The Arsenal. @ScoutedFtbl. Previously @Squawka. Views mine.
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31 Oct 2025
For the 10th year in a row, I’ll be trying to raise some money for Movember. I’ve raised £2,694 in that time. Most of it came when doing a 62km walk to my dad’s grave last year. I’ve been scared about matching that feat. This year, I’m running at least 3km every day.
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Paul Okon was my favourite player I came across when writing this up. Didn’t see last night’s game but hearing very good things. His assist a little glimpse into the passing range that popped off the page.
Feb 24
Once, developing leagues would sign marquee veterans on huge wages to boost their international profile. Today, more and more are seeing value in another route: developing and nurturing young talent to be sold, at profit, to more competitive leagues.
The fashion has spread in particular throughout members of the Asian Football Confederation, where top Japanese and Korean clubs have realised any short-term losses are more than offset by the long-term sustainable growth provided by selling generations of quality to Europe. Now, teenagers are flooding one of the Confederation’s oft-forgotten members: Australia’s A-League.
@JakeEntwistle has used @SkillCorner data to pick out the interesting and exciting Men's A-League prospects that could be moving to bigger and better things before you know it.
Free to read on SCOUTED: bit.ly/4aNmZb3
ALT Graphic featuring photos of Newcastle Jets' Will Barton and Central Coast Mariners' Miguel Di Pizio, set against an off-white background with a vibrant red stripe on the diagonal.
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Jun 12
After a season defined by set-pieces, selling a 19-year-old CB that had best aerial duel success rate of any player to contest 25 aerials in the Bundesliga (149/200) while ranking 4th for Hamburg for xG per 90 and 6th for shots is insane.
Jun 12
Tottenham selling Luka Vušković now would be like if Arsenal sold William Saliba after the loan to Marseille. He should be the cornerstone.
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Jun 12
He also led his team for carries, progressive carries and passes. He's certainly not ball-phobic. This is the profile you would be looking for.
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Jake Entwistle retweeted
Jun 11
The World Cup is bigger than ever. 1,248 players from all corners of the globe are about to take to the largest stage of them all. We’ve picked ten breakouts for you to watch.
Find report cards powered by @SkillCorner data for a collection of SCOUTED favourites, including:
🇲🇽 Gilberto Mora
🇬🇭 Caleb Yirenkyi
🇧🇪 Matias Fernandez-Pardo
🇧🇦 Kerim Alajbegović
Tuck in before it all kicks off: bit.ly/43yBMDg
ALT A composite image made up of four player cut-outs. From left to right: Gilberto Mora (Mexico), Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana), Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Belgium) and Kerim Alajbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
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Jun 10
Should bag plenty. A lovely signing every way you look at it.
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The best I've done so far. Too much fun: 7a0.com.br/en
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Doing lots of Archetype development and started thinking about Declan Rice. He's been called a Lighthouse and a Horse... why has it taken this long to call him a *Lighthorse*?
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Said El Mala to Brentford is a fantastic signing and they’ll end up selling him on when he proves how destructive he can be. If they can get Schade and El Mala in the same XI on a few occasions then my word good luck defending counters.
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Extremely niche prediction is that Schade will score loads of rebounds coming in and following up from El Mala efforts. Or even just be there for some tap-ins.
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Jake Entwistle retweeted
May 29
The future of football is Africa. Discovering which clubs and countries have become trailblazers in investing and developing talent from it can get teams ahead in the transfer market. We have consistently looked to do exactly that.
In 2021, we published the incredible story of Right to Dream in Volume X. We told the Mali story in 2024. While the secrets of Scandinavia don't feel so secret any more. But there is a new pathway emerging, one that demanded we take a closer look.
Nigeria is quickly becoming the most popular foreign nation in the Czech First League. Now that SK Slavia Prague have formalised their relationship with the continent through the Right2Win Academy, it may happen soon.
But what can we learn about the profile of player Czech clubs are scouting in Africa? What type of talent are both top-flight and second division clubs developing? Why have Slavia removed the middle man and established a link straight to the source?
@SkillCorner data suggests that explosiveness is the key. Find out how that translates to in-possession and out-of-possession profiles in our latest analytical investigation: bit.ly/4wWivZK
ALT A full body cutout of SK Slavia Prague midfielder David Moses in the red and white home kit, pointing with his right arm. A bright green label is attached, displaying his name with an outline of Czechia surrounding him. The image is set on an off-white background with SCOUTED and SkillCorner logos at the bottom.
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May 28
Absolutely one of the best follows you can find. Especially when it comes to highlighting key signals for ‘good’ and ‘bad’ traits. Love reading.
May 28
Don Howe was a ‘Master coach’ was one of the most influential coach developers who passionately shared his knowledge - his sessions were so simple, clear & realistic
The thread below contains notes from Don’s session on defending crosses 🧵
youtu.be/HTHdAGltXtw?si=5t_P…
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May 27
This is like giving Ferran Torres PEDs.
May 27
🚨 Barcelona make proposal to sign Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United. Bid for 25yo #NUFC winger €80m bonuses; no agreement yet as talks over England int’l continue. Interest of other clubs ongoing but #FCBarcelona #FCBayern strongest @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/6431483…
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Jake Entwistle retweeted
May 26
No less than 20 of Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup were either born in or represented youth teams of other nations such as Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Canada.
A complete overhaul of domestic infrastructure, player development and coaching is integral to Morocco's burgeoning reputation on the global football scene, but the reform of scouting abroad was just as significant. A concept not usually associated with international football, completely revamping Morocco's approach to recruitment ensured the national pool was enriched by their diverse diaspora.
Dual national players are now scouted much earlier. Reaching them before they represented their country of birth was ideal, convincing them to join Moroccan academies even better; early adoption of the project's central values was key. As a result, scouting and recruitment became aggressive. Morocco operated like a club.
Osian Roberts, Technical Director of the Morocco national team from 2019 to 2021, explained the set-up when speaking to Ed Aarons for The Guardian in 2022: "We had full-time scouts in Holland, Germany, France, Spain and Scandinavia that are monitoring these players on a regular basis. There was a database for all of those who were eligible for Morocco in all those countries... it was necessary given the amount of players living overseas. That department has been extremely important."
The new remit was again based on the model of the Mohammed VI Football Academy, with dual nationals now scouted intensely from the age of 12.
Find out more in Tiwizi Dreams: The Morocco Story, an epic @JakeEntwistle essay featured in Volume I: bit.ly/4tLH6zc
ALT Photo of Faouad Zahoiani being lifted on a teammate's shoulders, celebrating a victory at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He's wearing a vibrant red shirt with 'ZAHOUANI 15' on the back and gesturing with both arms up in front of Moroccan fans. Above him are the flags or Morocco and France set against a hazy blue sky.
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May 25
Pretty crazy that a team has failed to score in each of the last seven finals. Makes me even more aware of keeping PSG out for as long as possible.
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May 25
And both teams scored in each of the previous eight before that. So I don’t know what that all means.
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