Fan Culture
Why Rivalries Rarely Start With the Clubs Themselves
I once assumed the fiercest rivalry I grew up following started with some legendary match, a controversial refereeing decision,...
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Everything we have published, newest first. Tactics breakdowns, coaching notes, and the occasional disagreement with advice that sounds right but does not hold up on matchday.
Fan Culture
I once assumed the fiercest rivalry I grew up following started with some legendary match, a controversial refereeing decision,...
Fan Culture
My grandfather used to say you could tell how a match was going without watching a single minute of it, just by standing...
Player Development
A talented sixteen year old I coached could do almost anything with his stronger foot and almost nothing reliable with the...
Player Development
A trialist I evaluated years ago scored twice in a single practice match, looked sharp in every drill, and was the obvious...
Match Tactics
We once had sixty eight percent possession against a team sitting in a deep, compact low block, completed over six hundred...
Match Tactics
The first time I switched a struggling team to a back three midseason, I expected the biggest change to show up in defense,...