Llew Davies

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. To do so, we’re debuting our brand new product: SCOUTED Pro. This is the project we’ve been working on quietly all year: an editorial product designed for clubs, agencies and football professionals, that represents the culmination of our decade of experience in scouting and analysis.

by TOM CURREN scouted by LLEW DAVIES This essay was published in Volume II under the title 'Nuts and Bolts'. Grab a copy of the full magazine in digital: Every so often, a player breaks into senior football at an age that is, by itself, remarkable. You don’t need fancy data models or a worldwide network of scouts to spot it: a big, red flashing klaxon simply appears in the air and a disembodied tannoy blares the announcement. A sixteen-year-old is starting in the 2. Bundesliga.

by TOM CURREN scouting by LLEW DAVIES Around this time last year, SCOUTED released its first midfield Archetype. The Developer, inspired by many hours of watching Sverre Nypan - in his pre-Manchester City era - was built primarily around movement. We felt most fans understood midfielders who progressed the ball through line-splitting passing or ground-eating carrying, but that movement was an under-appreciated, and perhaps slightly obscured, element of the midfield toolkit.