Threads
Quick 🧵: I'll be patient and careful with Giuntoli, he seems to take a summer or two to get top-level talent (relative) into a squad. took over 15-16, poor summer, mostly incre...
the Appeal to Authority fallacy happens so often in football discourse because it's a domain of very little expertise and huge amounts of exposure. fans watch a ton of football, b...
forget the goal itself, even the pass. 90% of breaking down / stressing a deep-block is altering their body orientations. CREATING blind-sides. most of the treacherous work is g...
part of the reason why Pep doesn't like duel-engagements particularly after possession-loss is that his containment approach to counterpressing is ESSENTIAL to the subsequent techn...
players are (unrealized) tactical possibilities. coaching is the realization of possibility.
the notion that Real Madrid's squad-building has gone awry is incorrect at best, there seems to be a gross misunderstanding of Madrid's recruitment / squad-building philosophy. th...
Game-State, its Conditions and Fluctuations, and why it is the Holy Grail for seekers of the European Throne. How to win the Champions League, a thread. https://t.co/6tZQetEBUI
one of the biggest misconceptions about recruitment right here. top clubs (structurally) aren't signing players based on the desires of an individual manager, these clubs recruit...
i cannot believe that Box Movement is STILL being evaluated entirely in an individual lense, it is indicative of coaching, above all else, coordination is highly unlikely otherwise...
Josep Guardiola. the Grandmaster who chose pitches over chessboards. a thread: https://t.co/SlKs0JaWut
the VERY best coaches / clubs MUST transcend the limited scope of their game-models / styles, the thought should be, "how can i make my team unbeatable?" for example, if i were t...
many clubs would be far ahead in squad-building/much more aligned/streamlined in recruitment if they start with the academy. - steer clear of signing squad players/minimal improve...