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This Manchester United possession sequence before Dorgu’s goal had everything: •Threatening to play over, around & through. •Triangles/diamonds encouraged. •Licha & Maguire dictating tempo. •Counterpressing nets to contest 2nd balls. More below 👇🏻

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Rangers v Celtic - Game-Plan No matter your opinions on Clements' Style of Play, there is a game-plan & method to how we approach games. Before we start, it's absolutely not the football style I like watching, I much prefer playing out from the back & breaking through lines to create phased attacks. Rangers Yesterday: - Go Direct with Numbers in the Attack - Collect 2nd Balls in Dangerous Areas - Let Celtic have the Ball & Press on Inverted FB Trigger Jack Butland Distribution ----------------------------- - 27 Long Ball's Yesterday - 5 Were Successful - 3 Were Picked up 2nd Balls and Attacks A Punt in the 2nd Half directly contributed to the Celtic Goal & for me the decision-making is either suspect or the Manager wants us to not play/overplay. Raskin and Diomande are always wanting to show & get on the ball but seem to constantly be ignored. Diomande & The Press --------------------------- Very clear that yesterday Diomande & Raskin were given a dual role: - Man-Mark The Celtic 8s - Jump to Press on Inverted FB - That was the trigger for the goal When it works, it's great but it does demand they both cover 13.5km+ per 90 which seems extreme with midweek demands. Overall -------------------------- i hate the idea Celtic are allowed so much time to play & we don't try to play the same way: - Celtic had 64% Possession - Celtic Completed 400 Passes - Celtic Passing Accuracy was 84% v 67% for us - Celtic Won the Cup All this telestration is done using Once Sport

John Walker

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Just watched some in-possession bits from Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough, and although plenty of great accounts on here have already broken down how they set up with the ball, I thought I’d also share a few thoughts of my own. There’s been a lot of talk about their structure and the methodical, sometimes slow, nature of their build-up, and I largely agree with that. It isn’t rigid; players aren’t locked into zones at all times, but there is a clear recurring picture. The left back holding width, the right back tucking inside, the 3-2 base in build up. That structure is very evident, but I'm not going to talk about that. What really caught my eye was the intention to change rhythms across all three thirds. The slow circulation mentioned can very quickly turn into sharp vertical play or quick combinations, often without warning. The centre backs, along with one of the central midfielders, seem key to this in deeper areas. They are often the ones responsible for accelerating the game during a passing sequence, whether through sudden carries, changes of direction, switches of play, or simply finding a brave pass through the press. In the middle third, the use of a staggered midfield and central overloads allows players to operate on diagonal angles to find and link passes, and when you add the constant movement from the wingers and the attacking midfielder, it regularly sets the stage for UBTs or third man combos\runs, creates the conditions for these tempo shifts. In the final third, similar principles apply, especially in wide areas where triangles are formed to facilitate combinations. Wingers and fullbacks are clearly encouraged to take on their man in 1v1s, and pass and move sequences are used to increase the tempo. While a lot of this play happens out wide, targeting central zones through diagonals or cut backs is also a recurring feature. On the downside, and although I felt the players always seem to be on the lookout for opportunities to increase the tempo during these passing sequences, it sometimes feels like they wait a bit too long before executing a quick action. That hesitation is, in my opinion, what gave their build-up its “slow” reputation.

Fathalli

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Long read. Pep Guardiola needed around £450M in his first two seasons at Manchester City (including a £57M signing in his second January window) just to get players capable of playing his style of football. Mikel Arteta spent close to three seasons at Arsenal before his team began to consistently dominate games. Todd Boehly invested over £1B at Chelsea before they managed to win two cup titles. Meanwhile, Manchester United fans and the media expect a new manager to walk in and perform instant miracles. What’s the point of a rebuild if we don’t have the patience to see it through? Why heap pressure on ourselves when the last 10 years haven’t exactly been better? Some fans argue Ole was better, some say Jose Mourinho, others Erik ten Hag. But let’s be honest, we complained bitterly under each of them. With Ole, we only came alive in second halves, living off constant comebacks. Jose sacrificed attractive football just to grind out points, and people still wanted him out. Erik tried his way, and the same happened. Now Ruben Amorim is sticking to his philosophy, and rightly so. What’s the point of changing it if professional footballers at Manchester United can’t adapt? These same players go away on international duty, play in completely different systems, and give everything for their national teams. Yet they won’t do the same for the club that gives them a platform to be seen by billions. You don’t need tactical genius to understand that United should never go to Grimsby and look like Grimsby, while Grimsby look like Manchester United. These players couldn’t adapt to Erik ten Hag’s system, couldn’t adapt to Ole’s, couldn’t adapt to Jose’s. Even Louis van Gaal gave up early on. The truth is, we need a cultural reset at this club. Constantly swapping managers every two seasons will never fix the deeper problems. Of course, I’ll still complain, rant, and feel disappointed, that’s only natural. But for me, it’s Ruben Amorim till the end. We started the season with two of the worst goal keeping duo in the league, we went the entire pre season with a striker we were going to sell. It was constantly reported that Ruben Amorim wanted an athletic midfielder which he never got. And we are here wanting an instant change with just 250M euro spent. Lol

Agbulight

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This happened on United Flight 1161 from Fort Lauderdale to Newark a couple of days ago. This lady asked this guy if he could stop talking so loudly. He was speaking to someone on his phone and had them on speakerphone. This was prior to takeoff. As you can see he didn’t like that and starts to cuss at her and hurl insults at her making fun of her weight all the while remaining loud where the passengers around him could hear everything. She kept her cool and controlled herself. The crew was notified and they moved her to an upgraded seat. Some said she should have never addressed another passenger onboard. If there is an issue, ring the call button immediately and alert a flight attendant to avoid escalation. There is so much wrong with all this. One, it is never okay to be talking on the phone on a plane surrounded by people. That’s just rude. Have some common sense. Two, not one man around her said anything? Didn’t stick up for her or the rest of the people on the flight having to listen to this? Three, there is a kid right there listening to all this. And finally, United offered just to move her? They should’ve kicked him off. He’s acting aggressive towards another passenger before takeoff over a minor thing. What happens if it continues with other passengers once they’re in the air? Proves he cannot control his emotions so that makes everyone unsafe, especially in the air. 💯 Do better United! IMHO. What is your take? Was she to blame for asking him to be more quiet? Or, was he out of control? Do you think moving her was enough or should they have removed him from the flight?

👉M-Û-R-Č-H👈

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How I Build My Teams I always liked the idea of ‘possession football’: - Control the game. - A tool to develop players. - The opponent can’t score without the ball. But I built it the wrong way: “Keep the ball. Find a gap to attack.” This turned into “side-to-side” passing. It was boring and ineffective. \ The idea. So, I flipped the idea: Instead of controlling to attack, we attack to control. Play as vertical as possible (while maintaining control). If not possible, pass back. Avoid sideways passes. For better connections and counter-press, we use a vertical, narrow structure: These simple decisions lead to short, vertical, and diagonal passes. This is what I call 'vertical possession' football. \ Make it work. The idea is simple. The execution is not. Over the years, I’ve worked to close the gap between vision and reality. (watch example below) My goal is to get closer to my vision every day. But as Vince Lombardi said: “Perfection is unattainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” Here’s my plan to 'catch excellence': 1. Build it my way. Ignore opinions. Opinions lead to conformity. We reduce our philosophy to its essence—and build from there. Everything else is a distraction. 2. Stick to it. We limit ourselves to core principles, and stick to them. When there’s a problem, we don’t change the idea—we improve its execution. 3. Eliminate waste. Building a style of play is like carving a statue. You start with a block of marble and chip away everything unnecessary. All that’s left is the sculpture. We do the same. We cut every unnecessary touch and step: - Fewer touches mean we need less time and space. We have more space to be creative. - The simpler it gets, the more recognizable the style. 4. Obsess over the players. We don’t adapt to opponents. We focus on our players. That's what matters in the long run. When our ideas work, we can compete against anyone. 5. Develop technical and creative players as a by-product. - Possession: Many touches to refine technique. - Vertical: No “easy” sideways passes. Learn to play in tight spaces. - Control: Avoid hectic football. Control the ball to make deliberate decisions. 6. One Training Structure. We compress our philosophy into one structure. Then, we repeat it every session. We make our style of play a habit. And we develop the tools to execute it. 7. Master a Few Exercises. We repeat a small set of core games over and over. We focus on improving execution, not on new drills. The better we execute, the faster we get to our vision. 8. Bottleneck Coaching. We can’t predict what happens, so we don’t over-plan. Instead, we prepare for what might happen. This liberates our coaching: Rather than sticking to pre-planned coaching points, we solve the most critical issue—the bottleneck. 9. Competition Drives Development. Games are the core of our training. Players compete to win. They force each other to get better and better, session after session. 10. Positive Team Culture. I used to react with anger when things didn’t go right. And yes, it can work in the short term. But to build something great, players must stay on the path for a long time. This is more likely when they enjoy the process. Positive reinforcement is harder to do, but more sustainable. \ What's next? That's the plan. Now, it’s all about execution. I'll keep you updated.

Bene Schneiderbauer

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Hexagons and Octagons Those who follow football and coaching will be well aware that there are trends that emerge and become the great break through in coaching, only to vanish quite quickly. A few stick around and become a staple. Such as the rondo, or the 4v4+4 Guardiola rondo variation. One that did not stick around in the coaching collective consciousness that possible should have was Thomas Tuchel’s use of hexagonal and octagonal playing areas in training sessions. Tuchel explained that cutting off the corners and angling the pitch forced “sharp diagonal” passes that would help break the press. The positioning of players outside the hexagon/octagon or players close to the edges will be manipulated into an open body shape by the angles of the pitch. Players are impacted by environmental constraints and embodied cognition, where the geography of the playing area influences their actions. This influence spreads to the creation of triangles and diamonds within the playing area due to the “funnel” like nature of the playing area. We can use the cut outside angles by placing bounce or target players on the exterior, influencing the movement and organisation internally. The inside players will not have to move wide as those areas are occupied. The internal players will seek to create passing angles using the positioning of the outside players and their internal team mates. The diamonds and triangles will appear. If we leave the spaces on the outside empty players can move to fill the spaces. These act as free spaces to receive from the goalkeeper or open spaces for attackers to overlap into, encouraging attacking combination play and crosses. A different way of using the space is to remove goals and goalkeepers from the ends and place bounce/target players on the outside. Players now can combine with the outside players, when they do so they are then free to finish into the outside goals. The condition can be extended to combining with the target player in the opposite side of the pitch before scoring, adding an element of switching play. The hexagon and octagon are versatile spaces that help to replicate aspects of the game. By funneling the spaces we impact players body shape, ability to play forward quickly, team shape (or small group shapes), players cutting in, defending centrally, the types of combination used and the angles of line breaking pass (diagonals). The angles are hugely significant for teams that value combinations and possession football, Straight passes and receiving angles are much easier to intercept and carry high risks for being counter attacked. Short diagonals can bypass players and attacking shapes, creating angled connections. If an angles pass is given away there is still a risk of being counter attacked but there is more chance of having players around the ball to regain possession. To counter press. The question that emerges is should we then be using hexagons and octagons more? If they are of greater benefit than squares and rectangles, why use them? Should all pitches, including those of a small sided nature be hexagonal? Can the rondo square be replaced by the rondo octagon?

TheBeardedCoach

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'They tried to cancel the parade': Hundreds of Albertans roll into Sundre after rodeo parade shutdown When the Sundre Pro Rodeo Association cancelled this year's rodeo parade amid controversy surrounding a proposed pro-Alberta float, many thought the tradition was over. Instead, it got bigger. What began as a grassroots effort by Alberta activists to keep the parade spirit alive turned into a massive cruise through town, with organizers estimating roughly 500 vehicles participated in the unofficial replacement parade. Locals lined the streets, children collected candy, and Albertans travelled from across the province to show their support for both Sundre and Alberta pride. The controversy began after a pro-Alberta float was reportedly told it could not participate in the official parade because it was considered too political. The decision sparked backlash online and ultimately contributed to the cancellation of the annual parade. Organizers of the replacement event say their goal was not confrontation, but community. Participants told Rebel News they were frustrated to see a longstanding western tradition cancelled over what many viewed as nothing more than Alberta flags and provincial pride. Others said they attended because they support Alberta independence, while some simply wanted to ensure the community still had a parade to enjoy. Vehicles converged on Sundre from organized meet-up points in Calgary and Red Deer before cruising through town. According to organizers, the event was conducted respectfully, with participants encouraged to support local businesses, attend the rodeo, and leave the community cleaner than they found it. By the end of the day, what was supposed to be a cancelled parade had become one of the largest displays of Alberta pride the town had seen in years, if not ever. As many participants told Rebel News, the attempt to suppress the float appears to have had the opposite effect. REPORT by Sheila Gunn Reid:

Rebel News

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Siphesihle Ndlovu and the Double Pivot: Tactical Analysis📝 Out of Possession Siphesihle Ndlovu is a box-to-box midfielder in its purest form. Defensively, he was excellent at recoveries, closing gaps, cutting off passing lanes, and making well-timed interceptions. His anticipation and positional awareness allowed him to support the defense effectively. He maintained a high work rate, consistently tracking back and covering spaces behind the press, which was crucial for stabilizing the fullbacks, especially with Monyane looking flat. Even during periods when his influence in possession dipped, Ndlovu continued to deliver a solid shift out of possession, working alongside Maboe to break up play, win tackles, and apply pressure on the ball. In Possession Ndlovu embraced his box-to-box role, always looking to support the player on the ball, always trying to move the ball forward with line-breaking passes. He carried the ball whenever space allowed and maintained a vertical mindset, favoring forward passes over sideways or backward options. This approach helped the team establish attacking momentum early on. However, in the final 3rd, Ndlovu’s actions leaned too heavily towards shooting. Maboe created more chances[3] than Ndlovu[1], though Ndlovu was the more adventurous between the 2. He limited his actions far from the box. While Maboe prioritized creating opportunities in the final 3rd, Ndlovu often opted to shoot even when he had a teammate in a better position. His pass timing and selection was a concern too. This was especially problematic since Silva was often isolated, with no supply, and so the team needed more support in the final 3rd. With improved judgment in these moments, our quality in the final 3rd would have also received a boost from the midfield and, overall, avoid wasted opportunities. Ndlovu🤝🏾Maboe The double pivot provided balance and control, especially in the first 30 minutes. They kept excellent distances between, denying Arrows the chance to settle & play through midfield. This dominance was most evident early on, with the team controlling the game physically and tactically. Their chemistry was exciting. Whenever they combined, the entire attacking flow looked clean and well-balanced. They were very direct, which demanded high physical output due to the constant need to support forward passes and track back. This lack of patience in possession may have been influenced by Arrows’ aggressive pressing, forcing quicker decisions and increasing physical demands. Or it's part of our high intensity attacking football the coaches favor. After 30min, the team’s attacking intensity dropped, and the combinations between Ndlovu and Maboe became less frequent. This loss of rhythm allowed Arrows more time on the ball, suggesting fatigue in midfield, a trend that continued into the 2nd half. Tactical Considerations and Impact on the Partnership We didn't show much improvement coming from half time. Maboe was becoming less and less influential. The turning point came with the substitution of Maboe for Mabaso. Although this change was relatively late, considering how less influential the midfield remained after the break, Mabaso had an immediate impact. His energy revived the midfield and brought Ndlovu back into the game, demonstrating that Ndlovu still had the legs and capacity to influence the match, what he needed was renewed support and intensity around him, especially with Shabalala offering limited influence as a 10. In the final 15 minutes, the team regained control, pressed higher up the pitch, and created better attacking moments. We looked like we could score a 2nd goal. The combinations returned, the forward passing improved, and Ndlovu once again became influential in driving the team’s play. Tactically, an earlier sub could have restored control and allowed those attacking moments to come before Silva’s sub. A good overall performance from Siphesihle Ndlovu📝 Video analysis with notes:

El Capitano⚪

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Smart move by Jordan's king to offer to take in 2000 Gazan children. Trump gleefully called it "music to my ears" There are similar ways to help without either ethnically cleansing Gaza or locking its people up like pickles in a jar to "preserve the Palestinian cause" Examples: 1- Offering or funding university scholarships to Gazan students: There are over 150,000 Gazan university students & high school graduates, while Israel destroyed all of Gaza's universities. Already before Oct 7, many countries around the world used to take in dozens or hundreds of Gazan students through scholarship programs. States should be encouraged to either offer substantial numbers of scholarships to Gazan students or alternatively fund scholarships for Gazans in regional countries. This is a way of helping some Gazans to temporarily leave with a clear timeframe of 2-4 years until the reconstruction progresses. 2- Evacuate patients & wounded Gazans: Already before Oct 7, Gazans who couldn't get treatment at local hospitals were transferred to Egypt, Jordan, the West Bank & Israel itself & returned upon completion of treatment. There are now about 120,000 wounded Gazans. More countries should do like Jordan's king just did; offer to temporarily take in thousands of Gazan patients. Other states that don't/can't take in patients can alternatively fund the treatment of Gazans in the region. 3- Employment programs to fill domestic labour shortages: Before Oct 7, over 51% of Gazans were unemployed b/c of Israel's siege collapsing the economy. Now over 80% of Gazans are unemployed. Only lifting Israel's draconian siege would fix this, but until then, a lot can be done to alleviate the situation. Before the war, some Arab countries like Qatar & Kuwait had programs to take in hundreds of Gazan teachers & nurses to fill shortages. Those expats then helped their families (& Gaza's economy) with monthly remittances & gained vital work experience. More countries should launch/fund such employment programs for tens of thousands of highly educated Gazans, especially in areas where Gaza had already a huge surplus of job seekers before the war. For instance, in 2023, Gaza had a surplus of 50,000 teachers who couldn't get any jobs because that sector was saturated. Similar ideas of this sort will hit two birds with one stone; keep Trump happy & help Gaza without fully depopulating it. Again, Gazans are not cattle to be herded from one ground to another & be ethnically cleansed, but they're also NOT pickles to be locked up in a jar, in a permanent state of non-life, to "preserve the Palestinian cause"!

Muhammad Shehada

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Ernst Jünger on Pforzheim bombing aftermath I had the impression of sitting at table with ghosts of the departed who spoke of things before their death On 23 February 1945, the Royal Air Force bombed the city of Pforzheim. Relatively speaking, it is said to be the most devastating conventional air attack of all time: 31.4% of the population perished. Estimates vary. One source says more than 17,600 died. One says they were killed in 16 minutes, another puts it at 22 minutes. See photos and descriptions below. Around mid-October 1945 Jünger makes his first trip since the occupation through destroyed cities to visit his brother Friedrich Georg. The worst hit was Pforzheim. There he overhears a conversation among a group of refugees from East Prussia and Pomerania who had fought their way through to the west. Among other things, he hears that a mother gave herself to be raped instead of her daughter 5 times before she crossed the Elbe river. Jünger is filled with horror not so much at such things but at the calmness with which they are said: “I had the impression of sitting at table with ghosts of the departed who spoke of things before their death. At the same time I was troubled by the immense danger developing here, more threatening than all the means of destruction that the technologist [Techniker] can think of. The taboos are becoming obsolete [werden hinfällig].” Photos Top left: Aerial view from Records of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Summer 1945. Top right: City center in ruins. Bottom left: Clean-up efforts at indoor swimming pool, 1946. Bottom right: Weekly market at the Turnplatz, 1949.

✠ 𝔅𝔞𝔯𝔬𝔫 𝔳𝔬𝔫 ℜ𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔫𝔥𝔞𝔲𝔰

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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁? Some of you may have heard of the cabbage patch phenomenon that the very first movie ever made was about children being harvested from cabbages. Postcards, art, movies, and photos were common in this time, not only of children coming from cabbage patches but stating explicitly this was for repopulation. I believe firmly that everything can be found in the Word of God, and the book of Jasher is mentioned twice, by name, in Scripture. 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝟲𝟳:𝟱𝟯-𝟲𝟭 details how God had the children of Israel swallowed up by the Earth, raised by ministering angels, vomited out of the Earth and then plowed up exactly as one would an herb from the field. 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗿? If we are the 2nd resurrection of those born before Jesus finally given a chance to accept Him as Lord and Savior, it wouldn't make sense to have our forefathers resurrected on their deathbed, but as children to prove they truly choose Jesus over the temptations of the world. Many are out there saying this was some type of cloning operation, but this is a deception. They took these poor children and showed them off in the now infamous world fairs. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿? They were trying to claim credit for these children as a work of science and not of God, just like everything around this time it had to be hidden and obfuscated and the world fair was ground zero for mass indoctrination. Also, around this time, there were tons of children being sold, put to work in factories, re-educated by freemasons, and taken around the nation in what is now known as the "orphan trains." Even more troubling is the fact that massive insane asylums appeared everywhere and the price of admission was often so-called "religious fanatasim", I believe these were the people who wouldn't shut up about the Millennial Kingdom and had to be silenced. If Satan had 1,000 years to craft a plan and an army of freemasons to carry it out, how long would it take to decieve a generation of children? 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹.

Politics Is Masonic Theater: 🍞 & 🎪

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A note last night in the first half. We really did play some excellent football. Whilst i know Ugbo is, rightfully, coming under some stick of his lack of goals, he offers so much more to how we play. As does Josh Windass, who I am noticing is just about getting the recognition he deserves from the fans. The play in the first half was very different to the second half when those 2 went off. They both offer so much more insofar as overall game than the other options we have in those areas. A few clips below from key moments in the first half. Windass really did run the show in the final third and build up. He comes out of areas to allow straight passes where he is an option for first time reverse balls. He and Pol have really good chemistry down the right as Josh knows he will overlap and beat his man. The awareness from Josh with scanning that i picked out, allowing for high tempo play into space. A note on data: First half vs second half Passes 193 (87% ACC) vs 159 (78% Acc) xG 2.04 vs 0.42 Penalty area entries: 11 vs 6 From runs: 4 vs 2 Touches in the box: 16 vs 7 Long pass rate: 8.29 vs 13.29 Passes per possession: 4.11 vs 2.96 Wedensday's overall game is so much better when U Our game is so much better when Windass and Ugbo play. I know Smith is scoring and credit to him. But we just dont have the mechanisms to control a game without Ugbo and Josh. We cant get it to the final third in control. This was true and there for all to see for the first 30 minutes of the second half. Hull dominated from 45-70 before they ran out of steam . Our game is so much better when Windass and Ugbo play. I know Smith is scT

TW Football

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Thabo Cele and Lebo Maboe double pivot vs Polokwane City📝 The level of organisation, discipline, and resistance was completely different compared to our games vs Magesi, Orbit or TS Galaxy and that matters when analyzing performance. And, before even getting into the Maboe–Cele double pivot, it’s important to address the front 3. Trying to impose a possession-based approach with Lilepo, Duba, and Silva is, at this stage, a bit unrealistic. The profiles don’t naturally support sustained control or efficiency in tight spaces; they are more direct, which makes the approach look slightly disconnected. Otherwise, who should combine with the double pivot to keep possession against a low block cos you're not inverting any fullbacks or CBs? Mdu[10] is also direct and won’t drop deep into ball circulation. ■ The midfield pairing of Cele & Maboe gave the team a clear structural balance in the 1st and 2nd phase, even if the chemistry is still far off. I mean, it's their 1st start together so🤷🏾‍♂️ Cele operated as a holding midfielder, anchoring the team behind/next to Maboe. He took on most of the defensive responsibility, well-positioned to screen the backline, and effective in managing transitions. ■ In possession, Cele was central to the 1st and 2nd phase of progression. He completed more passes than Plk City’s midfield duo of Kambala and Maphangule combined while also neutralising their 10 Mutudza. Mutudza managed just 5 passes in 66 minutes, which says everything about Cele’s dominance in that zone. He constantly made himself available in front of the CBs, scanning, managing the tempo, and organising the team’s structure. He always demanded movement from his teammates, always pointing to open spaces they should be occupying to progress better. At one point, he was calling Mdu to receive while Mdu was instead making a forward run away from Cele who had the ball. Cele didn’t force progression unnecessarily, but that doesn’t mean he lacked intent to move the team forward. He completed more line breaking passes and passes into the final 3rd than any other player. That highlights his awareness of when to accelerate play and when to maintain control. ■ Maboe, on the other hand, operated as the 8, with freedom to impact higher zones. With Cele securing the base, he was free to connect phases and influence play closer to the final 3rd. However, you could still see old habits from his previous role. He often dropped deeper than expected, which slightly limited his presence in decisive attacking areas. As much as he played balls into the final 3rd, we also needed him to receive in the final 3rd more. ■ Together, Cele and Maboe created 5 chances against a very disciplined low block of Plk City. 4 of those came from Maboe, underlining how much creative responsibility he still carried. However, this wasn’t his sharpest attacking performance in terms of passing and shooting. Despite the output in chances created, there were several misplaced passes in key moments, and he didn’t attack the box enough for an 8 with a reliable 6 behind him. It’s a similar issue we had with Mdu yesterday, he also struggled to consistently enter the opposition box as usual or combine between the lines. There was a clear lack of chemistry in the final 3rd in our overall performance. We couldn't stay on the ball enough to put pressure on their defense and cause enough panic for them to crack. ■ Towards midway through the 2nd Half, both Cele & Maboe started to lose some steam, and the pairing needed refreshing. At this point, Plk City had already overloaded the middle and allowed very little space for us to operate. We failed the same way in the loss vs Stellies, they improved their midfield to cancel our dominance, and we looked confused with our subs, no clear intention to improve a clear area that's been neutralized. Our struggles were not in the double pivot. There was nothing result-altering or structurally wrong with Maboe & Cele. [Video] Part 1:

El Capitano⚪

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