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Deadline Day Signings
Deadline Day panic is often framed as incompetence, but that misses the point. What actually happens is a calculated standoff…
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The Free-kick Wall
I have always thought standing in the free-kick wall is the most honest act in football. There is no disguise,…
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Footballing Concepts : Transfer Requests
When people talk about a player “handing in a transfer request,” they often imagine something casual, a frustrated conversation or…
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What Makes A World Class Player?
I think the biggest mistake we make with the phrase “world class” is confusing moments with membership. A player can…
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The Loan Player Paradox
The loan spell is framed as an opportunity, but psychologically, it is football’s strangest test. You are asked to perform…
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Part 2 : The Utility Player
In the last decade, something has shifted. Versatility and Utility have started to mean more than survival. Certain players have…
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Why Footballers Cover Their Mouth On The Pitch
There was a time when the pitch was treated like a workshop. Loud, chaotic, emotional, but private in the only…
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Part 1 : The Death Of The Player-manager
The player-manager is a version of football history that feels almost fictional now. The image of Gianluca Vialli in 1998…
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Where xG Ends and Finishing Begins
xG was never designed to describe greatness. It was designed to describe probability. That distinction matters, because most of the…
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Tac-talk : How Atalanta Beat Juventus
Atalanta’s 3–0 triumph over Juventus at the New Balance Arena was a study in the art of the clinical strike,…
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