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September 2025

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July 2025

Dev Logs: Tiny Tools for Even Tinier Teams
Inspired by Ben Torvaney and my own experience, let's attempt to answer the age old question: 'how do you kickstart your team's very own football data…
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Daryl Dao
Update 2.0: Why I will try to keep Talking Tactics free and open for everyone
Support the talent first, always, and not the agency behind them.
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Daryl Dao
Three under-the-radar signings that you and I might have missed (Part 4)
And we are back in Europe with a defensive-focused edition where two full-backs are making the step up and a young centre-back joining the domestic…
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Daryl Dao
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ASEAN Cup Diary - U23 Edition: Day 1
The tournament kicks off with a festival of goals in Indonesia!
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Daryl Dao
ASEAN Cup Diary - U23 Edition: A quick preview
Yes, it's another ASEAN Cup, but this time it's for the Under-23s, and you bet I will be there (virtually) no matter what!
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Daryl Dao

June 2025

What I learned from...rebuilding an MLS team on Football Manager 2024
This is an episode of me procrastinating and not finishing my main projects and other articles.
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Daryl Dao
Three under-the-radar signings that you and I might have missed (Part 3)
An East Asia-focused edition because Asian football needs more love and attention!
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Daryl Dao
Three under-the-radar signings that you and I might have missed (Part 2)
A current Germany U21 hotshot, another German leading the line to a promotion, a forgotten wonderkid, and a truly under-the-radar honourable mention.
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Daryl Dao
Dev Logs: Building a Streamlit dashboard (Part 1)
Give someone a report and it might answer a question or two. Give someone a dashboard and it will open up new perspectives.
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Daryl Dao
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