Loading video...

Video Failed to Load

There was a problem loading this video. This could be due to a temporary network issue or the video might be unavailable.

Why 4-3-3 WON’T WORK for United during AFCON 🔴 AFCON hasn’t started yet, but the problem is already clear. With no Amad and no Mbeumo available, defaulting to a 4-3-3 would be a mistake waiting to happen. That system relies on natural winger profiles to stretch the pitch -... and United simply won’t have them during this period. Forcing width that isn’t there only leads to isolation up top and attacks that die on the touchline. ❌📉 A more logical solution is structural: move to a 4-3-2-1 that can easily become a 4-4-2 diamond in possession. Stay narrow, overload the half-spaces, and control games centrally rather than pretending wide threats exist. 🔺🧠 Width should come from the full-backs. Dorgu and Dalot pushing high gives the team stretch without sacrificing central connections 🚀📐 Mount or Bruno operating as a 10 becomes the link … receiving between the lines, dictating tempo, and connecting midfield to attack 🎯 And crucially, Cunha alongside Šeško. No isolation, constant pressure on centre-backs, more second balls, more presence in the box 👥🔥 #mufc #manchesterunited #africancupofnationsshow more

Pythagoras In Boots ⚽️

82,698 subscribers

181,059 views • 8 months ago •via X (Twitter)

News & Politics Education Sports

Anya Rossi• Live Now

Private livecam show

0 Comments

No comments available

Comments from the original post will appear here

Related Videos

There has been a misconception online that we have switched to a 4-2-3-1 in the last two games. That’s not true. It’s the same 4-3-3 and 4-5-1 we have played all season. Woltemade is playing LCM. My thinking as to why it seems we aren’t is because of the freedom Eddie offers our players within the structure. Woltemade is allowed to move and receive between the lines, just like Willock (when he plays LCM) is allowed to hold width and use his pace in wide areas.

There has been a misconception online that we have switched to a 4-2-3-1 in the last two games. That’s not true. It’s the same 4-3-3 and 4-5-1 we have played all season. Woltemade is playing LCM. My thinking as to why it seems we aren’t is because of the freedom Eddie offers our players within the structure. Woltemade is allowed to move and receive between the lines, just like Willock (when he plays LCM) is allowed to hold width and use his pace in wide areas.

Jake

97,533 views • 6 months ago

🔴 Dimitar Berbatov chooses between Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Šeško for the striker role in big games 🇧🇬🗣️ 🗣️ “Sesko is really good and does a lot of work. But for me, United need a winger and push Cunha to play that role with Sesko. 🗣️ Cunha shouldn't be playing on the wing he’s a Harry Kane-type of striker who drops deep to link up the play, so I'd love to see him used centrally in that attack." Between Benjamin Šeško and Matheus Cunha, who would you choose to lead the line as Manchester United’s No. 9 in the biggest games? 🔴⚪️

🔴 Dimitar Berbatov chooses between Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Šeško for the striker role in big games 🇧🇬🗣️ 🗣️ “Sesko is really good and does a lot of work. But for me, United need a winger and push Cunha to play that role with Sesko. 🗣️ Cunha shouldn't be playing on the wing he’s a Harry Kane-type of striker who drops deep to link up the play, so I'd love to see him used centrally in that attack." Between Benjamin Šeško and Matheus Cunha, who would you choose to lead the line as Manchester United’s No. 9 in the biggest games? 🔴⚪️

(Fan) United Jnr ❤️

266,907 views • 2 months ago

As requested by Alex Miller yesterday, a look at our out of possession shape in the first half. 1: (10 secs) - Wednesday in a very narrow high block in a 523 out of possession. It only looked like this when the ball is central. Nowrich rotate (change positions during play) a lot and this narrow block denies central rotation. In this clip, they have had rotation in left back position as the CM has dropped into the area and left back on the last line. 2: 20 secs - When the ball went wide or started to move wide, the full back would advance up the pitch to pressure the full back and press full back to full back, whilst the CBs would come out with the Norwich forwards coming in between the lines, as this ball transitions across the pitch you see Sargent come out and Iorfa following tight. Fusire in this clip has come out to mark full back to full back and creating a makeshift back 4. 3: 47 secs - Wednesday get back into their narrow block shape 4: 56 secs - rotation from the front line form Norwich 5: 58 seconds, Palmer comes out of the back line to pick up the rotation and prevent space between lines. As the player turns to our left, Amass starts to come out to pick up full back to full back on the other side. In summary, Wednesday played their familiar 523 blocking shape out of possession but it was much more proactive in the back 5 than we usually see it, with full backs and Cbs following rotations and stepping out of the backline to prevent space between lines. It worked, first half. Norwich combated it a little better second half. Will get a clip out tomorrow of what they did

As requested by Alex Miller yesterday, a look at our out of possession shape in the first half. 1: (10 secs) - Wednesday in a very narrow high block in a 523 out of possession. It only looked like this when the ball is central. Nowrich rotate (change positions during play) a lot and this narrow block denies central rotation. In this clip, they have had rotation in left back position as the CM has dropped into the area and left back on the last line. 2: 20 secs - When the ball went wide or started to move wide, the full back would advance up the pitch to pressure the full back and press full back to full back, whilst the CBs would come out with the Norwich forwards coming in between the lines, as this ball transitions across the pitch you see Sargent come out and Iorfa following tight. Fusire in this clip has come out to mark full back to full back and creating a makeshift back 4. 3: 47 secs - Wednesday get back into their narrow block shape 4: 56 secs - rotation from the front line form Norwich 5: 58 seconds, Palmer comes out of the back line to pick up the rotation and prevent space between lines. As the player turns to our left, Amass starts to come out to pick up full back to full back on the other side. In summary, Wednesday played their familiar 523 blocking shape out of possession but it was much more proactive in the back 5 than we usually see it, with full backs and Cbs following rotations and stepping out of the backline to prevent space between lines. It worked, first half. Norwich combated it a little better second half. Will get a clip out tomorrow of what they did

TW Football

16,673 views • 9 months ago

Ferris State HC Tony Annese - Offensive Philosophy - Have a system built to attack every defense. 4-2-5, 4-3, 3-4, 3-3 Stack, etc. Have a built-in game plan to attack every defensive system. - Adaptability and flexibility is essential to have a good offense. Do not always let down and distance own you. - Win first down and you will win the game. Stay ahead of the chains. - Stay a step ahead of the opponents' defensive game plan. Play selection & the construction of the system is based on "take what the defense gives us". That means develop a system that identifies & attacks the vulnerabilities of a given defense. Have contingencies in the arsenal to take advantage of all situations a defense presents. - Always have the option to run THE OPTION. Have the ability to read a multitude of players taking advantage of option principles.

Ferris State HC Tony Annese - Offensive Philosophy - Have a system built to attack every defense. 4-2-5, 4-3, 3-4, 3-3 Stack, etc. Have a built-in game plan to attack every defensive system. - Adaptability and flexibility is essential to have a good offense. Do not always let down and distance own you. - Win first down and you will win the game. Stay ahead of the chains. - Stay a step ahead of the opponents' defensive game plan. Play selection & the construction of the system is based on "take what the defense gives us". That means develop a system that identifies & attacks the vulnerabilities of a given defense. Have contingencies in the arsenal to take advantage of all situations a defense presents. - Always have the option to run THE OPTION. Have the ability to read a multitude of players taking advantage of option principles.

James Light

81,604 views • 8 months ago

Brighton’s build-up from the goal kick. 3-4 shape, with Vuskovic open on the right, full-backs wide and the double pivot on the edge of the box. Dunk then moves wide after the pass to stretch Barkley and Buendía and buy Brighton more time before Villa’s front two can press. Ayari pins Barkley, while Boscagli and Hinshelwood pin McGinn and Kamara. Ayari receives with an open body shape and space to progress, but his touch takes him the wrong way and suddenly it becomes a big chance for Villa.

Brighton’s build-up from the goal kick. 3-4 shape, with Vuskovic open on the right, full-backs wide and the double pivot on the edge of the box. Dunk then moves wide after the pass to stretch Barkley and Buendía and buy Brighton more time before Villa’s front two can press. Ayari pins Barkley, while Boscagli and Hinshelwood pin McGinn and Kamara. Ayari receives with an open body shape and space to progress, but his touch takes him the wrong way and suddenly it becomes a big chance for Villa.

Ayman

16,365 views • 5 days ago

Pressing, transitions and goals in Canada! After the hiring of Jesse Marsch this week by Canada Soccer , there has been lots of talk about pressing and transitions in the football community. This is THE style of play that we have used for the last 5 years with Alliance United FC in @L1OMens and will give you some insight in how this can look. We went away from the 'possession' based 1-4-3-3 that everyone has been using as the 'best way' to develop players and win games. Many say this is the 'right way' of playing. However, we use the players' abilities and inabilities as the starting point and based on players produced in Canada, within our youth system, this is the way we think will get us the best results and help our players get to the next level. You need to understand youth development in our country to understand what is and what is not being taught to young players. This is not a negative outlook, it is just looking at the reality. Many mistake this style of play as just non-stop pressing and chaos. Yes, these two aspects are important but it is a much more deliberate and planned way of playing that is used to predict where the opposition will play the ball, where the ball can be dictated and what areas the opposition leave open for transitions when they attack. In 2019, I was introduced to Ernst Tanner former Academy Director of Red Bull Salzburg and current Philadelphia Union Sporting Director that has led the club to being one of the top clubs in MLS and arguably the best academies in North America the last few years. Both organisations are known for their pressing and fast transitions in addition to producing top players. He became a mentor to me and gave me insights and education on this style of play. He has changed the way I look at football. Every season we try to recruit players that can play this style that I will describe below and we do not waiver in the way we played. Every game since 2019 Alliance United FC have played either in a 1-4-2-2-2 or a 1-4-4-2 midfield diamond....every game. We have no secrets in how we play. We focus on defending, pressing, forcing teams into mistakes and transition football. It is important to understand that we do not care how much possession we have and we actually want the opposition to have the ball most of the time. Stats in football show that only when a team has the ball 70% or more in a match their is a correlation to winning. Anything less is not correlated to winning in a certain match. In addition, 80% of goals are scored under 5 passes or less and under 10 seconds when regaining possession. We follow the trend! So, here are some important points based on the video: a) Pressing higher up the pitch when possible. All 11 players are committed to the team intention (principles) and if anybody is not committed and does not contribute to this style of play, they do not play. There is no leeway on this. Either you are in 100% in or you are not. All it takes is one player to not commit and the plan will not work. If we do not win the ball on the high press, everyone is to drop behind the ball as fast as possible to restart the press closer to our goal. b) Based on the opponent's scouting we press certain players and decide if will press closer to the sideline and 'pin' the player to the sideline or we dictate the passes and dribbles centrally and 'surround' the player to win the ball in central positions. We also decide if we will sometimes drop lower for the opposition to advance so we can play behind them when winning the ball. This is done if we scout that the opposition centre-backs are slower than our two strikers. This means we will 'outrun' them in the space they leave behind. c) When winning the ball we want to exploit space behind their backline as the priority which means that a player(s) need to be passing options behind the backline and preferably centrally which is closer to the goal, players winning the ball has to look to play the ball to the player furthest up the pitch. Possession is not a priority but scoring goals as fast as possible is. d) When winning the ball we stay as central as possible with passes and dribbling. We use the width of the penalty area (44 yards) as the preferable dimension when transitioning. We want to stay within this width. The wider the team plays the ball, the more time the opposition has to block the middle. PLAY AS VERTICALLY AS POSSIBLE! The emphasis is to get the ball to the two strikers and play 1v1 against the CBs. e) We know that most youth players grow up playing against a 1-4-3-3 which means there is one central striker meaning the centre-backs one back press and one can cover. Against 2 strikers this is not possible and many centre-backs do not have the ability to play 1v1 with space behind them. They are not taught the cues to step and press or drop to protect space behind them. They are never taught at youth level. We exploit this deficiency. e) All 11 players must get up the pitch to close the spaces if we lose the ball from our attacking transition so the opposition cannot transition against us and we can counter-press. f) A goal is the best outcome based on the objective of attacking but at the minimum we want to get a shot on goal from a transition. This is a quick overview of a different way of playing football that Canada will see with the Men's National Team.

Pressing, transitions and goals in Canada! After the hiring of Jesse Marsch this week by Canada Soccer , there has been lots of talk about pressing and transitions in the football community. This is THE style of play that we have used for the last 5 years with Alliance United FC in @L1OMens and will give you some insight in how this can look. We went away from the 'possession' based 1-4-3-3 that everyone has been using as the 'best way' to develop players and win games. Many say this is the 'right way' of playing. However, we use the players' abilities and inabilities as the starting point and based on players produced in Canada, within our youth system, this is the way we think will get us the best results and help our players get to the next level. You need to understand youth development in our country to understand what is and what is not being taught to young players. This is not a negative outlook, it is just looking at the reality. Many mistake this style of play as just non-stop pressing and chaos. Yes, these two aspects are important but it is a much more deliberate and planned way of playing that is used to predict where the opposition will play the ball, where the ball can be dictated and what areas the opposition leave open for transitions when they attack. In 2019, I was introduced to Ernst Tanner former Academy Director of Red Bull Salzburg and current Philadelphia Union Sporting Director that has led the club to being one of the top clubs in MLS and arguably the best academies in North America the last few years. Both organisations are known for their pressing and fast transitions in addition to producing top players. He became a mentor to me and gave me insights and education on this style of play. He has changed the way I look at football. Every season we try to recruit players that can play this style that I will describe below and we do not waiver in the way we played. Every game since 2019 Alliance United FC have played either in a 1-4-2-2-2 or a 1-4-4-2 midfield diamond....every game. We have no secrets in how we play. We focus on defending, pressing, forcing teams into mistakes and transition football. It is important to understand that we do not care how much possession we have and we actually want the opposition to have the ball most of the time. Stats in football show that only when a team has the ball 70% or more in a match their is a correlation to winning. Anything less is not correlated to winning in a certain match. In addition, 80% of goals are scored under 5 passes or less and under 10 seconds when regaining possession. We follow the trend! So, here are some important points based on the video: a) Pressing higher up the pitch when possible. All 11 players are committed to the team intention (principles) and if anybody is not committed and does not contribute to this style of play, they do not play. There is no leeway on this. Either you are in 100% in or you are not. All it takes is one player to not commit and the plan will not work. If we do not win the ball on the high press, everyone is to drop behind the ball as fast as possible to restart the press closer to our goal. b) Based on the opponent's scouting we press certain players and decide if will press closer to the sideline and 'pin' the player to the sideline or we dictate the passes and dribbles centrally and 'surround' the player to win the ball in central positions. We also decide if we will sometimes drop lower for the opposition to advance so we can play behind them when winning the ball. This is done if we scout that the opposition centre-backs are slower than our two strikers. This means we will 'outrun' them in the space they leave behind. c) When winning the ball we want to exploit space behind their backline as the priority which means that a player(s) need to be passing options behind the backline and preferably centrally which is closer to the goal, players winning the ball has to look to play the ball to the player furthest up the pitch. Possession is not a priority but scoring goals as fast as possible is. d) When winning the ball we stay as central as possible with passes and dribbling. We use the width of the penalty area (44 yards) as the preferable dimension when transitioning. We want to stay within this width. The wider the team plays the ball, the more time the opposition has to block the middle. PLAY AS VERTICALLY AS POSSIBLE! The emphasis is to get the ball to the two strikers and play 1v1 against the CBs. e) We know that most youth players grow up playing against a 1-4-3-3 which means there is one central striker meaning the centre-backs one back press and one can cover. Against 2 strikers this is not possible and many centre-backs do not have the ability to play 1v1 with space behind them. They are not taught the cues to step and press or drop to protect space behind them. They are never taught at youth level. We exploit this deficiency. e) All 11 players must get up the pitch to close the spaces if we lose the ball from our attacking transition so the opposition cannot transition against us and we can counter-press. f) A goal is the best outcome based on the objective of attacking but at the minimum we want to get a shot on goal from a transition. This is a quick overview of a different way of playing football that Canada will see with the Men's National Team.

Ilya Orlov

14,114 views • 2 years ago

Florida got a big spark and much needed contribution from second year guard Urban Klavzar Klavzar produced 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists off the bench and also pitched in 4 3's on 4/7 shooting from deep Hit a huge 3 vs FSU to win that game, playing with a lot of confidence as of late, after playing with zero confidence to begin the year. Needs to be more consistent but can be a nice piece for the Gators this year.

Florida got a big spark and much needed contribution from second year guard Urban Klavzar Klavzar produced 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists off the bench and also pitched in 4 3's on 4/7 shooting from deep Hit a huge 3 vs FSU to win that game, playing with a lot of confidence as of late, after playing with zero confidence to begin the year. Needs to be more consistent but can be a nice piece for the Gators this year.

Arman Jovic

142,823 views • 9 months ago

Possession vs Progression: Patience or Lack of Ideas? Is Kaizer Chiefs showing more patience on the ball, or a lack of ideas to penetrate defensive blocks? Kaizer Chiefs were more comfortable in possession and better organised against Sekhukhune than against Golden Arrows over the weekend, but the key question was whether this represented patient control or a lack of attacking invention. Chiefs kept the ball but rarely broke lines. Circulation was often safe and predictable, with few passes between the lines, limited rotations in the final third and little movement behind the defence. Possession, therefore, did not consistently translate into clear chances. This also exposed structural and personnel issues in build-up. When we build in a 4-2 and the opposition blocks passing lanes to Maboe and Ox, progression becomes difficult. The fullbacks are not consistently high, while we lack enough quality from the back to play through pressure and connect with Baartman or Ighodaro moving into the half-spaces or behind pressure. These are passes a player like Aden McCarthy used to provide more naturally, but we often resort to long balls with poor accuracy. Midfield control is another concern. Ox made more passes into the final third[14] than Maboe, despite Maboe playing as the 8. We need the 8 to be more influential in these areas, helping control the flow and connect midfield with attack. Ox was effective at winning the ball and playing forward, but that responsibility cannot fall primarily on him given his technical flaws once the expectations rise. Sekhukhune's passive press gave Chiefs comfort on the ball, but it also highlighted how dependent our possession can be on the opponent's approach. We can circulate when unpressured, but still struggle to play through a well-organised press. Ighodaro is another example: he often drops too deep to get involved, yet when he makes runs behind the defence, he is not consistently found even when the space is available..we lacked players brave enough to play "that pass". We also rely too heavily on low-probability long shots instead of getting the ball into the box for players such as Silva, Ighodaro and Duba. Final-third decision-making has to improve. We need to get our best midfielders on the ball more often and, once we reach the attacking third, consistently find our most dangerous players in positions where they can hurt the opposition. We struggled to get Phili in the game in the 1st half. The second half was an improvement on the pointless circulation of the first. Chiefs played more forward, increased the intensity a little and benefited from substitutions that brought better movement in the final third. Instead of simply passing around Sekhukhune's block, we began moving it, creating spaces from both wide and central areas and the goals followed. Having a player capable of operating between the lines also made a difference by providing a link between midfield and attack. There are clear signs of progress in the coach's positional model, particularly in our ability to retain the ball and control games for longer periods. However, possession must become more consistently penetrative. This is also a squad-balance issue. The coach has asked for 4 attacking reinforcements, and management is yet to provide them[Only Phili came and Faiz is more of a project buy than a player who comes and hits the ground running] Some of these limitations, if attended to, should improve with better attacking profiles, but the existing group must still make better decisions in the final third. The progress is there, but the next step is turning possession into progression, and progression into consistent chances. Match day 3 under coach Fernando Da Cruz...📝

Possession vs Progression: Patience or Lack of Ideas? Is Kaizer Chiefs showing more patience on the ball, or a lack of ideas to penetrate defensive blocks? Kaizer Chiefs were more comfortable in possession and better organised against Sekhukhune than against Golden Arrows over the weekend, but the key question was whether this represented patient control or a lack of attacking invention. Chiefs kept the ball but rarely broke lines. Circulation was often safe and predictable, with few passes between the lines, limited rotations in the final third and little movement behind the defence. Possession, therefore, did not consistently translate into clear chances. This also exposed structural and personnel issues in build-up. When we build in a 4-2 and the opposition blocks passing lanes to Maboe and Ox, progression becomes difficult. The fullbacks are not consistently high, while we lack enough quality from the back to play through pressure and connect with Baartman or Ighodaro moving into the half-spaces or behind pressure. These are passes a player like Aden McCarthy used to provide more naturally, but we often resort to long balls with poor accuracy. Midfield control is another concern. Ox made more passes into the final third[14] than Maboe, despite Maboe playing as the 8. We need the 8 to be more influential in these areas, helping control the flow and connect midfield with attack. Ox was effective at winning the ball and playing forward, but that responsibility cannot fall primarily on him given his technical flaws once the expectations rise. Sekhukhune's passive press gave Chiefs comfort on the ball, but it also highlighted how dependent our possession can be on the opponent's approach. We can circulate when unpressured, but still struggle to play through a well-organised press. Ighodaro is another example: he often drops too deep to get involved, yet when he makes runs behind the defence, he is not consistently found even when the space is available..we lacked players brave enough to play "that pass". We also rely too heavily on low-probability long shots instead of getting the ball into the box for players such as Silva, Ighodaro and Duba. Final-third decision-making has to improve. We need to get our best midfielders on the ball more often and, once we reach the attacking third, consistently find our most dangerous players in positions where they can hurt the opposition. We struggled to get Phili in the game in the 1st half. The second half was an improvement on the pointless circulation of the first. Chiefs played more forward, increased the intensity a little and benefited from substitutions that brought better movement in the final third. Instead of simply passing around Sekhukhune's block, we began moving it, creating spaces from both wide and central areas and the goals followed. Having a player capable of operating between the lines also made a difference by providing a link between midfield and attack. There are clear signs of progress in the coach's positional model, particularly in our ability to retain the ball and control games for longer periods. However, possession must become more consistently penetrative. This is also a squad-balance issue. The coach has asked for 4 attacking reinforcements, and management is yet to provide them[Only Phili came and Faiz is more of a project buy than a player who comes and hits the ground running] Some of these limitations, if attended to, should improve with better attacking profiles, but the existing group must still make better decisions in the final third. The progress is there, but the next step is turning possession into progression, and progression into consistent chances. Match day 3 under coach Fernando Da Cruz...📝

El Capitano⚪

20,315 views • 17 days ago

🧠 Sunderland Masters of TIMING Not Domination? Deep dive for Sky Sports on a side that masters moments of opportunity rather than volume. They’re tactical shapeshifters: • 🟥 Vs big teams: 5-4-1 - low risk, compact, initiative management • ⚖️ Game in equilibrium: 4-3-3 • 🔥 Chasing the game: 3-4-3, hell-for-leather The Sadiki–Xhaka midfield axis won’t wow you on ball retention metrics, but they're the hardest working midfield in the league and very progressive when the time is right. This is a team built on understanding when to press the accelerator. Big thanks to Dougie Critchley and Pazza for their insights. Apologies for the quality of the footage, wasn't able to record this live so got it second hand but hopefully you get the gist of the points made! #SAFC

🧠 Sunderland Masters of TIMING Not Domination? Deep dive for Sky Sports on a side that masters moments of opportunity rather than volume. They’re tactical shapeshifters: • 🟥 Vs big teams: 5-4-1 - low risk, compact, initiative management • ⚖️ Game in equilibrium: 4-3-3 • 🔥 Chasing the game: 3-4-3, hell-for-leather The Sadiki–Xhaka midfield axis won’t wow you on ball retention metrics, but they're the hardest working midfield in the league and very progressive when the time is right. This is a team built on understanding when to press the accelerator. Big thanks to Dougie Critchley and Pazza for their insights. Apologies for the quality of the footage, wasn't able to record this live so got it second hand but hopefully you get the gist of the points made! #SAFC

Pythagoras In Boots ⚽️

25,439 views • 8 months ago

Pro Player’s META UPDATE in EA FC 25! 🧠 ✅ 4-2-3-1 Formation: we've seen another meta formation pop up. It's over for the 4-2-1-3. Join the 4-2-3-1 club. Defensive stability and a structured attack wins you games. ✅ Finesse Shots are the way to go. Struggling to finish your chances? Look no further than the Finesse. Especially good from within the box. Look for the PlayStyle. ✅ The GOATy is the new facial hair meta. Still rocking your moustache? Shame on you. Shave it off with the Philips OneBlade, grow your goatee and get that 15-0 in your next Weekend League! 🤝 *ad

Pro Player’s META UPDATE in EA FC 25! 🧠 ✅ 4-2-3-1 Formation: we've seen another meta formation pop up. It's over for the 4-2-1-3. Join the 4-2-3-1 club. Defensive stability and a structured attack wins you games. ✅ Finesse Shots are the way to go. Struggling to finish your chances? Look no further than the Finesse. Especially good from within the box. Look for the PlayStyle. ✅ The GOATy is the new facial hair meta. Still rocking your moustache? Shame on you. Shave it off with the Philips OneBlade, grow your goatee and get that 15-0 in your next Weekend League! 🤝 *ad

Team Gullit

132,787 views • 1 year ago

Indeed 108 = 2^2 3^3 Remember that 432 Hz music fad? It's 108 x 4. Actually it's semi-related to another cosmic numerological coincidence like the connection between phi and pi that I showed you: 3^12 / 2^19 = 1.01364 -- very close to one. This is called the Pythagorean coma and it's the reason the Piano is even possible as a practical instrument. [Aside: The next in the prime-power product series is 2^2 3^3 5^5 = 337,500. This number, for whatever reason, shows up in the Book of Numbers, 31:36. I have no opinion as to why.]

Indeed 108 = 2^2 3^3 Remember that 432 Hz music fad? It's 108 x 4. Actually it's semi-related to another cosmic numerological coincidence like the connection between phi and pi that I showed you: 3^12 / 2^19 = 1.01364 -- very close to one. This is called the Pythagorean coma and it's the reason the Piano is even possible as a practical instrument. [Aside: The next in the prime-power product series is 2^2 3^3 5^5 = 337,500. This number, for whatever reason, shows up in the Book of Numbers, 31:36. I have no opinion as to why.]

Korobochka (コロボ) 🇦🇺✝️🇷🇺

14,715 views • 18 days ago

Never seen such a disconnect between the economists who track where rates go, and the market assumptions… Another City economist predicting the next move is DOWN later this year… market implied expectations of 2-3 RAISES this year (4 yesterday morning) … clearly this is impacting mortgage market. From the Governor’s interview on Thursday it seemed clear to me that “hold” meant “hold” and he specifically said “There is no question in my mind, that the best and most appropriate solution to this problem is not monetary policy, is to reopen the Strait of Hormuz,”

Never seen such a disconnect between the economists who track where rates go, and the market assumptions… Another City economist predicting the next move is DOWN later this year… market implied expectations of 2-3 RAISES this year (4 yesterday morning) … clearly this is impacting mortgage market. From the Governor’s interview on Thursday it seemed clear to me that “hold” meant “hold” and he specifically said “There is no question in my mind, that the best and most appropriate solution to this problem is not monetary policy, is to reopen the Strait of Hormuz,”

Faisal Islam

48,680 views • 5 months ago

My in depth explanation for why I gave Jabari Smith a B- on the season: I want to start by saying Jabari improved tremendously at attacking closeouts and scoring inside the arc. Those improvements just don’t mean as much to me when he is now in year 4 and is still not a top-3 defender on the team, and he is debatably a top-3 shooter on the team, but that doesn’t say much because our roster is notably bad at shooting 3’s. It’s even more problematic for me because Jabari’s shot diet from 3 (per is 85% open or wide open threes, which he takes almost exclusively off the catch. Shooting just league average from 3 on that shot diet for THIS Rockets team does not work for me. If Jabari is going to be a mainstay on a team built around Amen Thompson and Alperen Şengün, I NEED him to increase his volume on threes, his 3P%, and continue to grow as a defender. Full podcast for every player grade:

My in depth explanation for why I gave Jabari Smith a B- on the season: I want to start by saying Jabari improved tremendously at attacking closeouts and scoring inside the arc. Those improvements just don’t mean as much to me when he is now in year 4 and is still not a top-3 defender on the team, and he is debatably a top-3 shooter on the team, but that doesn’t say much because our roster is notably bad at shooting 3’s. It’s even more problematic for me because Jabari’s shot diet from 3 (per is 85% open or wide open threes, which he takes almost exclusively off the catch. Shooting just league average from 3 on that shot diet for THIS Rockets team does not work for me. If Jabari is going to be a mainstay on a team built around Amen Thompson and Alperen Şengün, I NEED him to increase his volume on threes, his 3P%, and continue to grow as a defender. Full podcast for every player grade:

ᵂᴵᴸᴸ

28,380 views • 4 months ago

$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.$

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

32,694 views • 7 months ago

I was surprised and intrigued while watching Chelsea's performance against Fulham yesterday by Alonso's tactical choice. Specifically, I'm referring to his willingness to try and control the game without the ball - another detail that I pointed out during the live analysis. I've been thinking about it today and have come to find more logical reasoning (especially point 4 of advantages) in Alonso's decision. I still hold the same reservations but it is an interesting trade-off. Let's start with the cons of trying to defensively control the game. Risks: 1. Lack of influence on how the game is dictated. 2. 5-2-3 passive structure prevents easy transitions into man-man press and regularly force turnovers. 3. Collectively, Chelsea seemed to struggle a bit with the structure since the team isn't yet used to defending deep in a zonal system, which wasn't used by Maresca often. So, the players aren't used to it. 4. Susceptibility to conceding long balls, which Chelsea, sometimes, looked uncomfortable when trying to deal with it. 5. More territory for opposition closer to Chelsea's goal and attempt shots against an inconsistent goalkeeper. Advantages: 1. Energy conservation during the game. 2. Opportunities to attack on transitions against players who are not elite large-space defenders. 3. Protection for Chelsea's midfielders as they do not have to consistently defend large spaces. 4. Potential transferability of this defensive system across seasons. As in, if we employ intense out-of-possession tactics this campaign with fewer games, Alonso would need to alter the system next season, assuming we qualify for Europe. This way, we can already begin practicing a potential long-term solution. I want to highlight this as the most beneficial takeaway. I find Alonso's comments quite fascinating with him suggesting the need to be "comfortable without the ball", and mentioning how he wants the team to decide which spaces to defend and when. The latter is especially interesting. I think it will take time as many of these players are used to controlling games with the ball. So, I expect there to be a period where we make individual and collective errors due to poor defensive decision-making before it gets ironed out.

I was surprised and intrigued while watching Chelsea's performance against Fulham yesterday by Alonso's tactical choice. Specifically, I'm referring to his willingness to try and control the game without the ball - another detail that I pointed out during the live analysis. I've been thinking about it today and have come to find more logical reasoning (especially point 4 of advantages) in Alonso's decision. I still hold the same reservations but it is an interesting trade-off. Let's start with the cons of trying to defensively control the game. Risks: 1. Lack of influence on how the game is dictated. 2. 5-2-3 passive structure prevents easy transitions into man-man press and regularly force turnovers. 3. Collectively, Chelsea seemed to struggle a bit with the structure since the team isn't yet used to defending deep in a zonal system, which wasn't used by Maresca often. So, the players aren't used to it. 4. Susceptibility to conceding long balls, which Chelsea, sometimes, looked uncomfortable when trying to deal with it. 5. More territory for opposition closer to Chelsea's goal and attempt shots against an inconsistent goalkeeper. Advantages: 1. Energy conservation during the game. 2. Opportunities to attack on transitions against players who are not elite large-space defenders. 3. Protection for Chelsea's midfielders as they do not have to consistently defend large spaces. 4. Potential transferability of this defensive system across seasons. As in, if we employ intense out-of-possession tactics this campaign with fewer games, Alonso would need to alter the system next season, assuming we qualify for Europe. This way, we can already begin practicing a potential long-term solution. I want to highlight this as the most beneficial takeaway. I find Alonso's comments quite fascinating with him suggesting the need to be "comfortable without the ball", and mentioning how he wants the team to decide which spaces to defend and when. The latter is especially interesting. I think it will take time as many of these players are used to controlling games with the ball. So, I expect there to be a period where we make individual and collective errors due to poor defensive decision-making before it gets ironed out.

Fahd

52,662 views • 6 days ago