Casey Dunau

[Casey Dunau @CaseyDunau]

Shout out to all my follows who also get 0-3 likes per post but keep chuckin em. Just know you have my favorite content on this site.

We may be the trees who have fallen in an abandoned forest, but goddamnit we do make a sound 🥲

[Alfie | HITC Sevens @HITCSevens]

In light of Gianni Infantino’s poor judgement this week, I am beginning to question whether Donald Trump was a worthy recipient of the FIFA Peace Prize after all.

[Casey Dunau @CaseyDunau]

Was at a coaching clinic where a Dutch instructor explained how to structure lesson plans from small sided to full field.

When a coach pointed out that we never get to train on more than 1/3 of a field, the instructor just said, “well I wouldn’t coach in that environment.” 😅

[Golazo America @GolazoAmerica]

"It's unfair to the kids, it's unfair to the coaches because you don't have the space to do it." 🗣️

@JimmyConrad discusses why developing spatial awareness starts with giving coaches the right environment to teach 🇺🇸

[Matthew Doyle @MattDoyle76]

Trump has thrown the karmic balance out of whack.

The only remedy is to insert a being of pure goodness & light into the XI: one so ethically immaculate that he bends the universe back to justice. An apostle of the beautiful game. Someone the Soccer Gods cannot root against.

[Andrew Wiebe @andrew_wiebe]

The sadness for me comes from how flat that performance was, particularly the first half.

The US had a chance to inspire in victory or defeat, to show a level of fight and intensity (and hopefully quality) the whole country and the world could recognize as American.

[Nico Cantor @Nicocantor1]

Even if Americans are happy that Balogun can now play (myself included), FIFA has just set an insane precedent:

Any interpretable red card at the World Cup can now come under scrutiny in hindsight. The referees judgment isn’t final. It hints at the fact that FIFA can do as they please, even if it means disagreeing with the subjective decisions of their own referees.

Imagine how Rafael Clauss (referee) and Juan Soto (VAR) are feeling right now? FIFA just undermined their credibility.

This isn’t overruling something objective, a decision that’s based on fact. They’re rescinding a decision based on opinion. For as much as I believe Balogun didn’t deserve the red, it’s an interpretable decision.

Anything can now be questioned after the fact. And it’s up to FIFA’s “judicial body” – whoever that is, wherever they are – to call make critical decisions as they see fit.

[Casey Dunau @CaseyDunau]

Two things can be true:

Balogun shouldn’t have seen red.

Rescinding the suspension is shambolic.

[Casey Dunau @CaseyDunau]

@UtdRedsMarch @Gradient_Sports https://t.co/vFBsIQfgGp

[Casey Dunau @CaseyDunau]

Lord deliver me from hearing "first time in a knockout stage" about a stat from the previously non-existent Round of 32.

[Casey Dunau @CaseyDunau]

@JACOBJAMES17041 @Gradient_Sports Sorry you need to be in the app, specifically. https://t.co/GaNXK2BXJ2

[Gradient Sports @Gradient_Sports]

Rankings on the Gradient FC app differ slightly from the facet grades and Overall Grades you may have seen on our social channels.

Here's everything you need to know about Impact Score, and why it affects player rankings. 👇

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[Casey Dunau @CaseyDunau]

@JACOBJAMES17041 @Gradient_Sports In head-to-head player comparison, screenshot the comparison and you'll have the option to save/share the bar chart look above.

[Stu Holden @stuholden]

Tyler Adams leads all midfielders at the World Cup in Challenges Won (20) and Passes Intercepted (22).

Machine. #USMNT

[Casey Dunau @CaseyDunau]

@joeclowery @Backheeled @tha_Real_Kumar 👏🏻

[Casey Dunau @CaseyDunau]

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[Casey Dunau @CaseyDunau]

This is why Tim Ream won’t get dropped. He’s consistently the most important figure in build out play.

[MLS Gone Wild ⭐️ @MLSGoneWild]

A look back at the #USMNT longest sustained possession v Germany:

A patient but lethargic period. Germany was organized but the US didn’t ask any questions until Freeman carried the ball inside.

His dribble forced GER to come undone & Ream was able to find the progressive pass

[Casey Dunau @CaseyDunau]

@RealJackAndrade Not predominantly. Though both have looked fairly comfortable in a midfield 2 with USMNT in the last year.

[Casey Dunau @CaseyDunau]

CM rankings via @Gradient_Sports for the 26 MLS season. I know people don’t want to hear it — despite a combined 1g 3a against Australia and Uruguay — but it’s possible Poch rates them both highly because they’re good players. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Gradient Sports @Gradient_Sports]

No Player across Europe's Top 5 Leagues in their last 10 games has a higher Overall Grade than Nico Paz - 91.6 📈

A serious talent.

🔗 https://t.co/mNnSpNrhH5

[efStats @ef_Stats]

Comparing Mateus Fernandes and Elliot Anderson through Gradient Sports' game-changing grading tool:

• Dribbling — Fernandes ahead
• Ball security — Anderson edges it
• Ball-winning — Fernandes
• Positional defending — Anderson
• Shooting — Fernandes by a wide margin

Net read: for a Box-to-Box-leaning brief, Fernandes fits. For something closer to a Holding role, Anderson is the answer.

[Gradient Sports @Gradient_Sports]

Climbing the rankings 📈

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