For this reason, I am currently researching how communication works in team sports and which theoretical approaches exist. A central foundation is Eccles & Tenenbaum (2004), to whose work I unfortunately do not have direct access…🧵👇

Dean Huijsen - the art of anticipation in defending the space. @DHuijsen @slawekmorawski ⚽️ via @mfbnTV

Philipp Lahm explains how to defend against some of the best wingers in Europe currently (Olise, Vinicius, Yamal, Dembélé, Saka) [@TheAthleticFC]

"Salida de balón en los equipos de Guardiola" Trataré de ir añadiendo material poco a poco en este hilo. 1.Variantes en el Bayern de Munich

Nice insights from Thiago Alcântara in this chat

Roberto De Zerbi on playing through and into the side in which the opponent's pressure originally comes from:

Excellent clip of Brighton’s movements and triggers to bait Leeds into spaces before exploiting vacated zones. Take note of the timings of the arrivals, rather than the occupancy of spaces. It’s not what they do. It’s WHEN they do it.

Pep discusses his tactics and how he closed passing lanes on the left side of Leipzig build-up “I have more info than the Twitter guys” “People ask why I didn’t start Mahrez, Bernardo is so intuitive, he has the ability to press 3 players in 2 mins”

Vincent Kompany has changed Burnley from a long ball team into one of the most aesthetically pleasing & *efficient* sides in the WORLD. Not only that, but he excels in all of the areas required to be an ELITE manager. The evidence suggests he might be exactly that. MEGA-THREAD.

A common mistake when defending 1-2s is turning towards the ball rather than following your man - losing advantage in ‘Flow’ towards goal - the lines of flow are clear the defender’s first movement is horizontal - Mahrez’s is diagonally forward towards goal

Bielsa with a mic throughout the training session, teaching his players, especially the holding midfielders, how to avoid the opponent's numerical superiority. In this case, 2 vs 1. To watch the entire training session with English subtitles, send me a DM! 😍

Nathan Ake constantly adapting and adjusting his body shape and defensive zone according to the defensive ‘Espacios de Fase’ (Space Phases) xitter.cf/mindfootball3/status/1…

In the Rondo, we can identify 3 offensive & 2 defensive intentions. Exist a correlation between them; depending on the defensive intention, we will adjust our intention to progress. - Break the line - Beat the line - Invite the pressure - Press the ball - Hold the position

Horizontal Pass as a Pressing Trigger. It is especially effective if the pass is long and slow. Then the defenders have more time to shorten the distance.