"We die or we kill, but we keep progressing." If it's not going to be Messi, I would like to see this man lift Copa America once again. Oscar Tabárez was once a school teacher. When he leaves, he would have changed the face of Uruguayan football, from youth to the National
Ronaldinho and the limits to which a man can and cannot emphasise absolute freedom
A pass is a communication. So is a movement to occupy the space or receive a ball. An effort to maintain the structure requires communication. By definition, it involves two entities, at least physically. Not to Ronaldinho.Ronaldinho, in his mind must be a solitary traveller. Flying hair, dancing feet, swivelling waist, a loose
An ode to El Jefecito… The loudest silent warrior
Beyond systems, tactics and numbers what does coaching a football team mean…
Season Review- Pep’s PL winning Manchester City
Der Raumdeuter
"Thomas Müller's FIFA rating is so good because he is invariably bad at everything."If you ask yourself following questions- "Is Müller a winger/a striker/an attacking midfielder?"; the answer is going to be NO/NOT REALLY. Then what is it that makes Müller such a special player? To Pep Guardiola he became
“Good Football” and Art…Guardiolismo and the search for Perfection
David Villa and a timeless genius through constant Evolution
"I would have David Villa over Kaka and Criatiano"- Vicente Del Bosque. 2011, Wembly. Lionel Messi sends Nani the wrong way and brings the ball inside United box. The ball rolls back towards Busquets, who passes it just outside the box.... And David Villa Sánchez aka "El Guaje" perfectly curls it in.
Breaking The Enemy Lines
(This article was originally published as a series of posts on "La Senyera", formerly "FC Barcelona- Blaugrana Central.) Juege de Posicion Juego de Posicion is a philosophy with fundamental idea being the search of superiority. "Positional Play does not consist of passing the ball horizontally, but something much more difficult: it consists
