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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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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

59,810 views • 1 year ago

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?
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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

13,461 views • 5 months ago

This is the last time I will be having this conversation. Once we isolate this convo. to the pure defensive midfielder duties, there is a strong tactical case that Busquets was better. And you have to ask yourself to duties of a CDM. At the highest level, a #6 is not even primarily judged by tackles or goals. Your game readability should exceed all of that & the ball literally came to Busquets as seen in the video below. Busquets controlled even the opposition’s rhythm in his prime. He didn’t have the speed but he would put off the fire before the smoke. Busquets dominated using the following capabilities: — Controlling central space. — Providing constant passing angles. — Escaping pressure. — Protecting the team's structure (insane anticipation). See the video below. — Screening the back line. — Dictating the tempo of possession. — Preventing transitions before they happen. On those criteria, Busquets remains the reference. But Rodri edges Busquets in areas that have become increasingly valuable in the modern game & that is the reason some tacticos would say that Rodri is the evolution of Busquets who walked, so that Rodri could run. In these criteria, Rodri edges Busquets (who didn’t need that to be a specialist #6). Rodri could pass as a #8 & it shows in his game: — Defensive duels. — Recovery speed over distance. — Aerial dominance. — Ball carrying. — Progressive passing volume. — Shooting and goals. — Adaptability across different tactical systems. But if you now decide to take away goal scoring, carrying, athleticism, and all "modern complete midfielder" qualities, and evaluate only the classical responsibilities of a #6, then Busquets has the edge. If you're choosing the greatest pure defensive midfielder, Busquets is a legitimate choice because his influence came from spatial control, anticipation, and game management rather than physical dominance. That's why many elite coaches still use Busquets as the benchmark when teaching positional play, even though Rodri is the more complete player & viewed as the all-round midfielder.
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This is the last time I will be having this conversation. Once we isolate this convo. to the pure defensive midfielder duties, there is a strong tactical case that Busquets was better. And you have to ask yourself to duties of a CDM. At the highest level, a #6 is not even primarily judged by tackles or goals. Your game readability should exceed all of that & the ball literally came to Busquets as seen in the video below. Busquets controlled even the opposition’s rhythm in his prime. He didn’t have the speed but he would put off the fire before the smoke. Busquets dominated using the following capabilities: — Controlling central space. — Providing constant passing angles. — Escaping pressure. — Protecting the team's structure (insane anticipation). See the video below. — Screening the back line. — Dictating the tempo of possession. — Preventing transitions before they happen. On those criteria, Busquets remains the reference. But Rodri edges Busquets in areas that have become increasingly valuable in the modern game & that is the reason some tacticos would say that Rodri is the evolution of Busquets who walked, so that Rodri could run. In these criteria, Rodri edges Busquets (who didn’t need that to be a specialist #6). Rodri could pass as a #8 & it shows in his game: — Defensive duels. — Recovery speed over distance. — Aerial dominance. — Ball carrying. — Progressive passing volume. — Shooting and goals. — Adaptability across different tactical systems. But if you now decide to take away goal scoring, carrying, athleticism, and all "modern complete midfielder" qualities, and evaluate only the classical responsibilities of a #6, then Busquets has the edge. If you're choosing the greatest pure defensive midfielder, Busquets is a legitimate choice because his influence came from spatial control, anticipation, and game management rather than physical dominance. That's why many elite coaches still use Busquets as the benchmark when teaching positional play, even though Rodri is the more complete player & viewed as the all-round midfielder.

Analyst Canice

13,340 views • 26 days ago

'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:
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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

38,453 views • 1 month ago

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:
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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⚪

23,353 views • 6 months ago

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.
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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

15,044 views • 2 years ago

After the Spain and France game, I tweeted this: “Collective quality outperformed individual quality.” This was just a sense. It was a feeling after the game that I quickly put into words, but I didn’t have any evidence for it. I didn’t have anything other than the feeling that I got from watching the game. So I decided to go into FIFA’s Training Centre and look up the match reports to see if I could find anything that would lead to the conclusion I had: that Spain were collectively better than France. At a glance, the answer was no. Other than expected goals, pretty much everything was around the same: complete passes, pass completion, possession percentage and ball progressions. If you look at the line breaks, you’ll see that France were actually a little bit higher, which makes sense because France typically like to play a little bit more vertically. However, there is one statistic that does show what I felt: offering to receive. France had 329 total offers made, distributed fairly evenly throughout the field, and 114 total offers received. Spain, on the other hand, had 438 total offers made. They made 236 offers in the middle third and 275 offers inside the shape. That is where the numbers really begin to differ. As FIFA defines it, an offer to receive is an off-ball movement that shows intent to support the player on the ball, either to maintain possession or progress the ball. Spain were constantly providing their teammates, through proximity, through closeness, and through angles and lines of support, an option to continue playing. That shows that, in moments when Spain have the ball, there are constantly three, four or five players moving and providing an option to continue to maintain possession. Spain play together. The player on the ball is rarely left alone to solve the moment through their individual quality while everyone else watches. There is an option, an exit plan, some way out in case they need it. Secondly, when we think about this Spanish style, we often think about one touch, two touch, pass, pass, pass. What we often fail to realize is that these players have so much ability on the ball. Even a right back has the quality to beat a player, get out of a press and continue the attack. Playing collectively does not mean removing individual quality. Their individual quality allows the collective to continue playing. Then there are the speed-up moments. Spain can maintain possession, move France, slow the game down and continue offering support, but when the moment to go forward appears, it is time to go forward. They recognize that moment of verticality and they accelerate. Then, if the possibility disappears, they slow down again and continue playing. There is another element of Spain. Once they have moved France back into their final third, they create these structures where they basically suffocate you. Any time the ball pops out, there are players ready to defend and ready to win the next ball in order to keep it going. The structure, the organization and the roles allow them to stay pressing, keep playing together and keep having the ball. Lastly, there is this type of football that I call football from the plaza, fútbol de plaza, where you learn to attack, dribble, pass and play in tight spaces. You learn these interactions and these one-two combinations, but you don’t learn them through the repetition of patterns. You learn them through doing it for your entire childhood in these tight areas. It is play, pass and go, play and go, constantly finding the next interaction and then finding that moment of verticality. That whole sequence shows exactly why Spain are Spain. To summarize, they are constantly offering their teammates support. My initial feeling that collective quality outperformed individual quality came from watching Spain play together, always offering options to the player on the ball rather than watching the player on the ball do something with their individual quality. They offer an option, an exit plan, some way out in case it is needed. The players are also able to escape individually when the collective solution is not immediately available. They recognize the speed-up moments and, when they find themselves in moments where they can go forward, they go vertical. Then they suffocate you through the structure and organization that allow them to win the ball again and keep playing together. And that last piece—the forward pass, play and go—is the kind of thing you get a lot from 3v3, 4v4 and 2v2 games. All in all, fantastic. So much fun to watch the Spanish team and so much fun to see all of their style essentially culminate into one match and, in this case, into one goal.
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After the Spain and France game, I tweeted this: “Collective quality outperformed individual quality.” This was just a sense. It was a feeling after the game that I quickly put into words, but I didn’t have any evidence for it. I didn’t have anything other than the feeling that I got from watching the game. So I decided to go into FIFA’s Training Centre and look up the match reports to see if I could find anything that would lead to the conclusion I had: that Spain were collectively better than France. At a glance, the answer was no. Other than expected goals, pretty much everything was around the same: complete passes, pass completion, possession percentage and ball progressions. If you look at the line breaks, you’ll see that France were actually a little bit higher, which makes sense because France typically like to play a little bit more vertically. However, there is one statistic that does show what I felt: offering to receive. France had 329 total offers made, distributed fairly evenly throughout the field, and 114 total offers received. Spain, on the other hand, had 438 total offers made. They made 236 offers in the middle third and 275 offers inside the shape. That is where the numbers really begin to differ. As FIFA defines it, an offer to receive is an off-ball movement that shows intent to support the player on the ball, either to maintain possession or progress the ball. Spain were constantly providing their teammates, through proximity, through closeness, and through angles and lines of support, an option to continue playing. That shows that, in moments when Spain have the ball, there are constantly three, four or five players moving and providing an option to continue to maintain possession. Spain play together. The player on the ball is rarely left alone to solve the moment through their individual quality while everyone else watches. There is an option, an exit plan, some way out in case they need it. Secondly, when we think about this Spanish style, we often think about one touch, two touch, pass, pass, pass. What we often fail to realize is that these players have so much ability on the ball. Even a right back has the quality to beat a player, get out of a press and continue the attack. Playing collectively does not mean removing individual quality. Their individual quality allows the collective to continue playing. Then there are the speed-up moments. Spain can maintain possession, move France, slow the game down and continue offering support, but when the moment to go forward appears, it is time to go forward. They recognize that moment of verticality and they accelerate. Then, if the possibility disappears, they slow down again and continue playing. There is another element of Spain. Once they have moved France back into their final third, they create these structures where they basically suffocate you. Any time the ball pops out, there are players ready to defend and ready to win the next ball in order to keep it going. The structure, the organization and the roles allow them to stay pressing, keep playing together and keep having the ball. Lastly, there is this type of football that I call football from the plaza, fútbol de plaza, where you learn to attack, dribble, pass and play in tight spaces. You learn these interactions and these one-two combinations, but you don’t learn them through the repetition of patterns. You learn them through doing it for your entire childhood in these tight areas. It is play, pass and go, play and go, constantly finding the next interaction and then finding that moment of verticality. That whole sequence shows exactly why Spain are Spain. To summarize, they are constantly offering their teammates support. My initial feeling that collective quality outperformed individual quality came from watching Spain play together, always offering options to the player on the ball rather than watching the player on the ball do something with their individual quality. They offer an option, an exit plan, some way out in case it is needed. The players are also able to escape individually when the collective solution is not immediately available. They recognize the speed-up moments and, when they find themselves in moments where they can go forward, they go vertical. Then they suffocate you through the structure and organization that allow them to win the ball again and keep playing together. And that last piece—the forward pass, play and go—is the kind of thing you get a lot from 3v3, 4v4 and 2v2 games. All in all, fantastic. So much fun to watch the Spanish team and so much fun to see all of their style essentially culminate into one match and, in this case, into one goal.

David Garcia

42,406 views • 1 month ago

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.
2:26

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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