Football Concepts
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Football
Footballing Concepts : Box Presence
Box presence starts with a simple truth. Defenders must feel you. Before movement, before finishing, before instinct, a striker has…
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The 3rd Man Run
Football is full of moments that seem to defy explanation, where a player appears out of nowhere to finish a…
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Analysis
Footballing Concepts : Statpadding
A familiar scene now plays out almost every week. A top striker scores late in a match that is already…
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Analysis
The Ever Battle : Relationism Vs Positionism
For more than a decade, elite football followed a single dominant logic. From roughly the late 2000s through the early…
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Analysis
Footballing Concepts : The Facilitator
Roberto Firmino is often remembered for what he did not do. He was Liverpool’s striker, yet he rarely topped scoring…
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Analysis
The 9.5 : Everyone’s Least Favourite Type Of Forward
When it comes to the 9.5, there is a familiar moment when team news drops and confusion sets in. Is…
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Analysis
Footballing Concepts : Rest Defense
A familiar scene plays out in modern football. One team enjoys long spells of possession, pushes their full-backs high, crowds…
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Analysis
Footballing Concepts : Off Ball Actions
In a football match, 90% of the action occurs without the ball. Yet, it is often what players do when…
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