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Faris Talukdar

Faris Talukdar

POSITIONAL PLAY IN PRACTICE

POSITIONAL PLAY IN PRACTICE

Positional play or juego de posición is a set of rules that govern where players should be in order to help with ball progression. The idea being that the less players have to think about in terms of what positions they take up on the pitch and what movements they

WHERE GAMES ARE WON AND LOST

WHERE GAMES ARE WON AND LOST

0:00/1× Moneyball is one of my favourite movies and this scene is how I feel when it comes to football tactics dialogue. What actually wins or loses a game? Is it tactics? Formation? Player roles? Quality? For me there are only four things that can win or lose

HOW I SEE THE PITCH

HOW I SEE THE PITCH

How we talk about the game and specifically the language we use informs how we then see and play the game going forward. Below is a great article that shows the difference in phrasing between different languages and how this allows or forces us to view things differently, it'

EPL 23/24 PREDICTIONS

EPL 23/24 PREDICTIONS

A big part of coaching is prediction, how will a transfer, manager, tactic work out? Every year I have a bet with my Dad and good friend Josh to see how well we can predict the Premier League table. I start with the previous seasons table then I look at

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