We talk about movements off the ball to create questions to the opposition Russell Martin's Southampton 2nd goal shows us a good example of using width to stretch the opposition to open gaps and the use of midfielders to penetrate the space. How would you defend to prevent it?

We talk about movements off the ball to create questions to the opposition Russell Martin's Southampton 2nd goal shows us a good example of using width to stretch the opposition to open gaps and the use of midfielders to penetrate the space. How would you defend to prevent it?

Nice detail on the movement between Ramsey and Ugbo, Ramsey pinning Aysling to isolate O'Dowda during the build up of Cardiff's first goal #analysis #cardiff #leeds

As a new season kicks off, I can't help but be amazed by the power of data-driven insights in the world of football. 📊⚽️As the games unfold, patterns begin to emerge, giving us a glimpse into what might lie ahead in the Championship, League One, and League Two. #EFL2023 ⚽️

Man City's plan was placing Phil Foden between the lines, to find and exploit those pockets of space. The first two clips show how Foden's positioning and movement created opportunities.🎯📽️ Foden's involvement created on the only goal of the match following the plan. #ManCity

Powerful from Mark Leyland on the impact that working in football can have on family life. More staff opening up about this. "I look back at them now, as a six and four-year-old, and think that’s not fair on them. Football consumes you. If you want to be successful at the elite

Regarding my Academy posts. I don't think it is an academy problem. Rather a problem with the system. England youth national teams are probably the best they have ever been. Having watched games at every level this season it is clear there is a huge difference between U21

I’ll be tomorrow in Manchester to attend day 2 of Training Ground Guru conference, if anyone will be in as well, would be nice to meet up for a coffee ☕️ to exchange ideas and network as well 😉 #trainingroundguru #networking #seekingknowledge

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Incredibly excited to share my talk from The @StatsBomb Conference: "The Next 20 Years" I explore possible paths for soccer clubs over "the next 20 years" if they were to build out their organization in a similar fashion to Major League Baseball or F1. youtube.com/watch?v=lRhkLC…

"There is no such thing as an elite 8-year-old, a high-performance 10-year-old, or a professional 11-year-old"