Academy Head Coach Cardiff Met ⚽️ MSc Sport Leadership 📚 UEFA B License football coach🏴 Talent ID level 2 📝
Cardiff, Wales
Joined March 2013
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1 point for a minute without conceding is interesting 🤔
🔥 Man City training insight this week:
Pep Lijnders added a points system to small-sided games 🎯
⚽️ 3 pts – Goal
⚡️ 2 pts – Counter-attack goal
🛡️ 1 pt – 1 min without conceding
You can see how this system puts value on both sides of the game, high rewards for goals, but also points for strong defensive actions. Players are pushed to give everything to deny goals, but also transition quickly. It fits in with a side of the game City are looking to improve on.
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Crystal Palace have 3 very good CBs
Chelsea have 1 and he spent half a season at Crystal Palace
Gvardiol will be one of the best CBs in Europe if he just continues to play there
Also, Bournemouth have two elite level defensive CBs NOT called Dean Huijsen
#analytics #pl
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What’s the point of signings like this ?
There’s no way he’s better than some of the young defenders coming through the academy
🔵🇧🇷 Chelsea are prepared to seal the deal for Brazilian fullback Denner Evangelista this weekend.
17 year old talent will cost €15m package add-ons included, joining the club from 2026.
Corinthians will have a sell-on clause, as @venecasagrande reports.
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Love this
Rebuilding Liverpool 2025/26: Replacing Pillars Using Data.
We dive into the challenges of replacing key players like Salah, Van Dijk & Trent amidst contract uncertainties.
Using data, I propose a future-ready lineup to keep Liverpool at the top.
Let’s discuss! 👇 #LFC #FootballAnalytics
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If this is the case Enzo got lucky
I think the change to build up with BB on the left with Gusto right helped far more than Cucurella going higher than Enzo
Lavia’s passing first half was excellent centrally & Sancho’s ball progression was so good
Enzo Maresca:
"In the first-half, we had Cole Palmer on one side and Enzo Fernandez on the other side. In the second-half, we had Cole Palmer on one side and Cucurella on the other side. We changed something in behind."
[via @BobbyVincentFL]
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Did this with my U14s and they loved it
Loads of diagonal passes, switching the play & movement to create angles
Great SSG constraint, will definitely add it my collection
Exercise design we used on Friday to develop diagonality in the build-up phase (5 v 5 + GKs). Not allowed to pass to a player in the same vertical zone. #diagonality @oddsbk
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Sancho, Felix and Nkunku all best coming inside off the left to combine centrally
Chilwell needs to come back into the team to hold the width and make runs behind
🚨 Chelsea complete signing of Jadon Sancho from Manchester United. 24yo winger leaves #MUFC on season-long loan + obligation to buy at £20-25m depending on performance milestones. #CFC to deploy England international primarily on left flank @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/5734401…
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Says a lot that title challengers Arsenal want Sterling meanwhile we want united’s 5th choice winger Sancho….
🚨🔴⚪️ Raheem Sterling to Arsenal, here we go! Agreement done on loan move from Chelsea.
Chelsea accept final conditions and the player wanted the move, also spoke to Mikel Arteta.
Agreement done, documents expected to be ok soon. ✅🔐
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Half of these he doesn’t beat his man 1v1 or appear on the wing 🤦♂️
“Maresca needs a winger that does well in 1v1”
You can’t watch this and tell me that we don’t need Joao Felix… teapawt.net/DaviesAyo8/status/1824…
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7 years of Felix
🚨 Chelsea have reached an agreement with Atletico Madrid over permanent signing of Joao Felix. Personal terms already in place for 24yo Portugal international attacker to join #CFC from #Atleti on 6yr contract + option of additional 12mnths @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/5695590…
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Hope we have a terrible season
🚨 Enzo Maresca says Ben Chilwell can leave.
“It's probably better he goes and leaves and finds minutes."
He simply doesn’t fit Chelsea’s new style of play.
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Time to get stuck into the new one by @xGPhilosophy
Few chapters in and it’s top quality
xPool 0.97 🏊
Prime example of what you get with Enzo in a double pivot
There’s a reason why we won games with Gallagher next to Caicedo
Another issue is with one of the double pivot (usually Enzo Fernandez) often stepping up/drifting wide to press the opponent — leaving the DM (Lavia/Caicedo) alone to defend the central areas.
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That team finishes above our current team
Add Conor Gallagher to the long list of Cobham graduates that Chelsea have sold since 2021.
You can make a very competitive team out of those academy players sold over the past three years and still have plenty more to pick from.
ALT A graphic featuring a team of players made up entirely of academy graduates sold by Chelsea since 2021. It includes: Jamie Cumming; Tino Livramento, Fikayo Tomori, Marc Guéhi, Lewis Hall; Conor Gallagher, Ruben Loftus-Cheek; Callum Hudson-Odoi, Mason Mount, Ian Maatsen; Tammy Abraham Each player is denoted by their name and cutout profile photo, organised into 4-2-3-1 formation. The graphic is set against an off-white background with blue accent colours.
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‘not premium midfield material for that football’ 😂😂😂😂
This Gallagher story has no culprit or victim in my opinion. Everyone is fighting for his right. Gallagher is still at Chelsea because he didn't want to move which is his choice.
Now, Chelsea are moving on to a different brand of football and feel like most us feel, that he's not premium midfield material for that football.
And only wanted to offer a short term deal to see if Conor can adapt. It's sensible if we put emotions aside. Why commit long term contract when you aren't sure? It is also up to Gallagher to accept the deal and embrace the challenge or say no.
It's escalating because Chelsea are on the verge of losing £40m which is supposed to help their FFP and PSR accounts. They are clearly under pressure and want this resolved ASAP. The banishment talk is a threat to push forward his decision.
So, Conor is right to do what he wants with his contract and career, and Chelsea are within their right to change football style and use certain players. Football is business and cut-throat decisions are part of it. You don't make emotional decision in any business.
I just hope it will be resolved as soon as possible. He needs to leave Chelsea through the front door as one of the club's captains.
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