Stating the obvious, different teams have shown throughout time that they can reach success by using different strategies. When comparing the game model of Mourinho’s Inter Milan to the Barcelona’s of Guardiola era; the Real Madrid’s of Ancelotti to the Ajax’s of Rinus Mitchels, the only thing that these teams had in common is the […]
Very recently I came across with an article covered here which studied and compared the effectiveness of the decision-making process of different players including Messi, Ronaldo, Robben and Xavi. Unfortunately I did not get access to the original paper from the GoodCall group, however I got the information from two different sources and therefore I […]
In modern days anyone with access to technology and a bit of free time, is able to write and/or give opinions about virtually any subject (i.e. Internet forums, newspapers commentary boxes, etc). Football being probably one of the most followed subject around the globe is not therefore immune to this trend. The downfall of this, […]
After starting the “Conceptualising Football” series, I would like to launch the “Breaking the myth” series. It will be composed by few articles covering some “absolute truths” about the game that I personally strongly disagree and hope to show to the readers that perhaps with all modesty, I might be right. The first episode of […]
Football has been frenetically overwhelmed in the last few years by the need to gather more and more data about games and coaching sessions. From the software (and hardware) that analyse the number of passes, distances covered or average speeds to the behaviours displayed by a coach when delivering a coaching session or in game-context, […]
