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Getting rid of the away goals was such a mistake.
3-3 draw for City v Real, 2-2 draw for Arsenal v Bayern. 10 goals scored, but none of them mean anything. Both matches may as well have ended 0-0.
Zero added jeopardy for the 2nd leg, zero consequences from the 1st leg.
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Yamal is going to become a monster footballer the day he's allowed to become a free roam player.
He's got that give me the ball and let me cook temperament about him.
An X factor footballer.
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We call football 'the beautiful game' because of players like Musiala.
Jamal Musiala is currently the best ball carrier in central areas. The way he drives is a perfect blend between Andres Iniesta & Eden Hazard, especially when he makes his way into the box.
He's such a throwback player.
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An example of Poch falling behind tactically is his misuse of Enzo & Caicedo.
Enzo is a high volume passer w/ ball focused positioning. Caicedo is more economical w/ his touches & likes to move the ball quickly w/ 1-2 touch passes.
Pochettino can't grasp these basic facts.
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Chelsea have a lot of talented young players & a manager who's great at developing young players, but whose tactical development has fallen behind his peers.
Chelsea also have an unbalanced squad because their recruitment prioritized age & potential but not profile or necessity.
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An In-Depth Analyses of Nico Williams
The Quintessential 1v1 Outlet
MEGA THREAD🔽
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An easy way to spot a winger who's elite in 1v1s is to look how they approach the defender;
Straight angle approach, hips squared, ball kept within shoulder width (= easier ball manipulation), upper body remains upright (= more convincing body feints)
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Just watched El Clasico, and I must say, the last time I saw Camavinga struggle that much against a winger was against Bernardo Silva, in their 4-0 loss to City last season.
Yamal is proving to be one of very few good things about Barça this season.
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Inter don't get enough credit for the appointments made over the last 7 years.
• Spalletti making them a top 4 side again (17-19)
• Conte making them title challengers, then winners (19-21)
• Inzaghi on track for a title despite key player sales (21-now)
Clear plan & ideas.
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In most matches, Poch has Enzo playing as a high LCM (2nd receiver) w/ limited 2nd phase influence.
Caicedo is often used as the 1st receiver from the CBs, often too isolated for his passing range & selection, & too isolated OOP.
And people are surprised when both struggle
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All this is going to achieve is to incentivize big clubs to continue hoarding talent, which will create an even bigger gap between them and everyone else.
That makes everything less competitive and increases the desire for a Super League.
🚨😳| With the new UEFA Champions League format, players will have to play between 65 to 75 matches per season (including International Duty).
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Yes, he can dribble. Yes, he can pass. Yes, he's dynamic.
Put all that aside, the most impressive thing about Yamal is his game sense & awareness. He isn't as raw as you'd expect someone of his age to be. He doesn't make the mistakes his age mates make.
Mature beyond his age.
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Their match vs Chelsea was probably the worst pressing structure I've ever seen from Pep Guardiola's Man City side, and it cost them three points.
Let's take a look at what Pep got wrong
[THREAD]
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Ball carrying 8s/10s
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Pep Guardiola is assembling a well-balanced set of winger profiles.
Grealish & Bernardo for ball retention, sustained territorial control & minimum width.
Doku & Savio for constant 1v1 threat, dynamism & maximum width.
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I'd say this most applies to Bundesliga CBs.
No other set of CBs have to do as much ground coverage, recovery, wide dueling, and large space defending as them.
There's a reason Pep signed Akanji even though not many people rated him while he was at Dortmund
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The Premier League has been Bundesligafied. No one defends anymore. Transitions and pressy teams everywhere.
You should probably buy Bundesliga players now, if you can.
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Jamal Musiala is currently the best ball carrier in central areas. The way he drives is a perfect blend between Andres Iniesta & Eden Hazard, especially when he makes his way into the box.
He's such a throwback player.
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Bayern have to get their next appointment right. They can't risk hiring someone who could potentially be adverse to giving minutes to young players.
They need someone who'll actually develop Tel & keep him happy. They can't afford to lose a talent of this calibre.
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Since people are comparing. My two cents on Yamal v Estevão;
Imo, Yamal is superior. Better IQ, more consistent final ball, better in the pockets + tight spaces & plays at more angles
All Estevão has over Yamal is a longer burst to generate better separation over larger spaces.
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@nonewthing
It hasn't affected his game, though. If anything, he's grown more physically robust and is more comfortable with holding off defenders.
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I can't remember the last time I saw a young manager show little no flaws in their ideas, adaptability, game-to-game management, communication & execution.
Xabi Alonso, in only 16 months of top flight management, has already proven himself to be one of the best out there.
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To get more specific about Yamal's physical advantages over Saka;
He has more running power (transitional threat), better hip rotation (feints & changes of direction), longer legs (late ball manipulation) & more even weight distribution (Saka is weighted towards his lower body)
The difference between Bukayo Saka & Lamine Yamal isn’t technical, it’s physical.
Yamal excels at all 5 physical performance indicators: speed, agility, endurance, strength & power.
Most of it is down to his frame (except his speed), he’s a physical phenomenon.
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Xavi, the manager, could not be further away from Xavi, the player.
Once upon a time, he represented calmness, composure, intensity when needed, and above all, control.
Now, every time I watch Barça play, all I see is chaos. He's going against everything that made Barça great.
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This gives the defender no information.
Notice when the defender settles, his hips are squared (sub-optimal) > flat footed > can't show Yamal one way to control the angle & can't adjust his body quickly enough for Yamal's feints & has to engage with back foot (sub-optimal).
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MOST high volume dribblers need low volume touches.
These players are high risk, high reward. The problem with that player is there's a diminishing RoR the more they touch the ball.
Give them the ball when they can break opp. structure not when they have to organize their own.
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Creating a culture at a club requires precedent.
Against Chelsea, Ange set a precedent. Against City & Newcastle, it came to fruition.
Call him crazy, but he's getting buy-in from the players & the board. Soon, everything at Spurs will run through him.
Postecoglou knows this.
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Chelsea have a lot of talented young players & a manager who's great at developing young players, but whose tactical development has fallen behind his peers.
Chelsea also have an unbalanced squad because their recruitment prioritized age & potential but not profile or necessity.
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A circulator + a 1v1 specialist at LW with Grealish + Doku.
A circulator + a 1v1 specialist at RW with Bernardo + Savio.
I see what Pep is cooking.
🚨🔵 Understand Manchester City are discussing internally to buy Savinho and bring him back to the club next season.
🇧🇷 Premier League and Bundesliga clubs want to approach City Group with €30m proposals.
In any case, Savinho will stay at Girona until the end of the season.
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Something Musiala does incredibly well is breaking the defender's momentum with his 1st touch.
Not taking the 1st touch into space (there is none), but killing the ball & letting the defender's momentum dictate where his 2nd touch goes.
This makes him unrivaled in tight spaces.
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People often question why Pep plays Gvardiol at LB & Ake at CB instead of the other way around.
It's simple; both offer ground coverage & low centered jockeying/defending outwide, but Gvardiol offers a level of on-the-ball dynamism & rapid technical execution that Ake doesn't
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After Pedri, Foden is the best player in the world when it comes to playing in the pockets.
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Not often do you see teams take full advantage of the fact that you can't be offside from a goal kick.
Brilliant from Toney to start in an offside position on the blind spot of City's backline, then coming back in to pin Ake & let the ball through for Maupay running in-behind.
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Rodri isn't even the best DM in the world right now, so to compare him to one of the greatest to ever do it is very disrespectful.
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This tweet is the last time I'll entertain these silly comparisons.
Let's not disrespect Yamal.
Since people are comparing. My two cents on Yamal v Estevão;
Imo, Yamal is superior. Better IQ, more consistent final ball, better in the pockets + tight spaces & plays at more angles
All Estevão has over Yamal is a longer burst to generate better separation over larger spaces.
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It's been beautiful witnessing the evolution of Rafael Leao as a player.
From channel running striker at Lille, to inside forward early Milan years, and now he's become one of the most complete winger profiles in Europe over the last two seasons.
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One thing all the top midfielders have in common is the ability to slow down & force opposition players to play to their tempo.
Look at how Mainoo delays his touches, baits the opposition & explodes into space.
He's going straight to the top.
Clips from
@RegistaCall
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Yes, City v Arsenal was a boring match from an entertainment standpoint. Yes, City v Arsenal was an interesting match from a tactical standpoint.
Both these statements can be true at the same time. Now stop bickering.
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No matter what the demons in Pep's bald head say, Phil Foden is a midfielder and an elite one at that.
He's twice the player in midfield, where he touches the ball more and has a more direct impact in City's central progression.
He's HIM through the middle.
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Casemiro killed so many potential United counters before they could even start because after United recovered the ball, he couldn't execute the first vertical pass to save his life.
He made it easy for Liverpool to keep them pinned back.
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Anyone who uses "speed" to describe Saka is racially profiling him, and you can't convince me otherwise.
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Actually, the opposite.
Clubs need to set their own identity & recruitment policy, then sign a manager who fits that.
United are in this mess because they kept bending to every new manager, with no club direction.
There's a middle ground between that & Chelsea's situation.
Manager first, players second.
Forget potential new signings, United fans, and if the new ownership start signing players before ten Hag's future is decided, then it will prove to be another Chelsea situation..
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Akanji and Gvardiol currently engage in the most duels at City and have the best success rate.
Konate, also from the Bundesliga, is currently Liverpool's best dueling CB.
Bundesliga CBs are the way to go for any team that plays a highline.
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Rodri is an excellent forward defender. Rice is an excellent forward AND backward defender.
Rodri is structure-based & acts on triggers from teammates, but when those triggers break, so does he.
Rice is a "ground eater" with a 360° reading of situations. Rice IS the structure.
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To add to this:
Arteta views engaging in many duels as a key enabler for dominance. Pep views engaging in many duels as a lack of technical security.
However, Pep does value duels as much as Arteta. He just prefers creating an environment that doesn't require too many duels.
It's one of the things that separates Arteta and Pep — Arteta places big emphasis on winning duels. Pep, on the other hand, tries to stay away from duelling as much as possible.
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Alexander Isak is a unicorn of a CF with a rare technical & physical profile combo.
Stands at 6'4", yet he's not the best aerially, lanky frame, but he's highly technical, light on his feet, dynamic movement & takes players on outwide.
A less physically dominant Thierry Henry.
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I'm convinced Mbappe's calling is a CF w/ freedom to roam.
Don't ask him to consistently affect games outwide, rather get him to float in the halfspaces, in & around the box & he's an animal.
I'm excited to see him, Vini & Rodrygo playing off each other & rotating positions.
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This season, we're seeing Foden become a man.
One of the biggest criticisms laid against him is how he doesn't take responsibility when things get tough. Well, this season, he's doing exactly that.
While KDB was injured & now that he's back, Foden is still delivering.
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Just look at how Rico Lewis demands the ball between the lines, positioned well in the pockets, the ease at which he receives on the half turn, & how he immediately looks to progress play.
Most importantly, he plays close to Haaland & knows when to release the ball for him.
Against Leipzig, Pep gave us a glimpse of Rico Lewis' quality as a high interior, playing in the pockets.
Imo, the idea of Alvarez as a SS has run its course. Leipzig was the blueprint for a City side with Rico Lewis at RCM & Alvarez not playing SS.
We need to see more of this.
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See, this is why I say Trent can't be asked to consistently receive from the CBs.
In this 50 second sequence, Trent only bothers to check over his shoulder ONCE.
If Trent is to play in midfield, or even as an inverted FB, he must have minimal 2nd phase responsibilities.
Trent in midfield should have minimal build responsibilities as he's not yet capable of consistently receiving from the CBs.
He's too stiff with his back to pressure & is too reliant on facing play. That's not what you want from your "controller".
He's a final ball specialist.
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This is why I believe many of y'all on this platform aren't actual football fans. Tribalism & narratives come first & love for the game comes second, if at all.
Don't let your allegiances deprive you of joy.
Will never understand Manchester United fans that idolise Messi. If you think he is the goat fair enough but to idolise him after what Ronaldo did for us and to what Messi did against us costing us 2 champions league. Despise him
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United don't deserve a player like Rashford.
They produced one of the best English attacking talents of the last decade, then proceeded to give him Jose & Ole in his most key development years.
With better development, he would've been up there alongside Vini, Leao & Mbappe.
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Matias Soule, Brajan Gruda & Alberto Moleiro
All number 10s disguised as wingers, likely to get misprofiled & erroneously viewed as wide playmakers when they reach the highest level and thus have their potential limited.
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Ødegaard is having an identity crisis.
Ever since he started adding goals to his game last season, he has since forgotten his primary purpose.
His entire mindset has shifted, turned aggressively goal focused & he's making odd decisions in key moments during Arsenal's attacks.
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By the end at LFC, Mane had regressed physically, lost yards of pace, and had lost his 1v1 quality outwide. There's a reason Klopp started playing at CF so often in his final season.
Selling Mane wasn't the issue, not replacing the profile nor the output was the real problem.
To be fair Klopp had a wonderful time at Liverpool.
His only mistake was thinking Mane was not the most important piece of his tenure.
Mane embodied everything about Klopps tactics but the way he was treated was absolutely shocking.
End to a great story for Liverpool.
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Adingra's running power & explosive angle changes make him a top fit for RDZ's broken play view on possession.
Arguably a better fit than Mitoma, who prefers baiting & unbalancing FBs in close range, not running at them
Don't be surprised if he's Brighton best winger soon
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"...and Casemiro"
This tells you everything you need to know about Ten Hag's talent ID.
🗣️ Ten Hag:
“My style of play? I think it's clear. I always want to play from the back, that's why we signed Onana, Martinez and Casemiro. I want to dictate the game with a high block.”
#mufc
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The ballstriking quality that exists at City is off the charts
KDB, Haaland, Foden, Rodri, Kovacic, all these players can rifle a ball, & now it seems Gvardiol should be added to that list.
LFC are the only team that can compare (Trent, Salah, Diaz, Szoboszlai & Mac Allister)
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Josko Gvardiol, the best player on the pitch tonight.
Pocketed Saka, was assured on the ball under pressure, was dynamic with his movement, and was a firefighter in defensive transitions.
People who call him a flop or downplay his season just aren't paying enough attention.
People often question why Pep plays Gvardiol at LB & Ake at CB instead of the other way around.
It's simple; both offer ground coverage & low centered jockeying/defending outwide, but Gvardiol offers a level of on-the-ball dynamism & rapid technical execution that Ake doesn't
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He missed the easy chances, then he goes and scores this.
The running power and ability to bounce defenders off him. Not many wingers can do it with this level of consistency.
Rafael Leao
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There are game makers, there are game breakers, and then there are those who exist in both worlds at the same time.
Those are the true greats of this sport.
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One player I really misprofiled when I first started watching regularly is Lucas Paqueta.
I was convinced he's exclusively a between the lines player, but it's pretty clear now that he's an all phases 8.
I really underestimated his qualities in 2nd phase build-up.
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Garnacho has potential, but should still be limited to a 30 min player.
Plays the game in 5th gear, lacks game sense, & is too erratic in key moments to be relied upon from the 1st minute.
Let him run at tired legs until his game matures & he's ready to take off his blinkers.
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If Xabi Alonso is staying at Leverkusen, that must mean they've assured him that they won't sell his best players.
Wirtz, Grimaldo, Frimpong, Palacios, Hincapie & Boniface should have big 'not for sale' signs attached to them.
Improving on what he's built is imperative.
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There are few wingers out there who play on the opposite side (right footed at LW & vice versa) who have Vinicius' level of comfort dribbling to the outside, which is especially valuable in 2v1 situations designed to prevent cutting in.
Exploiting everything FBs are taught to do
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I would not describe Pedri as a ball carrier. He doesn't drive at players in a way that Musiala does.
Pedri is more about manipulating tight spaces & baiting defenders with the way he receives.
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Gundogan was the only other player outside Rodri that Pep trusted to play
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, he hasn't had another player like that since his departure.
Kimmich offers him that, plus an option to shift away from the "inverted CB" structure by having another elite build-up player next Rodri.
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I'm worried Juve will look at Matías Soulé & wrongly assume his future is at RW. He's a 10/RCM disguised as a RW
Close control, elite final ball, receives at any angle, creates separation in the pockets but rarely initiates 1v1s outwide or goes outside the FB.
That's a
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This tweet & the quotes listing tall players w/ tech miss the point.
The issue isn't height, it's frame & agility. Players like Leao, Isak, Zlatan etc. are tall but lean. Haaland is tall, bulky & hunched.
His range of motion is heavily limited, which caps his technical quality.
current Haaland hate train is reaching a very cringe level. don’t understand why guys aren’t able to comprehend the fact a 6’5 striker can’t play like a 5’7 Aguero or 5’9 Firmino
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The issue with Ø in larger spaces isn't technical, it's temperamental (only if he's certain)
He's more conservative than his playmaking peers. KDB, Bruno, Trent etc are more consistent range passers because they have game breaking temperament, whereas Ø is only a game maker.
See how most of his creation is clever flicks, cute balls from around the box. He's a small space creator—creating in tight spaces against low blocks.
He doesn't have the transition-based, large space creation in him. Not killing him for it, but he just doesn't have it.
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There's an exciting crop of teenage wingers breaking through right now.
Savio, Lamine Yamal, Assane Diao, Antonio Nusa, Roony Bardghji
And a special mention for Julien Duranville who's currently injured with Dortmund, but showed a lot of promise in pre-season & with Anderlecht.
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Arsenal have adopted a more controlled approach this season, and although it has made them more consistent in less favorable game states, it has also made them less effective in the final 3rd.
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The simplist tactic in football might be the most effective thing you can do against City.
Not often do you see teams take full advantage of the fact that you can't be offside from a goal kick.
Brilliant from Toney to start in an offside position on the blind spot of City's backline, then coming back in to pin Ake & let the ball through for Maupay running in-behind.
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Guess which two matches he was stuck outwide & which two matches he was played in midfield or allowed to move centrally.
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Wilson Odobert is going to be a special player.
Ever since he started getting regular starts over the last month or so, he's been Burnley's best attacker.
Explosive & dynamic two-way winger, and is showing good signs output wise (4G+1A in 5 starts)
Only 19 years old.
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Mainoo is a ball dominant 2nd phase CM with ball carrying qualities from deep. That's the kind of profile that leads people to misprofiling an 8 as a 6.
I'm worried he'll be confused for a 6, in the same way Frenkie de Jong was when he left Ajax.
This guy is a LCM.
One thing all the top midfielders have in common is the ability to slow down & force opposition players to play to their tempo.
Look at how Mainoo delays his touches, baits the opposition & explodes into space.
He's going straight to the top.
Clips from
@RegistaCall
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This guy might be the only true tactico on this platform. The rest of us are frauds.
Bayern need a width holder who can stretch the flank to take advantage of the spaces you get against Real Madrid. Too easy for Real Madrid to compact horizontally at this point. No Coman is a blow. Davies on at LB is probably the only change that gives it. Move Sané to RW.
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Against Leipzig, Pep gave us a glimpse of Rico Lewis' quality as a high interior, playing in the pockets.
Imo, the idea of Alvarez as a SS has run its course. Leipzig was the blueprint for a City side with Rico Lewis at RCM & Alvarez not playing SS.
We need to see more of this.
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"More than control, I want dominance. Dominance in the right area and not allowing the opponent to breathe."
"We want to dominate the game and play in the opponent's half as much as possible."
This is what Arteta was talking about.
All 10 outfield players right before goal number five.
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Saka has outgrown Ødegaard.
Ødegaard is becoming a hindrance to Saka's growth. Arsenal need a more dynamic & mobile high right interior who's comfortable drifting wide to allow Saka more freedom centrally & bette associate with him.
They need a Bernardo Silva profile.
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Jesus is the best footballer here, but specifically as a striker? I'm not too sure. I firmly believe Jesus is, or at least should be, an inside forward, not a striker.
No ranking, I just wanted to say that about Jesus.
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Vs Villa, Pep's use of Stones & Akanji OOP was terrible.
In a midblock/pressing high, they'd often both drop into the backline & provide no secondry support -> leaving Lewis & Alvarez (Kovacic & Nunes) isolated vs Villa's box midfield = easy for Villa to find players BTL
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Unlike most 10-winger hybrids, Cole Palmer is not as fixated with playing in the pockets & BTL.
He's more comfortable drifting in & out of zones to be an option, which gives him a larger zone of influence than most of a similar profile & age.
Accessibility is currency for him.
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This is an inherent risk with signing GKs from sides who don't dominate the ball.
It's easy to stay concentrated when facing a lot of shots at Sheffield, but a lot harder at Arsenal, who dominate the ball & the GK has less to do.
Mental discipline is key for GKs at top clubs.
Ramsdales days were numbered after he dropped this bombshell 😭😭
He should’ve kept it to himself 😭😭
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Gigi Donnaruma
I need someone to explain to me how his ball playing qualities were never developed during his youth days.
Ball playing GKs were already a mainstay at this time, yet none of his youth coaches saw it necessary to develop that side of his game.
Coaching failure.
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Just look at Nico Williams' ballstriking quality, even at a less preferred angle.
That ability to strike the ball with minimal backlift also applies to his shots.
He's very sharp at cutting inside from LW, and if he's given an inch of space, he won't hesitate to snap a shot at goal.
And he has the ball striking quality to really make use of this.
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That ability to strike the ball with minimal backlift also applies to his shots.
He's very sharp at cutting inside from LW, and if he's given an inch of space, he won't hesitate to snap a shot at goal.
And he has the ball striking quality to really make use of this.
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It's not a coincidence that Arsenal have conceded the second fewest shots (115), the fewest shots on target (30), the lowest xGA (11.0), & the fewest goals (11) in the PL this season.
Rice has helped take Arsenal's rest defense and defensive transitions to a whole new level.
Rodri is an excellent forward defender. Rice is an excellent forward AND backward defender.
Rodri is structure-based & acts on triggers from teammates, but when those triggers break, so does he.
Rice is a "ground eater" with a 360° reading of situations. Rice IS the structure.
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"Can I please have a Frenkie de Jong?"
"We have a Tygo Land at home"
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See, he has the range passing for transitional situations in his locker, he just needs to be certain that the pass is on.
The issue with Ø in larger spaces isn't technical, it's temperamental (only if he's certain)
He's more conservative than his playmaking peers. KDB, Bruno, Trent etc are more consistent range passers because they have game breaking temperament, whereas Ø is only a game maker.
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However, whichever wing he plays on, two things that are always constant, and are the most important aspects If his 1v1 quality;
1. His ability to maintain close control even at high speeds & the quickness of his changes of direction = he's always ready for a 2nd player
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In Branthwaite's defence, I don't think he intended to engage in that moment based on the angle of run (almost parallel -> intent to cut off angle), staggered steps & forward facing hips.
Haaland's touch to the inside is what unbalanced Branthwaite & sucked him into the duel.
That Branthwaite -Haaland duel is a bit of a red flag (or would be if it continuously happened) when you’re having a look at Branthwaite. It’s fine that he lost the duel but that duel should never have happened there. Wasn’t the right moment, should’ve tried to drop.
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Harvey Eliott needs four more things to fulfill his Bernardo 2.0 potential
1. Develop as a more consistent 2nd phase option
2. Utilize his ball carrying qualities more often in central areas
3. Get rid of the angle bias
4. Become stronger in duels
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There's a world where Ødegaard doesn't lose his wide 1v1 & ball carrying qualities he displayed during his Vitesse days, mostly playing right mid.
When he does stuff like this, you see what he could've become. We've been deprived of a Di Maria regen.
Martin Ødegaard - Quick Feet Ball Manipulation
A Compilation.
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With both Robertson & Tsimikas out, I want to see Gomez at RB & Trent as an inverted LB..
The angles suit Trent. Opening his body from deep in the left half space would open more options to find players BTL & ping balls to Salah.
Basically, recreate the dynamics Thiago offered.
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Martinelli's overall performances haven't dropped off from last season (as seen tonight), but his output has taken a hit.
Arteta failed to replace Xhaka, someone who played well off Martinelli & allowed him to drift inside, closer to goal.
Now he has to be a touchline winger
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This analysis will be divided into 5 parts
1. Physical profile: frame, explosiveness & balance
2. Approach & execution: angles of reception + approach & patterns in execution
3. The next action: the pass & the shot
4. Areas to improve
5. Future projections
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Too good, man.
Cutting inside from RW & taking a shot to the near post could be a real trademark for Foden if he just gets himself into those positions more often.
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𝗜. 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲
Nico Williams stands at 5'11, plays either wing but he's better at LW, imo.
Lean upper body, but quite well built thighs comparative to his upper body & his calves.
Agile but very sturdy frame
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2. No action, movement or touch is wasted. He's efficient with everything he does, & will ensure that when a player is beaten, he's generated enough separation to then execute a pass, cross or shot
And he's a two-way two-footed winger. There's no blocking a certain angle.
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The best thing Arteta has done not only for Ødegaard, but also Arsenal's development, is deploying him deeper & giving him more build-up responsibilities.
He opens up more options for dynamic movement in the half space for Havertz, & more optimal half space occupation for Saka
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