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Retiring/taking a step back from coaching
Thank you to everyone that has ever worked with me or was just supporting me, it meant more than you can believe. β€οΈ
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As a young analyst working at a football club myself.
Main thing I'm always looking for in players is their intention.
If a team is well coached, players intentions will reflect what the coach wants out of his own team and that's where the analysis should start from.
Years ago Spielverlagerung did a tactical analysis on a Bundesliga teams tactics (I believe it was a Roger Schmidt team), and Schmidt came out and said he didnβt know what they were talking about. That none of what they mentioned had ever been discussed let alone planned
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This just goes on to show how people are disconnected from modern football and the way academy works...
You're playing on a full sized pitch starting from U11s.
Nowadays, even 3rd tier clubs have cameras that stream the games so coaches can look at the footage
1. Why is an under 14βs game being televised?
2. Why are they playing on a full sized pitch?
Everything wrong with Americaβs approach to football.
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100%. Yamal has 25 G/A in 17 games for club and country and had one of the greatest starts in football history and the fanbase is acting like he's not focused on football.
Bad games happens, sucks when it's the most important game of the season (so far), but we're in October.
I can tolerate people criticising Lamine's mistakes on the pitch. But it pisses me off that you lot become so fucking nasty every time he has a bad day and you talk about him not being focused on football. Then next week he will perform and you will say he is focused. Just be fucking normal.
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Simplest explanation for this is just how "easy" it is to defend and connect with each other both in and out of possession.
Some coaches take it to another level and that's why you have relationism.
Distances matter more when talent is on a similar level (UCL + top 5 leagues)
Iβm starting to understand coachesβ obsession with distances and why in every interview you hear them talk about distances, either out of possession or in possession.
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Being a trainee in a European Parliament for a month and a half still feels surreal.
Very grateful for the opportunity given by @TomislavSokol and his staff for teaching me about EU politics and the way that it functions.
Back to reality tomorrow.
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What a phenomenal book @Jon_Mackenzie !!! I have thoroughly enjoyed reading it and I love how much you can feel that the book has been written with a lot of thought and passion.
Props to you and the people behind you who supported you and helped along this way. Recommended 10/10
One of the biggest indicators of truly elite teams is being able to suffer when you face an opposition of similar level.
City just didn't show up, PSG are slicing them apart with ease, everything is clicking for them it's incredible to see.
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The PL has become very weird to watch for me. It's very direct and physical but not a lot of technicality or elite finishing barring few exceptions.
Liverpool City was the perfect example of that up until the RC - lots of duels, directness, not many touches in the midfield
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But that's what happens when you prioritize duelling and ball carrying and verticality.
Granted, the way the game is evolving it makes sense.
That is why when you manage to combine technicality and strong physical presence, you get Rodri who is a literal unicorn
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We are outplaying the world champions and the best NT in the world BY FAR after getting beaten 7-0 just 3 days earlier...
Football is a funny sport
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Dvije stvari koje Δu reΔi za ovu tekmu:
Ne postoji nijedan sistem koji moΕΎe nadoknaditi previΕ‘e izgubljenih lopti.
Pressing bez koordinacije stvara viΕ‘e problemi momΔadi koja ga zadaje nego li momΔadi koja je pod pressingom.
3 boda su tu, idemo dalje!
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First half they were solid due to them pressing well, but the attack was so abysmal and no one was ready to do anything all the way untill Diomande came on.
They did play last 20 mins well with a man down, but huge challenges are in front of them with -6 ahead of int. break.
Mourinhos' biggest challenge will most definitely be how to win the ball consistently when 2 of your players aren't pressing well and aren't showing much intention to do so.
1 good vertical pass/ball carrying and you're already in between 1st and 2nd line of the defense
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