Football Concepts
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Footballing Concepts : The Purple Patch
Just about every season, there is a moment when a player catches fire. Shots from awkward angles fly into the…
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Footballing Concepts : “Streets Won’t Forget” Players
When I think about certain players, I do not think about their numbers first. I think about moments. A goal,…
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The “Lottery” Of Penalties
Whenever a team loses on penalties, the same phrase appears almost immediately. Managers shrug, players sigh, and someone eventually says…
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The Shoulder Drop
Some dribbles in football are built on flair, stepovers, elasticos, rainbow flicks. The shoulder drop is the opposite. It is…
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Part 2 : The Rebuild
Another major shift in the rebuild is the move toward buying profiles rather than reputations. A rebuild works best when…
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Part 1 : The Rebuild
When I think about a football rebuild, I often come back to the old philosophical puzzle known as the Ship…
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Football Adages : Never Change A Winning Team
I have always believed that clichés survive for a reason. “Never change a winning team” did not emerge from ignorance.…
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Part 2 : The Overlap
What interests me most is how something as simple as the overlap survives in a sport increasingly driven by data…
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Part 1 : The Overlap
The overlap is football reduced to its simplest geometry. It is not a trick. It is not improvisation. It is…
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The Physio Sprint
One of the most underrated thrills in football is the moment the physio sprints onto the pitch. The referee waves…
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