john herdman
Demiane Agustien, Arsenal U-21 and the Real Gap in Indonesian FootballOn my desk in Nagoya sits a leather notebook with frayed edges. Page...
Seven Minutes of Stoppage Time in Jakarta: When a 35-Year Trophy Is Held Under the Clock's LightThat night I sat in front of the screen in Rome, my old notebook open beside...
Before the 2026 ASEAN Cup Final: John Herdman, Ole Romeny and the Data Problem of 35 YearsThe press room in Jakarta was cramped, the lighting was yellow, and a...
A 9-2 Win Doesn't Erase the Pressure: Hubner, Herdman and a Final That Hasn't Settled AnythingThe 9-2 flashed on the board in Jakarta, and in the post-match press conferen...
Indonesia 9-2 Bangladesh: Seven Minutes of Stoppage Time, 37 Seconds, and the Lesson of a Win That Cannot Be Read by the ScorelineIn the 90th minute, the scoreboard showed 7-1. No one in the stands still...
Indonesia, Herdman and the Goal-Difference Gamble: Beating Bangladesh May Not Be Enough for the 2026 ASEAN Cup FinalOn October 1, 2026, at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia walk...
Ten-Man Indonesia and the Dutch Hand: What Really Kept the Clean Sheet Against MalaysiaMinute 37 and the Moment That Split the Match In the 37th minute at Gelora Bu...
The Ten-Man Wall at Gelora Bung Karno: The 0-0 Draw Was Not Decided by the ScorelineAt the 37th minute, the drums on the Gelora Bung Karno stands had barely fade...
Herdman Lifts the Lid on ASEAN Football's Dark Side: Indonesia Stands on a Minefield Called ExpectationJohn Herdman's first training session with the Indonesia national team at...
Kentucky flips from .079 to .420, tops Louisville in top-five rivalry: DeLeye is just a piece, the system is the starSet two ended 29-27 after 16 ties and seven lead changes. For a team that jus...
The Empty Report and the Discipline of a Transfer InsiderA Beijing winter, December 2026. In a coffee shop near Sanlitun, a young...
A Boxing Promoter Died in Las Vegas — and the $382,928 Judgment Nobody MentionedOn January 24, 2026, at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Judge Malcolm...
Vietnamese Swimming and the Load Equation: When the Race Is Longer Than One Lap of the PoolI once believed swimming was the gentlest of all sports. Water holds the body...
Noah Saviolo's First Trabzonspor Goal: A Small Signal, A Very Large Systemic QuestionA WORD SAID TWICE In the post-match press conference, Noah Saviolo used the...
Champions Shanghai: Four Chinese Teams Open 0-8 in MapsOn the scoreboard inside the Shanghai arena, four results sit side by side,...
Under-21 National Cup: Pashley and Trumpauskas defend their titles in a bracket-less fieldThe table at Highfields TTC sits close to the hall wall, with no stand and no...
The Ten-Stroke Pass of Vietnamese Swimming: From the First Touch to the SEA Games MedalPeople look at the goal; I look at the pass ten strokes before. In swimming,...
Dinh Bac, Williams Minh Hoang and the Individual-Dependency Equation: A Referee's-Eye View of the 4-2 Win over PakistanThere are moments when a match ceases to be a match. It becomes a hearing,...
After the 2026 AFF Cup Title: Vietnamese Football and the Heroes Whose Names Never Reach the ScoreboardA lone clap rose from the eastern stand of Rajamangala on the night of Januar...
Paige Kowal and the Five-Hundredths Line: Reading a Swimming Commitment Through SEC CoordinatesThe water broke over lane four without much noise. It was only enough for...
Seven Minutes of Stoppage Time in Jakarta: When a 35-Year Trophy Is Held Under the Clock's LightThat night I sat in front of the screen in Rome, my old notebook open beside...
Before the 2026 ASEAN Cup Final: John Herdman, Ole Romeny and the Data Problem of 35 YearsThe press room in Jakarta was cramped, the lighting was yellow, and a...
A 9-2 Win Doesn't Erase the Pressure: Hubner, Herdman and a Final That Hasn't Settled AnythingThe 9-2 flashed on the board in Jakarta, and in the post-match press conferen...
Indonesia 9-2 Bangladesh: Seven Minutes of Stoppage Time, 37 Seconds, and the Lesson of a Win That Cannot Be Read by the ScorelineIn the 90th minute, the scoreboard showed 7-1. No one in the stands still...
Indonesia, Herdman and the Goal-Difference Gamble: Beating Bangladesh May Not Be Enough for the 2026 ASEAN Cup FinalOn October 1, 2026, at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia walk...
Ten-Man Indonesia and the Dutch Hand: What Really Kept the Clean Sheet Against MalaysiaMinute 37 and the Moment That Split the Match In the 37th minute at Gelora Bu...
The Ten-Man Wall at Gelora Bung Karno: The 0-0 Draw Was Not Decided by the ScorelineAt the 37th minute, the drums on the Gelora Bung Karno stands had barely fade...
Herdman Lifts the Lid on ASEAN Football's Dark Side: Indonesia Stands on a Minefield Called ExpectationJohn Herdman's first training session with the Indonesia national team at...
Kentucky flips from .079 to .420, tops Louisville in top-five rivalry: DeLeye is just a piece, the system is the starSet two ended 29-27 after 16 ties and seven lead changes. For a team that jus...
The Empty Report and the Discipline of a Transfer InsiderA Beijing winter, December 2026. In a coffee shop near Sanlitun, a young...
A Boxing Promoter Died in Las Vegas — and the $382,928 Judgment Nobody MentionedOn January 24, 2026, at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Judge Malcolm...
Vietnamese Swimming and the Load Equation: When the Race Is Longer Than One Lap of the PoolI once believed swimming was the gentlest of all sports. Water holds the body...
Noah Saviolo's First Trabzonspor Goal: A Small Signal, A Very Large Systemic QuestionA WORD SAID TWICE In the post-match press conference, Noah Saviolo used the...
Champions Shanghai: Four Chinese Teams Open 0-8 in MapsOn the scoreboard inside the Shanghai arena, four results sit side by side,...
Under-21 National Cup: Pashley and Trumpauskas defend their titles in a bracket-less fieldThe table at Highfields TTC sits close to the hall wall, with no stand and no...
The Ten-Stroke Pass of Vietnamese Swimming: From the First Touch to the SEA Games MedalPeople look at the goal; I look at the pass ten strokes before. In swimming,...
Dinh Bac, Williams Minh Hoang and the Individual-Dependency Equation: A Referee's-Eye View of the 4-2 Win over PakistanThere are moments when a match ceases to be a match. It becomes a hearing,...
After the 2026 AFF Cup Title: Vietnamese Football and the Heroes Whose Names Never Reach the ScoreboardA lone clap rose from the eastern stand of Rajamangala on the night of Januar...
Paige Kowal and the Five-Hundredths Line: Reading a Swimming Commitment Through SEC CoordinatesThe water broke over lane four without much noise. It was only enough for...