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FAYC: Tottenham – Middlesbrough (3-2)
Purple rain, purple rain I went to Hotspur Way to watch the FA Youth Cup tie between Spurs and Middlesbrough Photos; Tottenham Hotspur Highlights (12’) can be watched here, for the plays broken down after https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/2024/december/09/match-review–tottenham-hotpur-u18s-3-boro-u18s-2/ 1. Dylan Thomson Goalkeeper 2. Miracle Adewole Quick fullback with a good first touch, having found the balance to…
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Defending 1v1 with: Josh Acheampong
A few notes on Josh Acheampong’s benchmark 1v1 defending vs Brentford B in the finla pre-season game for Chelsea Development team. Also mentioned here: Can’t tell apart players from “tactics” Football is “perception-action” and identifying matchups. – for the fullback; is the winger into feet or space; is the 9 keen to run the channel.…
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🍳Enzo MARESCA: WHAT IS HE COOKING?
The #2nd Omelette of the Season Continuing the culinary chronicle with the second omelette of the season Lots of players, and the first week of pre season is mostly about testing and basic possession / technical drills. Splitting the group in workshops of 8 players or so, makes sense at this stage. The Communication Team…
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🌌Renato Veiga: How far is he?
Brightest signing of the constellation of recruits? 🌌Some notes on Renato Veiga 🤔 ✨Developmental curve caveat, and questions ✨Telling apart false and true positives ✨Benchmarking when scaling up, and fool-proofing Also, some notes on tall players’ developmental curve. Yes he’s tall, can run around and can head, he can ping a long pass. This newsletter…
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🍳Enzo Maresca: WHAT IS HE COOKING?
The #1st Omelette of the Season 🍳A few caveats 🟡Clubs aren’t meant to show their core practices on social media, this is about discerning the tip of the iceberg. Some Football League teams posted their back 3 session 9v9, WBA with Corberan in a 12′ video. 🟡You can second guess elements of the methology: Tuchel,…
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🌿Marc GUIU: No Guidnce?
It’s Guéhi, not Gurrrrhi or Gooey A lightly edited bullet points look at Marc Guiu, who sounds like the free agent / release clause 2 star striker signed in a hurry on Football Manager when 80% of the transfer budget was already spent, but the game’s engine isn’t entertaining your tactical innovation to play a…
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✨🦎Striker focus: Omari KELLYMAN
can you shoehorn a 100-pt team through a loophole? perception-action Chelsea’s financial shenanigans continue, as they’re trying to shoehorn their 100 point team through the latest financial loophole to date;Long rumoured to be interested in Jhon Duran, in what seemed way too sensible from a squad building standpoint, Chelsea’s pump faked their interest in the…
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Jhon DURÁN: is there something I should know?
Never an Ordinary World with Jhon Durán – and how to manage maverick 9s Yes, a few, actually. Chelsea turned* their focus on Durán after an eventful season that saw them end up probably bang on where they deserved to finish. Whether they decided that the season wasn’t chaotic enough, or didn’t realize that Jhon…
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TALL ORDER: TOsin Adarabioyo
More giraffes Tosin Adarabioyo is making the short trip from Craven Cottage to Fulham Road to become Chelsea’s first signing on a free transfer, at the expiry of his Fulham FC contract. Little bits of Trevoh Chalobah, and Josh Acheampong as well. This newsletter also aims at identifying guidelines and benchmarks to look at centre…
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🧿Spring International Break: Round up
Jimmy-Jay Morgan’s finishing skill, Donnell McNeilly and footwork to cut A quick round-up based on Chelsea’s weekly training video Chelsea had 27 players called up for various age groups. Chelsea promoted players to join “First Team Training”. Same color for everyone, because you’re affiliated to a club (and not a team). On the left: Frankie…
Sébastien Chapuis 