Football
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General Football
WE NEED TO STOP COMPARING ALL MIDFIELDERS
Midfield is the only area of the pitch where we casually collapse multiple professions into one word and then act…
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Comparison and Competition In Football
Football is often reduced to a rulebook and a 90-minute clock, but that has never been enough to explain why…
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Sergio Busquets : A Lesson In Press Resistance
Possession is not just about having the ball. That idea died the moment pressing became organised, aggressive, and collective. In…
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Analysis
Scout’s Top 8: Gameweek 22
Gameweek 22 brings a critical juncture in the 2025/26 Premier League season. As Arsenal defends a six-point lead and Manchester…
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Analysis
Why Football Is The Most Popular Sport In The World
Football did not become the world’s dominant sport by accident, and it did not need a marketing department to get…
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General Football
Footballing Concepts : The Pitch Invader
The pitch invader is not an anomaly, not in the way you think. They are part of football’s ecosystem, as…
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Growing Culture, Buying Glory
The debate between “growing your own” and “buying the best” is not really about money. It is about control. It…
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Footballing Concepts : Dressing Room Dynamics
The dressing room is hardly a motivational space. It is a power structure. In modern football, where squads are large,…
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The Body Feint
The body feint is the most honest lie in football. There is no elaborate footwork, no circus around the ball,…
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Footballing Concepts : Penalties
By the time a match reaches penalties, football has already died once. Extra time drains the game of structure, legs,…
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