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The Nation's League 24/25 draw takes place in Paris this evening, and Irish fans will have one question answered regarding the team's future. What areas should the incoming manager focus on in order to make it a successful campaign? @animatetactics/the-next-ireland-manager-needs-to-play-to-the-teams-strengths-here-s-what-they-are-8abfcec3fc31" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@animatetactic…

@alexmoneypenny Set pieces..obviously

If Arsenal win the Premier League... what will be their "tag" in years to come, in your mind? E.g. "Agueroooo", the Salah year, Centurions, Invincibles, 5000-1 etc. Will they even have one?

@HCfootball01 Superb thread

Manchester United struggled when Grimsby when M2M, down to a lack of solutions. A THREAD.

The lowdown on Ireland's Nations League playoff opponents 👇🇮🇪 lansdowneroar.ie/2025/03/19/opp…

Hello you beautiful people, we've only gone and done a little fanzine for those of you travelling to Plovdiv! It's packed with tips, facts and most importantly propaganda for the pod 😀 Let us know what you think, it's our first attempt so your feedback is very welcome! Yes, it's retro, so the colour scheme is supposed to make your eyes bleed 🤣 ➡️ Download here: #google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">lansdowneroar.ie/bulgaria-fanzi…

✍️ Opinion piece: I Suppose A Pyramid Is Off The Table? An interesting read from @Kilbarrack32 , who has gone into detail about how the third tier of Irish football could potentially look👀 lansdowneroar.ie/2025/02/25/opi…

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✍️ The Irish Game Through An America Lens 🇺🇸🇮🇪 A fascinating read from @_ABrown67 speaking about his love for every aspect of Irish football whilst living in America. A story that all Irish-Americans can resonate with! lansdowneroar.ie/2025/02/24/the…

🎙️ Latest Pod is Out! Bazunu Brilliance, But at what Cost? 🇮🇪OBIG and much more! 🎥Watch here: youtu.be/WRvPwSG6nvI?si…

🎙️DEBATE: Ranking the top 10 Irish players of the last decade I Lansdowne ROAR! Do you agree? What's YOUR Top TEN? 🎥Watch here: youtu.be/nS4H4iNjmQw

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How can you measure control on a football pitch and what tactical insights can it give you? I took a look at some data from the first 20 EPL gameweeks and wrote about it on Medium 👇 @animatetactics/who-controls-the-pitch-the-most-in-the-premier-league-909d4f3e6c3a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@animatetactic…

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@SweeperPod @Sachk0 There's also Auckland United!

🇳🇿 Auckland is a city unlike almost any other in world football, with two clubs in domestic competitions in different football confederations. Auckland FC are a brand-new club in Australia's A-League (AFC), while Auckland City are the record champions in New Zealand (OFC).

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🇳🇿 It is a huge weekend in the Australian A-League as brand-new club Auckland FC face Brisbane Roar in their first-ever competitive game. Auckland FC are the second club from New Zealand to join the top-tier division in their neighbouring country, along with Wellington Phoenix.

A closer look at Ireland's first win under Heimir Hallgrímsson ⚽️🇮🇪 lansdowneroar.ie/2024/10/18/thi…

Expected goals as a metric is widely agreed to be at its most valuable by looking at averages over a span of ~15 games, but it still can provide useful insights over smaller periods too to aid video analysis

4. Watkins - Had a slow start to the season with 0 goals in his first 3 games before scoring 2 at the weekend - His cumulative shot quality in games 1-4 has went from 0.11 - 0.87 - 0.71 - 1.18 so can assume he's beginning to get up to speed this season

Had a play around with FBRef and Fotmob data and created a Tableau dashboard looking at the top shooters and their NPxG in the Premier League so far this season (those with 4+ shots). Early days and a very small sample size of 4 games but some interesting insights already 🧵📈