Football
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Analysis
The Hidden Narrative on the Bench
When I watch a football match now, I am always aware that two games are being played at once. One…
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The Third Kit Curse
I do not think the so-called “third kit curse” begins on the pitch. It is one of football’s superstitions, like…
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The Pressure Of Being “The Next”
Every generation does this. A teenager breaks through, shows something unusual, and we rush to label him “The Next Someone.”…
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Part 2 : Why Wingers Have Stopped Scoring
Another quiet change with wingers and wing play is philosophical. Modern positional football, treats turnovers as sins. Dribbling in “dangerous”…
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Part 1 : Why Wingers Have Stopped Scoring
For more than a decade, we got used to the idea that elite wingers were supposed to be scorers first…
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Betrayal In Football
I think the biggest mistake in conversations about betrayal is assuming it starts with contracts. It does not. Betrayal starts…
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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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