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I've always been clear with my goal:
I want to help players/coaches by giving them HONEST and ACTIONABLE tips.
How? By providing MAX value with my 8 Undisputed Masteries!
I have the pleasure of presenting: "How To Football"
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High IQ in football/soccer is rare🧠
Most players train hard and work on their technique, but can't leverage their skills to bring REAL value to their team.
Here are 4 high IQ skills the pros do that ELEVATE their football: (Honestly my most value-packed thread yet)
🧵👇🧠
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Wenger: "It's silly to work hard the whole week and then spoil it by not preparing properly before the game"
But what do you need to do before the game?
Here is the breakdown of what to do in the 24 hours leading to your game 🧵👇
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How's your FIRST TOUCH? ⚽
First touch in football is the most important skill you can have...
But it's NOT a one-dimensional skill...
Here are 5 types of first touches that you NEED TO ADD to your game as soon as possible:
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Game Influence ⚽
It's what gets players noticed, and how they can 10x their success in football.
Here are 5 ways a player can "influence" a game for the better:
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2. They adapt to ALL their teammates
Every player in a team is unique. They each have strengths and weaknesses.
High-IQ players know how to ENHANCE their teammates' strengths.
They can't play the same style with each teammate.
Henry on this:
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@Coach_B_Godwin
Amazing. It shows that being a coach is far deeper than simply being good at tactics.
It requires the full package described here.
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I took myself from ABSOLUTELY no technical skills in 2017 to playing in Europe in 2024.
But the journey was not pretty. At all.
Here are 7 valuable lessons I learned from my career in football so far (
#3
took me SO LONG to realize)
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Here are some ways you can do that:
1. NO ball-watching (constant scanning)
2. Spot and get in passing lanes early
3. Limit the opponent's space and options
4. 3rd/4th man run
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I'm seeing TOO MUCH misinformation about football/soccer all over social media...
I'm putting a stop to this!!!
Here are 7 myths you should stop believing to become a better footballer 🧵⚽👇
(
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Before passing to your teammate, look at his/her surroundings.
You have a better VIEW of where the danger might come for him/her.
👇Look at Zinchenko's pass to Saka on his right foot, knowing there's danger on the left.
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1. They read the game like a book
The game moves so fast in soccer that a player cannot keep reacting to everything.
He/she needs to read and anticipate the play to add some real value to the game.
You need to be 2-3 steps ahead on the football pitch, at all times.
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@CoachesVoice
@MrAncelotti
99% of coaches: Systematic play, system players, automatisms, multiple formations during play, plans A, B, and C.
Ancelotti: Play Ball 🤨
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Football is a much simpler game than most players make it.
More often than not, simple moves can elevate your game by MILES.
Here are 4 simple things you can do to improve your game as a footballer 👇🧵
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3. Communication with passing
When I started playing professionally, I noticed I would receive passes in particular areas around me.
I soon realized that in high-level play, players tell you where to make your next move by placing their passes carefully.
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Soccer players:
Easy way to learn when not on the training ground?
Watch the pros play, and fix the player who plays your positions.
Track their off-ball movement, how they move when the ball is around, how they ask for the ball.
Watch as many games as you can for guidance.
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@Football__Tweet
Press resistant comes from CONFIDENCE.
The most important trait a
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@PlanItCoach
That's so true.
PLAYERS animate the system. Get them good enough and you can implement any system you want.
But it starts with technique.
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Before you do that, you need 2 things:
1. Versatility in your game to adapt to many situations
2. Get to know your teammates and their strengths (build chemistry)
Playing to your teammates' strengths will set them up for success, eventually setting YOU up for success.
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Before Sleeping: Visualize
Every player should start doing it the night before.
Sit on your bed and think of yourself playing in the game.
Think of positive actions, good moves, and what you would like to do.
Salah on this 👇
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4. Selfless play
In football, most players problem-solve for THEMSELVES.
They ask "How can I make myself available?" or "How can I make a run that will benefit me?"
High-IQ players consider their teammates:
"How can I free my teammate?" or "Where can I go to open him/her?"
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Ever wish you could speak to a professional?
You could ask for insights, advice, or simply help in your journey.
Here are 6 statements from pros that every football/soccer fan should read at least once:
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Pep Guardiola, Roberto De Zerbi, and Jurgen Klopp have all elevated the sport...⚽
Today, tactics are more sophisticated than ever before.
But what do "tactics" mean to players?
Here are 4 things you should do as a player to improve your tactical game.👇🧵
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With good scanning habits, you can always execute a good directional first touch.
The key? Put it in space AWAY from the defender.
Here's a compilation of Busquets's touches. Observe the first touches in space:
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If you can add intelligence to your game, you will bring more VALUE to your team 🧠💫
If you liked this thread🧵, and are looking for more TRUTH in your football/soccer journey, then you will LOVE my site:
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We reached 100+ followers 🥳
It's a small milestone, but I'm still EXTREMELY thankful 🙏
Committed to bringing value and TRUTH about football/soccer! ❤️
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@BernatME6
Your role changes depending on where the ball is.
This small perception change can go a long way in terms of development. 👏
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Want to improve your first touch in 30 days?
Do these:
- Juggle 1000 times
- Pass to wall 100 times with each foot
- Ball mastery for 20 minutes
Every single day. For 30 days.
Pretty simple.
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@Football__Tweet
He's the man who brought you Foden, Palmer, Brahim Dias, Sancho, Oscar Bob, Rico Lewis.
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The best way to play selflessly is by making runs for other players.
👇Fix Saka in this play, and notice how his run inside attracted 2 defenders.
It opened Lacazette completely as a great option (despite the goal).
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Let’s say that in 2024, an alien invasion happens.
Among them, one of them comes up to me and forces me to teach them how to play football.
So, this is how I would teach an alien (who is clueless) how to play football by PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS in 5 easy steps 🧵👇
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Your favorite football/soccer players might do impressive things with the ball...
But it's what they do without it that gives them the freedom and capacity to do great things on the field.
Here are 6 off-ball secrets the pros do to perform at a high level💫🧵:
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@Football__Tweet
Could very well be the reason why England's been trophyless all these years...👀
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Physicality in soccer is not being bulky with wide shoulders and large muscles.
Physicality in soccer is having a strong core and a reliable balance.
This is what wins you these shoulder-to-shoulder battles.
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@Coach_Temisan
A great way of putting it!
An agent once told me: "By yourself, with your CV, you can get yourself a trial and impress anyone. But I can send a player that's worse than you and he can sign before you"
The same goes for anyone in football including coaches.
Get to know people!
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Them: "Hey Ray, how do I improve my weak foot?"
Me: Train and use your weak foot more...
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5. The Ghost touch
Very similar to a dummy, the ghost touch is a touch that surprises a close marker.
You sell like you're going to take a touch, but you let the ball pass through and sprint after it.
The most famous "ghost" touch👇
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This is the fundamental idea of growth.
Play more. Get used to your sport.
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@3four3
That's true.
Infantino talked about community and how clubs are supported by the locals.
I think it's a crucial aspect of the economics of a club.
Locals should pay for the kids to play, or at least make it easier.
After all, football is a community-based sport.
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Soccer Wingers:
What makes them good is not that they know HOW to dribble...
It's that they know WHEN to dribble.
Slight difference that reveals a lot about a player, including his decision making.
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A golden rule in football:
The easy stuff, go HARD on them.
Wall passes, juggling , dribbling...
These are the backbone for every future skills you learn.
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Soccer players: How do you improve your decision-making?
1. Play in smaller spaces more often (Rondos, etc)
2. Build the habit of scanning more
3. Play more pickup!!
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1. Bodybuilding made me stronger at lifting weights, not football.
Lifting heavy weights gave me strength and a nice body, but I would get pushed around on the field.
Switching to PERFORMANCE TRAINING gave me football strength by focusing on skills transferable to the pitch.
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Today, I filmed my first workshop for my community.
About skills 101: How to learn and master a skill with 2 steps.
Step 1: Learn the skill
Step 2: Test the skill
Here's a short clip 👇
(Sun was a paid actor 😅)
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They're more interested in the type of mistakes you make...
Example:
A misplaced pass is an honest mistake.
Receiving the ball and not knowing what to do with it is a more serious mistake.
Once I realized this, my fear of making honest mistakes went away. I became confident.
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Harsh Truth
You will never excell in football/soccer if you don't make the efforts:
1. Positive attitude and energy
2. Strength & Conditionning
2. Efficient training
3. Mental Work
4. Nutrition
5. Sleep
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Space machines are patient and excel at movement. They also played countless games, so they recognize familiar sequences and use their memory to predict play.
One example of this is Andreas Iniesta, who always knew what to do in space 👇
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Use your arm to "feel" your opponent when he/she is behind you. It gives you a 6th sense.
Here, we can see how Lukaku uses his arm to keep a distance between him and the defender. 👇
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This is Harry Kane, the Buendesliga's top scorer this season.
He went from an Arsenal reject to England's best-ever Striker.
I studied his rise, and here are 6 things that he did to propel him to the top: 🧵👇
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Soccer Coaches:
Whenever I talk to rookie coaches, their responses are the same.
They bring tactics and game knowledge but end up spending most of the season managing players and the locker room.
So, if I can help a coach today: Learn to work with a group of people ASAP!
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Cruyff: "When you play a match, it is statistically proven that players actually have the ball 3 minutes on average"
But it's what you do in other 87 minutes that counts:
- Scanning and predicting
- Pressing & Defending
- Runs to create space
- Runs to find space
- Efforts
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5. Not playing enough pickup
Coming up, I spent my time training by myself to be better than the rest. I would learn new skills..
But I never got to test my skills. Instead, I tested them in league games, where I couldn't afford mistakes.
Pickup is what shapes footballer.
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@MCameron008
Youth soccer is about teaching and learning.
How can a kid learn when they're constantly told what to do. Not only does it kill confidence, it makes them hate the sport...
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5 things players do that coaches ABSOLUTELY hate🧵👇
1. Playing with the ball while the coach is explaining/talking to the group.
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@Football__Tweet
Join Brighton or stay at Ipswich. No need to jump into unstable ships in Manchester United and Chelsea.
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Fear of losing the ball is fear of play.
It's telling yourself that risks are not worth taking and makes you do something far more serious than losing a ball:
Playing passively. Don't do that.
Instead, take risks.
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It can be through amazing dribbling ability, unreal speed, accurate long passes, etc.
It's important to develop your strengths for this!
One example is Pirlo's amazing long passing.
(There's a role for this kind of profile: Regista).
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@ImCollegeSoccer
Most of your soccer problems can be fixed if you look inwards.
Did not get picked? Become more performant.
Other players scoring more than you? Become sharper.
Once you take responsibility, it's over 😈
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1. Undefendable Skill
Having an undefendable skill forces the other team to compensate for your brilliance.
It puts your opponent in a checkmate situation, where they can't commit to defend you, but also can't let you roam free with the ball.
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Look at Origi's setup touch in the UCL final. 👇
It's a touch that was at perfect speed rolling to his left.
All he had to do was strike the ball without adjustment.
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Playing in one touch is a sign of a great player...
You can handle high tempos, you can handle speed play,
And it's a sign that you're technically comfortable.
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Remember that "Hard" work is not running one more time, lifting one more time, or playing one more minute.
"Hard" work is running again tomorrow, lifting again tomorrow, and playing again tomorrow.
Discipline. Consistency. Showing up.
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@_SoccerTrainer
Love this. This is an overlooked part of the game.
Breathing through your nose and out the mouth, especially when you have these little breaks, can do wonders for you.
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Night: 8 hours of sleep
Plan ahead to make sure you sleep 7 hours MINIMUM.
A night of inadequate sleep will impact your physical performance, but most importantly your cognitive performance.
Your decision-making, creativity, and memory are in danger. 👇
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@CoachJonBeck
It's when kids create memories playing their sport.
Imagine in the future when they look back and only remember parents/coaches getting mad.
Let them enjoy the sport and allow their OWN brains to do the thinking.
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This is a touch that can get you out of the pressure that is happening in front of you.
With a good body feint, you will always be successful.
Foden's first goal against West Ham is the perfect example:
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3. The Setup touch
Crucial for strikers, the setup touch is the touch that sets up your next move, which is, in most cases, SHOOTING.
Without a good setup touch, your shooting will not be as good, and you will require further body adjustment.
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@ImCollegeSoccer
When things are looking hopeless, and you see these soccer players still training and focusing on improving...
Then these are the players you should fear.
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Whether it's genetics or developped, some players are physically superior to others.
Examples are:
-Peter Crouch's height
-Lukaku's physical dominance
-Mbappe's lightning speed
-Kante's lungs
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24 Hours Before: Hydration
The day before, start drinking water. As you know, hydration starts from the day BEFORE, not the same day.
"Research makes it clear that dehydration often impairs physical performance"
If you live in a hot area, add fluids like electrolytes
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@Coach_Temisan
Awesome.
The scan when the ball is coming (the critical scan), is the most important.
It's also the most difficult to execute, but that's what it takes to play high level.
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@MCameron008
No reason to fight, this is all true.
Not being obsessed with getting better means you don't care enough or you weren't made for this.
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After 15 years of training and playing in 5 countries, here are 9 things I realized about football/soccer⚽️:
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1. The Directional first touch
Zidane and Busquets were the masters of this.
It's the touch you take in another direction from where the ball came from, beating any opponent that was rushing toward you.
This touch is important when defenders are pressing aggressively.
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Meals on the Night Before
Fueling starts the night before, similar to hydration.
What's important:
- Eat the same stuff you usually eat
- Consume complex carbs (pasta for example)
- Don't eat processed foods
Harry Kane 👇
Kane also pays attention to the timing of his meals:
"You could eat healthily all week and then carbs before a game, and that could make your body go into shock because you’re not used to it”
He understood that when you eat is as important as what you eat.
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Honestly, the bonds I have created with some teammates are among the best in my life.
There's more to it than just playing football.
The brotherhood/sisterhood you form is priceless.
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Implementing a positional play system is NOT easy.
It requires:
-Players comfortable playing under pressure
-Players who know where to be
-Automatic 3rd and 4th man runs
-Highly technical players from GK all the way to the 9
Once it's right, it can be truly amazing.
Introduction to Positional Play | Analysis
Concept 1️⃣ - Create Superiority Behind the Opposition Line of Pressure.
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@MetricaSports
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Some stats for you:
100% of footballer want to go pro
57% play in High-School
5% make it to College
2% go to Division 1
>1% go Pro.
It's not to discourage. It's to show that everybody start with the same goal.
But the way they work towards it matter more.
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Good morning. Don't forget the two pillars of training:
1. Train with purpose
2. Enjoy your training
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2. During tryouts, being good wasn't enough; You have to be better than the starting 11.
I often blamed external factors for my failures, but the truth was clear:
If you’re not better than the starters, you won't get a contract.
Coaches don't want bench players.
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How to get the most out of an extra soccer/football training?
Follow this formula:
1. One exercise on something you're good at.
2. One exercise on something you want to improve.
3. One exercise on something you want to learn.
Solid and proven formula.
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When planning the week for football/soccer training, remember to include:
- Hobbies and Interests
- Mental training
- Family time
- Rest day
- Nature
- Learn
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@JOYofthePEOPLE
No rules, no pressure.
Players let their creativity unfold, and it's one of the most beautiful things on this earth.
That's why players like Neymar and Vincius who are able to bring the "street footbal" to the real thing makes the game so much more enjoyable...
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Soccer Players,
You cannot be too relaxed before games, or too excited.
There's a perfect middle.
Optimal Arousal Theory.
"Feel alert and engaged, but not too stressed".
If you read my tweets, then you know how you can reach that optimal state:
1) Breathing exercises
2)
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@JustcoachMD
@TacticalPad
Love that the pitch is full-width but half lengths.
More pressurized, and players need to tap into their techniques to progress. 👏
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@thewinningdiff1
@wearedryerase
Rules are enforced by others.
Standards are enforced by yourself.
The will is important.
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@ImCollegeSoccer
Nice way of putting it.
Another way to market your brand is through networking...get people to talk about you to the right people and you're in business.
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What if I told you that:
Training with an agility ladder does not translate to agility on the ball.
Balancing on a Bosu ball does not translate to soccer balance.
Running 5+km does not translate to football cardio.
Would you believe me..?
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There are two situations in which you would play that touch:
1. Space behind the defensive line (high-block)
2. Close marker
With a heavy touch, a close marker has no chance, especially if he/she is running toward you, and you put the ball behind him/her.
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Be careful what you read online...Follow me for more accurate soccer information⚽🎯
If you liked this thread🧵 , and are looking for more TRUTH in your football/soccer journey, then check out my site: 👇
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Something I realized from the hundreds of tryouts I've been to:
It doesn't matter if the other players aren't better than you...
What matters is that you're SO MUCH better than them that you take their place in the starting 11.
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@ImCollegeSoccer
Everybody wants to start and have more minutes, but not everybody is willing to work for it.
Train, eat good, sleep well, play more (pickups), and you'll get what you want.
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@RJPcoach
Also, for us players, 2 coaches is better to get different opinions on our game.
We might be more comfortable talking to one more than the other.
But when there's only one coach, and the locker room respects him, then you get productive training sessions, always.
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The best way to fake a shot/pass is to sell it well. You can use your environment to make it even more convincing.
Here Benzema uses the fact that the goal is near to fake a shot, making the defenders commit to a block that eliminates them. 👇
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3. It’s not making a mistake that was the problem, but what type of mistake.
I was the player who was always afraid of making mistakes.
Which always resulted in making more mistakes, interestingly.
But I realized that coaches don't care if you make mistakes...
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This requires extreme confidence and calm under pressure, as well as technique.
Whether they dribble their way out, pass, or use body feint, they counter a WHOLE tactical strategy.
The best player that comes to mind is Sergio Busquets.
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