got some issues.
1/
The analytics folk, me included, have for the past decade or so extolled the virtues of evaluating goalkeepers on something like goals against - post-shot xG (G-PSxG).
I don't think that's wrong, per se, but, if that is the only metric, we've got some issues.
1/
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We're hosting a new series of live webinars designed to share insights from some of the game’s leading coaches and technical experts based upon our in-depth analysis of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
Register on the FIFA Training Centre👇🏻
Register on the FIFA Training Centre👇🏻
World club football series
Learn from Roberto Martínez, Aliou Cissé, Jürgen Klinsmann and others.
www.fifatrainingcentre.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
We're hosting a new series of live webinars designed to share insights from some of the game’s leading coaches and technical experts based upon our in-depth analysis of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
Register on the FIFA Training Centre👇🏻
Register on the FIFA Training Centre👇🏻
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We're hiring a Data Scientist at @arsenalfc.bsky.social to push the state-of-the-art in applied women's football research! careers.arsenal.com/jobs/6550595...
Feel free to reach out with any questions 🙂
Feel free to reach out with any questions 🙂
October 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We're hiring a Data Scientist at @arsenalfc.bsky.social to push the state-of-the-art in applied women's football research! careers.arsenal.com/jobs/6550595...
Feel free to reach out with any questions 🙂
Feel free to reach out with any questions 🙂
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Project write-up finished! And with that, it's gonna be a project wrap and I will leave the dashboard to time. The link and the dashboard will stay online until Streamlit Cloud is shut down, but there will be no more support for it besides from fixing a few bugs.
daryldao.com/portfolio/al...
daryldao.com/portfolio/al...
A-League Women Recruitment Dashboard
Overview Having taken a fairly long break from working on football projects, I was inspired by the new A-League Women season that will kick off in late October 2025 (at the time of writing) and the…
daryldao.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Project write-up finished! And with that, it's gonna be a project wrap and I will leave the dashboard to time. The link and the dashboard will stay online until Streamlit Cloud is shut down, but there will be no more support for it besides from fixing a few bugs.
daryldao.com/portfolio/al...
daryldao.com/portfolio/al...
Project write-up finished! And with that, it's gonna be a project wrap and I will leave the dashboard to time. The link and the dashboard will stay online until Streamlit Cloud is shut down, but there will be no more support for it besides from fixing a few bugs.
daryldao.com/portfolio/al...
daryldao.com/portfolio/al...
A-League Women Recruitment Dashboard
Overview Having taken a fairly long break from working on football projects, I was inspired by the new A-League Women season that will kick off in late October 2025 (at the time of writing) and the…
daryldao.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Project write-up finished! And with that, it's gonna be a project wrap and I will leave the dashboard to time. The link and the dashboard will stay online until Streamlit Cloud is shut down, but there will be no more support for it besides from fixing a few bugs.
daryldao.com/portfolio/al...
daryldao.com/portfolio/al...
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Atalanta's new signing at striker is averaging over 5 shots per 90 while cutting out the 30-yard bombs he was forced to take on a bad team last year.
Meet Nikola Krstović, who appears set for a mid-career breakout:
www.thetransferflow.com/p/meet-atala...
Meet Nikola Krstović, who appears set for a mid-career breakout:
www.thetransferflow.com/p/meet-atala...
Meet Atalanta's new shot monster
With over 5 shots per 90, Nikola Krstović could be a breakout star in Serie A.
www.thetransferflow.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Atalanta's new signing at striker is averaging over 5 shots per 90 while cutting out the 30-yard bombs he was forced to take on a bad team last year.
Meet Nikola Krstović, who appears set for a mid-career breakout:
www.thetransferflow.com/p/meet-atala...
Meet Nikola Krstović, who appears set for a mid-career breakout:
www.thetransferflow.com/p/meet-atala...
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I suspect Ben Torvaney isn't on here, but I'd be remiss to not mention an old blog post of his on the value of bad chances in certain contexts, as it was applicable to Krstović during his time with Lecce and was discussed in the piece. Hope you enjoy!
www.statsandsnakeoil.com/2021/01/24/a...
www.statsandsnakeoil.com/2021/01/24/a...
Are bad shots actually good?
Last month, I saw an interesting tweet from Kees van Hemmen (emphasis is my own): Correct me if I’m wrong here but, if you’re a low quality side in a league, you’d actually prefer a dozen long shots
www.statsandsnakeoil.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I suspect Ben Torvaney isn't on here, but I'd be remiss to not mention an old blog post of his on the value of bad chances in certain contexts, as it was applicable to Krstović during his time with Lecce and was discussed in the piece. Hope you enjoy!
www.statsandsnakeoil.com/2021/01/24/a...
www.statsandsnakeoil.com/2021/01/24/a...
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I have been working on a new USA Soccer stat hub for a couple of months now in Tableau, as I grew increasingly dissatisfied with what I put together at the start of 2025. It's *finally* ready for public consumption. The images here don't show the half of it:
public.tableau.com/views/MLSAdv...
public.tableau.com/views/MLSAdv...
October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I have been working on a new USA Soccer stat hub for a couple of months now in Tableau, as I grew increasingly dissatisfied with what I put together at the start of 2025. It's *finally* ready for public consumption. The images here don't show the half of it:
public.tableau.com/views/MLSAdv...
public.tableau.com/views/MLSAdv...
Just want to say a quick thank you to anyone who has given the app a try! I do have a lot to say about why I decided to make the app and having to battle my own thoughts in the process, but I will do a long write-up to explain everything soon. But I really, really appreciate your support ❤️
October 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Just want to say a quick thank you to anyone who has given the app a try! I do have a lot to say about why I decided to make the app and having to battle my own thoughts in the process, but I will do a long write-up to explain everything soon. But I really, really appreciate your support ❤️
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It's probably time to give this project a full release huh?
From the league that brought you Sam Kerr, Kyra Cooney-Cross and Mary Fowler, if you want to find the future and past Matildas, let FBRef's data and this Streamlit app be your best friend!
alw-recruitment-dashboard.streamlit.app
#woso
From the league that brought you Sam Kerr, Kyra Cooney-Cross and Mary Fowler, if you want to find the future and past Matildas, let FBRef's data and this Streamlit app be your best friend!
alw-recruitment-dashboard.streamlit.app
#woso
October 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It's probably time to give this project a full release huh?
From the league that brought you Sam Kerr, Kyra Cooney-Cross and Mary Fowler, if you want to find the future and past Matildas, let FBRef's data and this Streamlit app be your best friend!
alw-recruitment-dashboard.streamlit.app
#woso
From the league that brought you Sam Kerr, Kyra Cooney-Cross and Mary Fowler, if you want to find the future and past Matildas, let FBRef's data and this Streamlit app be your best friend!
alw-recruitment-dashboard.streamlit.app
#woso