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This is a good point that h mentioned in a recent video about Chelsea's low block against PSG. Unlike the other teams that have defended low against PSG, Chelsea were willing to track the forwards who would alter their position. In the below situation, you can see Ruiz vacate... the left half space - dragging Chalobah with him. If Chelsea were purely defending passively, Ruiz would get the ball easily as he'd be unmarked. However, by tracking him, Chalobah leaves the space open. But notice how James recognizes this instantly and covers. By closing the gap, Chelsea have denied Ruiz to receive the ball and turn easily whilst closing the space that Ruiz's movement created. Chelsea's defensive line also didn't always stay deep. When PSG played it back, they'd gradually push up.show more

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Fahd1 year ago

Here's a screenshot of that moment. James (highlighted in yellow) has joined the backline after Chalobah gets dragged out wide to press Ruiz.

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I wrote an article on teams using a 4 at the back but using a Back 5 chain with an extra player dropping on the outside of the bloc [Neto in this case], Maresca tried this with Noni at the Etihad but Neto is a great use of this tactic. Thanks for the mention Fahd!

Fahd1 year ago

Neto was very impressive. Helped lock down Hakimi from all phases. There was a moment in the first half from a PSG build up, if I'm not wrong, where they tried to go long to Hakimi who pushed up early, but Neto managed to track all the way. Absolutely. You guys are doing a great job 👍 Props to @umirf1 as well.

Tactx1 year ago

@htomufc A huge part of why James played in that role in my opinion.

Fahd1 year ago

@htomufc Definitely.

Miki Djan1 year ago

@htomufc Great thread

B.1 year ago

Ekitike is a very good signing. For months, I have said the 9 Liverpool should sign is Ekitike. Someone who is capable of dropping into the deeper channels, dragging around 6s/potentially even centre backs, and opening up space for the likes of Mohamed Salah to drift inside, and become even more of a goal threat. Strong link play, good at making shadow runs, very good signing.

🕊️Daniel1 year ago

Look how young he looks here

Fabrice Hawkins1 year ago

🚨 💣 EXCLUSIVE Hugo Ekitike and Liverpool reached an agreement over 6 year contract. 🔹The player only wants Liverpool. In the last 24h he has rejected Manchester United. Newcastle have already left talks. 🔹Negociation ongoing between Frankfurt and Liverpool.

𝐏𝐒𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐓1 year ago

nah this is actually so Cold 😭💔

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287,833 views • 3 months ago

TalkSPORT on Morgan Rogers to Chelsea and Chelsea's transfer plans Speaker 1: "We're going straight back to Liverpool. William is a Chelsea fan. I've got a feeling you want to back Rodgers." William: "Mate, it's a brilliant signing. I think a lot of people will be surprised. Forget all the talk because he had a bad season. There were injuries, he had a tight injury, managers were under pressure and things kept changing. "I think working under Xabi Alonso every week will allow him to grow. I'm not saying it's guaranteed he'll start every game, but there's more competition elsewhere. At Chelsea, I think he'll still play from the left, but he'll have a much freer role under Xabi Alonso and become more of the main man. "I think he'll flourish in a less defensive, rigid system. Alonso likes free-flowing football. Only time will tell, but I think playing for Chelsea will benefit Morgan Rogers more." He added: > "Chelsea have a really good chance of finishing in the top four minimum next season. They started this season well but lacked experience. They're going to be a problem next season." The panel also discussed Chelsea's transfer plans, saying: Morgan Rogers is through the door. An approach has been made for Maxence Lacroix, following his impressive performances for Crystal Palace. Chelsea are also considering a move for John Stones on a free transfer, although Arsenal and Bayern Munich are also interested. On John Stones, the panel said Chelsea's young squad needs experience and leadership: "Even if he only plays 20-25 games, he'd be worth it. He brings professionalism, a winning mentality and the experience Chelsea need." The discussion ended by comparing Chelsea's spending with Arsenal's, claiming Arsenal were only willing to pay around £100 million for Morgan Rogers well below Chelsea's fee and Aston Villa's valuation and suggesting Arsenal may have missed out by not matching the asking price.

TalkSPORT on Morgan Rogers to Chelsea and Chelsea's transfer plans Speaker 1: "We're going straight back to Liverpool. William is a Chelsea fan. I've got a feeling you want to back Rodgers." William: "Mate, it's a brilliant signing. I think a lot of people will be surprised. Forget all the talk because he had a bad season. There were injuries, he had a tight injury, managers were under pressure and things kept changing. "I think working under Xabi Alonso every week will allow him to grow. I'm not saying it's guaranteed he'll start every game, but there's more competition elsewhere. At Chelsea, I think he'll still play from the left, but he'll have a much freer role under Xabi Alonso and become more of the main man. "I think he'll flourish in a less defensive, rigid system. Alonso likes free-flowing football. Only time will tell, but I think playing for Chelsea will benefit Morgan Rogers more." He added: > "Chelsea have a really good chance of finishing in the top four minimum next season. They started this season well but lacked experience. They're going to be a problem next season." The panel also discussed Chelsea's transfer plans, saying: Morgan Rogers is through the door. An approach has been made for Maxence Lacroix, following his impressive performances for Crystal Palace. Chelsea are also considering a move for John Stones on a free transfer, although Arsenal and Bayern Munich are also interested. On John Stones, the panel said Chelsea's young squad needs experience and leadership: "Even if he only plays 20-25 games, he'd be worth it. He brings professionalism, a winning mentality and the experience Chelsea need." The discussion ended by comparing Chelsea's spending with Arsenal's, claiming Arsenal were only willing to pay around £100 million for Morgan Rogers well below Chelsea's fee and Aston Villa's valuation and suggesting Arsenal may have missed out by not matching the asking price.

SHAYEE 𒀭

35,314 views • 23 days ago

If the Wolves were able to have a cap space team (maybe Brooklyn or Chicago) absorb Julius Randle's contract next season ($33M), that would open up three interesting roster building tools I want to highlight. I think this is relevant because the Wolves front office has a history of kind of stringing together transactions -- even over the course of multiple transaction windows (offseason and trade deadline). The Randle trade would be Randle + draft compensation for say Brooklyn to absorb the contract - maybe: Randle + No. 28 for a future 2nd (Adjust compensation as you see fit. Not the point of this exercise. Obviously if this would cost a bunch, they wouldn't do it. Or maybe they'd have to move to using Gobert's salary as the salary moved into another team's cap space.) Shedding Randle's salary would drop the Wolves well below the *1st* apron (about $52M). And while beneath the 1st apron, the Wolves would open up the ability to three additional roster building tools for spending that $52M... (If Ayo Dosunmu were to sign for $17M, that would be $35M in room below the 1st apron. And need to make sure to get the roster to 14 players.) 1. The non-taxpayer midlevel exception ($15M) - The "big MLE" is a $15M gift card for teams to spend above the salary cap but below the 1st apron. So if the Wolves were to use this, they would be hard-capped at the 1st apron ($13M below 2nd apron). If a team is over the 1st apron, they only have access to the taxpayer or "mini MLE", which is $6M next season - Could go out and sign a free agent for up to $15M in starting salary - Could also use this $15M as a trade exception and trade for a player who makes up to $15M 2. The trade exception generated in the Mike Conley salary dump trade to Chicago ($10.77M) - A trade exception allows a team to trade for a player without sending back matching salary for up to the amount of the trade exception - So with access to this trade exception, the Wolves could trade for a player making up to $10.77M - Using a trade exception also hard caps a team at the 1st apron ($13M below 2nd apron) 3. Making a Randle trade to a team who absorbs his contract into cap space would also create another trade exception (up to $33M) - The size of that trade exception would be Randle's $33M, minus whatever the Wolves took back in the trade - Might not need that for spending this summer. But doesn't expire for 365 days. The downside of working below the 1st apron as opposed to the 2nd apron is it restricts overall spending power by $13M -- because that's the gap between the two aprons.

If the Wolves were able to have a cap space team (maybe Brooklyn or Chicago) absorb Julius Randle's contract next season ($33M), that would open up three interesting roster building tools I want to highlight. I think this is relevant because the Wolves front office has a history of kind of stringing together transactions -- even over the course of multiple transaction windows (offseason and trade deadline). The Randle trade would be Randle + draft compensation for say Brooklyn to absorb the contract - maybe: Randle + No. 28 for a future 2nd (Adjust compensation as you see fit. Not the point of this exercise. Obviously if this would cost a bunch, they wouldn't do it. Or maybe they'd have to move to using Gobert's salary as the salary moved into another team's cap space.) Shedding Randle's salary would drop the Wolves well below the 1st apron (about $52M). And while beneath the 1st apron, the Wolves would open up the ability to three additional roster building tools for spending that $52M... (If Ayo Dosunmu were to sign for $17M, that would be $35M in room below the 1st apron. And need to make sure to get the roster to 14 players.) 1. The non-taxpayer midlevel exception ($15M) - The "big MLE" is a $15M gift card for teams to spend above the salary cap but below the 1st apron. So if the Wolves were to use this, they would be hard-capped at the 1st apron ($13M below 2nd apron). If a team is over the 1st apron, they only have access to the taxpayer or "mini MLE", which is $6M next season - Could go out and sign a free agent for up to $15M in starting salary - Could also use this $15M as a trade exception and trade for a player who makes up to $15M 2. The trade exception generated in the Mike Conley salary dump trade to Chicago ($10.77M) - A trade exception allows a team to trade for a player without sending back matching salary for up to the amount of the trade exception - So with access to this trade exception, the Wolves could trade for a player making up to $10.77M - Using a trade exception also hard caps a team at the 1st apron ($13M below 2nd apron) 3. Making a Randle trade to a team who absorbs his contract into cap space would also create another trade exception (up to $33M) - The size of that trade exception would be Randle's $33M, minus whatever the Wolves took back in the trade - Might not need that for spending this summer. But doesn't expire for 365 days. The downside of working below the 1st apron as opposed to the 2nd apron is it restricts overall spending power by $13M -- because that's the gap between the two aprons.

Dane Moore

509,700 views • 2 months ago

#WATCH | Delhi: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla shows a clip from space, says, "What you would see is the earth upside down and the green glow that you see is prevalent in the upper layers of atmosphere because of oxygen atoms, which are there, which get excited. On the bottom of the screen are the stars and the top portion would be the earth and we would be passing over India and so this is the general setting of the scene. The flashes that you see are the thunderstorms, the lightning that is happening... During this mission, for 18 days, I carried with me seven experiments which were prepared by the Indian researchers, and I never really thought, but it was really challenging to do this in space because everything changes, the space around you changes, your body changes..."

#WATCH | Delhi: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla shows a clip from space, says, "What you would see is the earth upside down and the green glow that you see is prevalent in the upper layers of atmosphere because of oxygen atoms, which are there, which get excited. On the bottom of the screen are the stars and the top portion would be the earth and we would be passing over India and so this is the general setting of the scene. The flashes that you see are the thunderstorms, the lightning that is happening... During this mission, for 18 days, I carried with me seven experiments which were prepared by the Indian researchers, and I never really thought, but it was really challenging to do this in space because everything changes, the space around you changes, your body changes..."

ANI

216,622 views • 11 months ago

Emeka Egbuka with an amazing route to get wide open. You can see him running towards the EZ alongside the numbers, but the throw takes him in the direction of the back pylon. So Emeka, at full speed, has to flip his hips and square up to the ball in mid-air. Should have been caught, but curious if Baker thought EE would feather his route a bit wider at the top or was it just a ball that sailed on him a bit?

Emeka Egbuka with an amazing route to get wide open. You can see him running towards the EZ alongside the numbers, but the throw takes him in the direction of the back pylon. So Emeka, at full speed, has to flip his hips and square up to the ball in mid-air. Should have been caught, but curious if Baker thought EE would feather his route a bit wider at the top or was it just a ball that sailed on him a bit?

Evan Closky

80,726 views • 8 months ago

Self Toss short-hop feeds drill. 1 hop and 2 hop variations. Ball hit at you, declared backhands and glove side picks. A player can get a lot of reps in a very small space. Keys: in order to be on time to the short hop, the toss can’t be too far out front, too low or too fast. You have to start low, play low and move low (with precision feet). Why? Everything happens really fast, especially 1 hop rep variation. If you are late, you get an in-between hop. Really late and/or very lazy feet … you get a big hop. We are not working fielding either of those hops in this drill. Be on time to the short hop. Another key: On ball tossed directly in front (grounder at you) it prevents exaggerated “rounding off” the ball. Not enough time before ball hits the earth and you have to be there on time to the 1” hop. This creates a much more realistic game like rep and approach to the ball. We use a line in video to show how the alignment works. Notice how he is set up with left ear near the line. He is “preset” as far off center as he would need to get on a game rep. Left ear or left shoulder is as far off center as you ever need to get to read speed and hops at ball hit right at you. (Left handed throwers are opposite ear). If you do this drill with baseballs and a target on a net, you can finish the play with a throw and follow. Really creative and you can do this same self feed drill or your own variation to work on your double play “feeds” or slow rollers. Another variation is throwing a ball off a wall. But walls are not always available. Especially when using a baseball. We are using a tennis ball in this video. Dirt Bro Baseball

Self Toss short-hop feeds drill. 1 hop and 2 hop variations. Ball hit at you, declared backhands and glove side picks. A player can get a lot of reps in a very small space. Keys: in order to be on time to the short hop, the toss can’t be too far out front, too low or too fast. You have to start low, play low and move low (with precision feet). Why? Everything happens really fast, especially 1 hop rep variation. If you are late, you get an in-between hop. Really late and/or very lazy feet … you get a big hop. We are not working fielding either of those hops in this drill. Be on time to the short hop. Another key: On ball tossed directly in front (grounder at you) it prevents exaggerated “rounding off” the ball. Not enough time before ball hits the earth and you have to be there on time to the 1” hop. This creates a much more realistic game like rep and approach to the ball. We use a line in video to show how the alignment works. Notice how he is set up with left ear near the line. He is “preset” as far off center as he would need to get on a game rep. Left ear or left shoulder is as far off center as you ever need to get to read speed and hops at ball hit right at you. (Left handed throwers are opposite ear). If you do this drill with baseballs and a target on a net, you can finish the play with a throw and follow. Really creative and you can do this same self feed drill or your own variation to work on your double play “feeds” or slow rollers. Another variation is throwing a ball off a wall. But walls are not always available. Especially when using a baseball. We are using a tennis ball in this video. Dirt Bro Baseball

Trent Mongero

34,163 views • 1 year ago

Asked Jordi Fernandez whether Egor Demin's dip in production is related to him playing more off the ball alongside Nolan Traore: "When Egor didn't play with Nolan, he played with Terrence, who brought the ball up a lot, and Egor was playing off the ball. With Nolan now, the way he's impacted the game and played pick and roll and his pace, has that affected Egor? Maybe... But Egor's a great shooter. He can play off the ball. He can play second side and get the ball. He had nine assists the other day. So it's about always finding a way. And obviously, he has to do it, and I have to help him get there. But I'm very happy with where both of them are, and both sharing the floor is a positive."

Asked Jordi Fernandez whether Egor Demin's dip in production is related to him playing more off the ball alongside Nolan Traore: "When Egor didn't play with Nolan, he played with Terrence, who brought the ball up a lot, and Egor was playing off the ball. With Nolan now, the way he's impacted the game and played pick and roll and his pace, has that affected Egor? Maybe... But Egor's a great shooter. He can play off the ball. He can play second side and get the ball. He had nine assists the other day. So it's about always finding a way. And obviously, he has to do it, and I have to help him get there. But I'm very happy with where both of them are, and both sharing the floor is a positive."

Erik Slater

16,876 views • 5 months ago