summarised in four words, or even two. technical expands the tactical. technical > tactical. situations not roles.

If you love football, you love Tijjani Reijnders ⚽️🧡 #NothingLikeOranje

"Counter-pressing is the best playmaker" Teams that can sustain pressure tend to win football matches. Few CMs are better at this than Vova Brazhko. His brain is attuned to counter-pressing opportunities and his physique/technique ensures he dominates these duels.

Mahamadou Doumbia is one of the best long-range shooters in the world. This is his shot map, unprecedented stuff. Given the right conditions, what would happen if his shots were to come from 5 yards closer to goal instead? 10 goals a season from midfield, minimum.

Callum Tripp (MK Dons, '06) Defenders who can progress play with one touch catch my attention. For me, it tends to indicate a player who can/will adapt to a quicker speed of play. Even more so for an 18 y/o with just 738 pro minutes.

Aerial duels are complex and therefore difficult to quantify without context. Adamo Nagalo is a CB that wins most of his headers (high aerial duel success %). However, this does not capture his quality of execution. The two clips below are tagged as duels won, but the

Understanding nonlinear player development is important for both scouts and analysts, not just coaches. When a central midfielder makes a positional change to center back at 18 years old, what foundational skills could they be missing? (from March '23)

Here is an interesting article on this innovation written by David Selini. runningtheshowblog.wordpress.com/2021/04/18/tac…