Bradley Barcola on adapting to the Premier League: “Ligue 1 is very physical. There are lots of strong players who use their physicality. But here, I would say it’s more physical in terms of the running you have to do. The games are end-to-end. “That’s why in my first few matches, I’ve been getting cramps. It’s all because the intensity is so high. But that’s also why I came here. It’s a new challenge for me to take on.” [@SkySportsNews] #LFC

Do coaching courses prepare grassroots coaches for what actually happens once they step onto the pitch? What did your coaching course prepare you well for and what did you only really learn once you started coaching? 👇

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With the FA’s intro of the 3v3 format, we feel it’s more important than ever to help coaches & players to understand the basic principles of the game from a young age. There’s no one better to explain this than @PassNSupport1 ‘s brilliant Coach Advisor @klmurphy8 #topman ⚽️🎓👊

A managers substitution sends a message to the players. You bring off your best presser for a centre back you’re telling the team how the game will go…for 30 minutes. England drop 541, Messi immediately knows where to be because they’ve done it twice before.

Thomas Tuchel is realising that England players are about heart as much as head. Mentality as much as method. How often have we had this debate down the decades? Welcome to England, Thomas. Cold-eyed analysis of England’s performance is required, of course, and Tuchel will study the quarter-final win with his staff. But he has to appreciate the nature and source of the adrenalin that fuels many England players. Tuchel was unhappy with the performance, and technical mistakes. His best player, Jude Bellingham, replied that it wasn’t technical or tactical issues but the psychological that underpinned England’s advance. xGuts. England players fought to get through against Norway whereas, judging by Tuchel’s reaction, he wants more thought. Wayne Rooney made the same point when England slunk out of Brazil in 2014. More intelligence required, “streetwise” was the word Rooney used. Argentina won the last World Cup with a blend of head and heart, and the genius that is Lionel Messi. England have Bellingham, a mix of savvy and spirit, technical and physical, all of it world-class, and he will surely relish looking for opportunities in an Argentinian defence that is not one of their better versions. Bellingham disputed Tuchel’s initial critique of England’s win. Tuchel balanced it in subsequent interviews. “I’m in love with my players,” Tuchel said. “I'm proud, I'm happy, and I feel so connected to this team, because they just do whatever it takes to take the next step. They just refuse to lose. They overcome obstacles and adversity.” There was a “but’ coming, a chunky caveat. “But I'm also a football coach, I also have demands that we want to bring out the best in us.” To improve performance. “Performance helps you win games. We can play better. It was not a high-level game. We made life complicated for ourself. "The head of mine is not fully satisfied. We can play faster. We can play more clinical. Too many unforced errors and technical mistakes in our game. That cost us a lot of belief. We got lucky in decisive moments. But I am not saying that we are lucky to win.” Tuchel then opened up on his own emotional reaction to it all. “I feel very alive. I don’t want to be anywhere else in the world. It's a new level of emotional rollercoaster.” Welcome aboard, Thomas. #ENG