Judah Davis, Eddie Schmidt, Philipp Pelka, Adin Osmanbašić, David Selini, Max Bergmann, Moritz Kossmann, Marius Fischer, Alex Belinger,…

Das deutsche Nationalteam hat ihr WM-Qualifikationsspiel gegen Österreich souverän mit 5:1 gewonnen. Wie ein kluges 4-2-4-Blocking zu diesem Erfolg beigetragen hat, erfahrt ihr in meinem neusten Artikel auf Spielverlagerung.

Das deutsche Nationalteam hat ihr WM-Qualifikationsspiel gegen Österreich souverän mit 5:1 gewonnen. Wie ein kluges 4-2-4-Blocking zu diesem Erfolg beigetragen hat, erfahrt ihr in meinem neusten Artikel auf Spielverlagerung.

There are two people who were involved in the Bundesliga goal-records of both Dortmund and Bayern by the way.

Did You Notice: How Chelsea stopped Nico O'Reilly, and how Pep Guardiola responded

Did You Notice: my first DYN column is up on the website?

This one is all about how Liam Rosenior's plan to keep Nico O'Reilly quiet worked... until it didn't...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/719...

How Pep Guardiola got Manchester City to open Liverpool up by playing backwards 🔎

@jonmackenzie.bsky.social

FC #Barcelona - Hansi #Flick vs Real Sociedad (4:0) - 02.03.2025:

Aufbauspiel, Pärchenbildung im Zentrum von Olmo + Lewandowski und Gegenpressing

#SSCNapoli - Antonio #Conte vs #InterMilan (1:1) - 01.03.2025:

Aufbauspiel und das Nutzen der Wandspieler 👇

Überladungen auf Ballseite, die kurze Abstände und somit schnelle Pässe schaffen + Schnittstellenbesetzung von Guerreiro und tororientierte Laufwege der Flügelspieler

- Bayern vs Bochum (2:3) - 08.03.2025

#FCBayern #Kompany #FCBBOC

Lionel Messi ✶ No Dribbling, Give & Go ✶ Easily Beat Other Teams YouTube video by Henrik Thunbo

youtu.be/pJD0J4FonWk?...

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Image from markstats.club

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Bayern 3 : 0 Werder Bremen

▪ xG: 3.97 - 0.13
▪ xThreat: 2.8 - 0.5
▪ Possession: 74.5% - 25.5%
▪ Field Tilt: 94.0% - 6.0%
▪ Def Action Height: 54.0 - 35.8

What a goal by Monaco. What a fun team.

Zwei Videosequenzen aus dem Auswärtsspiel in #Stuttgart, die aufzeigen, wie #Borussia mit seinen Läufen Spielfelder überbrückt.
Wie wichtig dafür #Ullrich und Passgeber, wie #Weigl, sind, erkennt man hier: 👇

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#DieFohlen #Seoane #BMG #VfBBMG

We covered Vincent Kompany's Bayern Munich, in and out of possession.

Our collection includes a 20-minute video (including a talk-over) with 14 related practice videos and animations

Marco Silva: Rebranding Fulham Fulham Troubling Premier League Mammoths Thanks To Marco Silva playing Approach. Tactical Analysis.

7000+ Words, a long read about Marco Silva's tactical approach with Fulham & how he manages to balance between playing phases.

Dozens of clips, graphics, and stats highlighting Fulham playing system.

lamdarhri.substack.com/p/marco-silv...

🚨 Could Andoni Iraola Be Europe’s Next Managerial Superstar? 🚨

— Iraola's Principles & Tactical Philosophy
— The Most Fast Paced Team In The League
— Modern Football Shifting Back To Directness
— Less Positional Rigidity
— Out of Possession Structure

WATCH BELOW. OUT NOW🔗👇

Josko Gvardiol has become one of Manchester City’s most consistent attacking outlets In a way, it's a damning indictment of City's form that a converted centre-back often offers their biggest goal threat… but he is

A look at how/why Gvardiol has become such a key attacking weapon for Man City - to the extent that Guardiola would rather risk debutant Khusanov at centre-back rather than move Gvardiol inside
www.nytimes.com/athletic/608...

Quantifying Off-Ball Contributions in Football Using Network Analysis: The Off-Ball Impact Score… This might be my best and scariest project up to date. Scary because it can be full of flaws, but also best because I feel this will change…

Quantifying Off-Ball Contributions in Football Using Network Analysis: The Off-Ball Impact Score (OBIS)

Why deep runs are “probably the most important thing in football” Runs beyond the defensive line are crucial to a team’s attacking potency in the Premier League — now we can measure their impact

Arne Slot recently said, "Deep runs are probably the most important thing in football.”

I used SkillCorner data to look at the different styles of such runs in behind across the Premier League.

@theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/605...

Bournemouth under Iraola: Why have the Cherries been so good this season? With Bournemouth challenging for a top-four place in the Premier League this season, BBC Sport analyses how the Cherries are doing it.

🆕ttx | Bournemouth's 5-0 win v Forest should come as little surprise to anyone who's followed the Cherries' progress under Andoni Iraola.

In my latest piece for BBC Sport, I broke down how Iraola has made them so good with his structured chaos.

www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Was ein Pass von Knauff!

Andoni Iraola: The reluctant coach leading a post-Pep tactical revolution In an exclusive interview with The Independent’s chief football writer Miguel Delaney, the Bournemouth manager opens up on giving players freedom, his laidback persona and how to beat the Premier Leag...

Exclusive interview with Andoni Iraola: the almost reluctant coach driving the post-Guardiola world

- giving his players the freedom to attack
- his plans when he plays wealthy teams
- how football changes faster than ever
- Basque influence
- his own aims

www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

Tomorrow we start our Academy-seminar about "Spielgeist", which you may call the Spielverlagerung-football-philosophy.

It means "playing/game spirit", but it's not just about being playful and explorative. It's about seeing the game of football as a GAME. Here are three examples:

Sind live! Kommt rein!

www.youtube.com/live/YKU_i-Q...

As the year is coming to an end: What are the most interesting tactical trends of 2024? And what is to come in 2025?

Happy Birthday!

Could Andoni Iraola Be The Next Elite Manager? | #Premierleague #soccer YouTube video by The Athletic FC

Here's my short video essay on the perils involved for an elite side to employ the services of Andoni Iraola...
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