Football Concepts
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General Football
Football’s Global Proxy
Modern football support is no longer a closed loop between club and matchday fan. What I see now is a…
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Football Concepts
Superstitions Around Jersey Numbers
I have always believed jersey numbers carry memory. Not metaphorical memory, but lived memory, the kind that lingers in stadiums…
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Analysis
Footballing Concepts : Half-time Talks
Half-time is often described as a tactical reset, but that makes it sound cleaner and calmer than it really is.…
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Analysis
Part 2 : The Evolution Of The Libero
“… Arrigo Sacchi’s Milan did not just introduce zonal marking, they enforced it with almost ideological discipline”. I think this…
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Analysis
Part 1 : The Evolution Of The Libero
Some of us have only seen or heard about the Libero while playing Football Manager. It exists there as a…
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Analysis
The Player To Pundit Conundrum
The transition from the pitch to the studio is often framed as a natural career progression, but it is anything…
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Transfer News
Why Announcement Vids Are the New Movie Trailers
The transfer window used to have a very simple visual: a player holding a scarf in a parking lot, usually…
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Football Concepts
Famous Football Adages : Never Fall In Love With A Loan Signing
Falling in love with a loan signing is the ultimate act of emotional masochism in football. It is the “summer…
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Analysis
Transfer Window Dynamics
In the modern transfer window, hardly anything is accidental. Every “shock interest” headline, every sudden claim that multiple clubs are…
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International Football
International Football : The Cap-tying Battle
The cap-tying battle is the off-pitch equivalent of a transfer window. In international football today, teenagers with dual heritage are…
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