Preseason player evaluation of a former Loudoun United FC, now DC United player. ✅ Able to resolve near and far-side problems. ✅Quality to execute a variant of passes from different parts of his foot. ❌Need improvement- Spatial awareness/positioning on the field

Columbus Crew Build Up DF 3rd: -Patient in a 3-4-2-1 trying to find the free man between lines centrally. -Attacking MF & CF often interchange positions to create confusion creating free player. -If they can’t play short, play direct to one of their WBs, making run in-behind.

Opposition Analysis- Columbus Crew Middle 3rd Buildup ✅ Objective is to be patient to use their numerical advantage centrally to find the free player. ✅ If unable to play centrally, they switch play to their WB. ✅ A free player will trigger runs behind by CFs, AMs, or WBs.

Organization and communication is 🔑to be successful when your team presses.

Crew Opposition Analysis: Crew 5-2-2-1/5-2-3 mid-block .Changes to back 4 when WB jumps off the backline to press. WB often press when the distance is too big, leaving space behind. Center & weak side half-space can be exploited with their 2 DM, & weak-side AM defending high.

⚽️Marcelo Bielsa - 5 ways to lose your marker⚽️ recepcion por detras del rival pase aero

Nagelsmann y Rangnick explicando la importancia de "la estructura"/posicionamiento para recuperar rápido tras la pérdida.

Opposition Analysis Video: Columbus Crew Transition from Attack to Defense: ✅Both DMs tend to get too close to the ball (in wide areas) to provide support, leaving opening space to exploit centrally.  ✅Space to exploit behind the weak-side WB, who stays high and wide.

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Fabio Capello on the difference between Italy & Spain:

Pep #LIJNDERS - Interview The new #RedBull Salzburg coach (former #Liverpool assistant) explaining his philosophy ” I prefer 4-3-3, because you can press in an unpredictable way with a 4-3-3 system ”

Uruguay's José María Giménez explaining the altercation with fans after the game against Colombia. ⬇️

Lamine Yamal celebrating with his little brother is the content we need right now 😍❤️

8 Ballon d'Or. 4 Champions League. 1 World Cup. 1 Copa America. Hundreds of goals and assists. Dozens of records... And he only cares about being available for his country. The best.

Players: Mental rehearsal is an every day thing! 1% of your day is about 15 minutes…take 15 minutes each day to image… -you at your best -your dream game -the style in which you want to play -being a great team mate -how your coach wants you to play (related to their game

¡Míster X.Alonso! 🤩 Su intervención constante 🔊 El ritmo que imprime / exige y la implicación con TODOS sus jugadores. Su rol DENTRO de varias tareas, iniciando el juego o realizando 1as trayectorias de presión. Atención a TODAS las líneas y posiciones. Entrenador muy TOP

When you drive to one side, try passing to the opposite direction as the defense will likely shift towards the ball. Interested in personalized game analysis? Send me a DM for more details.

To exploit man-marking, drive forward into open space to invite pressure, committing an opponent to press the ball and leave their marker behind. Here are a couple of examples of how dribbling into open space could have freed a teammate to advance forward.