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Youssef En-Nesyri The Moroccan Dromedary Unchained

2025-09-30T16:14:56+02:00

Morocco’s striker has been key for his team during the group stage at Qatar 2022 World Cup. Despite not playing with regularity at Sevilla during this season, En-Nesyri has played all three matches as a starter and played a very important role, both in attack and defense. En-Nesyri, is one of the few strikers in this World Cup edition who have proved to be a true team player, in both phases of the game, providing efforts to help their team elevate their performance.

Youssef En-Nesyri The Moroccan Dromedary Unchained2025-09-30T16:14:56+02:00

Joao Cancelo There’s Something About Joao

2025-09-30T16:15:14+02:00

João Cancelo has proven to be one of the best full-backs in the World, playing at both flanks for Manchester City. The Portuguese started his career as a deep right full-back at Valencia showing good dribbling abilities. His consolidation in the elite came under Pep Guardiola, who elevated his comprehension of the game and performance level, hence being able to adapt his positioning - outside or inside - based on the team needs. This usual performance level and confidence, however, has not shown during this first phase of the World Cup.

Joao Cancelo There’s Something About Joao2025-09-30T16:15:14+02:00

Rest Defending: How to Defend While Attacking

2025-09-30T16:16:02+02:00

France, the current World Cup title holders, are one of the candidates to also win the 2022 edition. Most are focusing on Griezmann and Mbappé, as the major threats the French national team has in attack - after Benzema and Nkunku injuries during the training camps before starting the World Cup. In this analysis, though, we want to focus on their center backs - Upamecano and Varane - and their behavior in the attacking phase.

Rest Defending: How to Defend While Attacking2025-09-30T16:16:02+02:00

The Next Generation: The Golden Boys

2025-01-20T17:33:52+02:00

Gavi, Pedri, and Musiala are some of the main leaders of this next wave of football players as they continue to prove that they are world-class despite their age. These three wonderkids portray a new way of playing, one that focuses on the game-understanding approach to football rather than a physical one. Hence, in this article we explore and analyze the role of these three key players with their respective national teams across the first fixture of the World Cup.

The Next Generation: The Golden Boys2025-01-20T17:33:52+02:00

A Defensive Look on Perception

2025-01-22T10:26:28+02:00

In this article we discuss that perception is more than just looking for open spaces and seeking free teammates and direct opponents. As coaches, we should teach players what they should be looking for and thinking of throughout the game, depending on the episode and place they are playing in. And when being in a defensive phase, the team must already know what will happen and how they should reaction once they recover the ball.

A Defensive Look on Perception2025-01-22T10:26:28+02:00

Lewandowski: The Goal-Scoring Machine

2025-09-30T16:16:28+02:00

In his very first season with FC Barcelona, Robert Lewandowski continues to prove that he is a world-class scoring machine. Lewandowski has been an essential player within Xavi Hernández’s system, while also demonstrating to be a role model and leader for his teammates. In this analysis, we illustrate the major striker principles Lewandowski exercises that allows him to understand the different situations of the game and therefore score many goals.

Lewandowski: The Goal-Scoring Machine2025-09-30T16:16:28+02:00

Recruiting Process: Criteria to Select the Right Players

2025-01-20T17:51:37+02:00

Getting it right when it comes to signing a player is very easy if you have a large amount of human and economic resources. In this article, though, we are not going to focus on this segment, but on the rest of the clubs, which we will divide into two categories: first and second tier clubs with no access to international competitions and clubs that do not compete in the highest national categories.

Recruiting Process: Criteria to Select the Right Players2025-01-20T17:51:37+02:00

Set Pieces: The Importance of Strategy in Modern Football

2025-01-20T17:55:56+02:00

Today’s game of football is played at an impressive pace. Yet, decisive and paused moments such as set pieces have the power to determine the outcome of a match. In this article, we analyse and discuss the importance of set pieces and strategy in modern football. We will further explain how coaches can implement technical and tactical training in their teams to outsmart opponents.

Set Pieces: The Importance of Strategy in Modern Football2025-01-20T17:55:56+02:00

Less is More: England Triumphs in the Best EURO Cup in History

2025-01-20T17:58:53+02:00

The WEURO 2022, which ended last Sunday, has been the best in history for many reasons. The physical and technical level has been extremely high, with no team out of tune. The spectacle has been comparable to the games of the final phases of the WUCL and that is why the television ratings and attendance at the stadiums have been so high.

Less is More: England Triumphs in the Best EURO Cup in History2025-01-20T17:58:53+02:00

Should we play based on your next opponent?

2025-09-30T10:47:19+02:00

Coaches often prepare game plans as if they were chess battles, but reality shows that in many cases the situations that were anticipated don't occur as imagined. But why? In this article we will discuss about the reasons, and which premises you should consider as a coach when preparing a game plan, to be successful.

Should we play based on your next opponent?2025-09-30T10:47:19+02:00

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