⚽️If you are coaching strikers, read this 💭 1⃣ STAND OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PENALTY SPOT

If the ball is on the left side of the penalty spot, they should be on the right side.

Stand unmarked, closer to the ball far CB.

That way you are causing a real problems whilst keeping the ball and goal in your sight

📨⌛NEW! on my SebStack
✨☁️CLOUD 9 : Hugo EKITIKE
- Variety and unpredictability of long runs
- Technical touch & gamemanship back to goal
- Carries to change the picture & set up team mates
- Box movement & finishing

Based on 🇫🇷🏆French Youth Cup R16 vs PSG in 2020 January 2020 ; Stade de Reims regional U18s played PSG's U18s in the Round of 16 of the 🇫🇷French Youth Cup

A perspective of what made Ekitike stand out then, and "mythbusting" the fanalyst narratives we read about him
He *is* agile, strong and selfless whilst being a goalscorer

Missing the key part of why Sesko can't stay on the ball.
Retro-engineering mentioned in the vid is "not over the ball" which is descriptive (and true)

Actual break down:
- left leg not planted (the knee bends too much)
- stiff left arm not used to keep opponent at distance 🐧

https://twitter.com/AMonFootball/status/1930248318732349593

This is a stance to receive. And mind you, Meïté is 4 years younger than Sesko that people want very hard to be the white Drogba.

I'm underwhelmed everytime I see bits Sesko playing.

https://x.com/SebC__/status/1925895891577192548

Someone check Kai Havertz's last 30 shots and be surprised.
Ready to be surprised?

Kai Havertz fighting with the football 🧻

Featuring:
@nonewthing 🎣 / @1947prod 🎞️

https://x.com/1947prod/status/1913573767827120176

🎞️by @1947prod

https://x.com/1947prod/status/1913573767827120176

Bergkamp level sequence of two touches.

Chalobah does well because doesn't lose pace when spinning yet he's going in two opposite directions.
Most CBs lose momentum.
A young Fofana / TS might gain up half a yard

But unfair 1v1. Press the long ball

https://x.com/i/status/1890530378332455026

When the long ball is launched, Chalobah is already retreating. Carrier not closed down = backoff is defensive U11 basics

Touches are genuinely world class, the first one especially but the speed of the first one that goes faster than Chalobah's footwork. It's a PL winger.

A look at the goals Chelsea conceded 🦁🔎
Penalty: Hospital pass by Enzo to Lavia who's marked.

Lavia spinning like in academy football. Needs to keep his arm / hip between the ball and the opponent, and use his arm to keep the opponent at distance

Ideally arm on chest pulling the shirt in the other direction

Principles stem from the universal dynamic of the game, it's the outlook at 11-a side.

Sub-principles are universal relations involving 2-3 players (overlap, defend, show for the ball, get away from the carrier etc...)

Sub-sub-principles is the individual scale (ball mastery)

https://twitter.com/BileJoshua12014/status/1877068405024440461

"Philosophy" is a non actionable buzzword

Sub-principles:
⚪️Delay, narrow, show wide
🦅Drive diagonally / Run diagonally away from carrier / run diagonally towards goal

These are ☑️ boxes to tick to make them actionable, and involving players' perception/action and decisions

Chelsea v Aston Villa

What do I see, what do I know

Tactical Review Enzo, closing down angle is poor (ball watching) and ends up wrong side of the oppoennt who can draw a foul.
Protect the line between the ball and a goal, and manufacture 3-5 yards of space to close down in front.

👣🚧Josh Acheampong 1v1🧵? The play broken down is this one:

Photo: @BrentfordFCPDP

https://twitter.com/SebC__/status/1822332831558672549

You may think Mourinho is washed.

But he's been the most proeminent figurehead of Tactical Periodization for over 20+ years
That's not atom splitting, most of it is common sense.

But it's a very enjoyable challenge to get around it and implement it.

https://twitter.com/SebC__/status/1724052758762852471

For sure, his public communication is all but football.

Is it any worse than morons with the "we have the ball we run less we do it the right way" gospel that guillible tacticos swallow?

Press conference mish mash is a shallow exercise of using buzzwords for clout.

🟦🧢TUCHELSEA'S TRAINING SESSIONS

📚I've posted a library of video breakdowns of Tuchel's training drills from Chelsea (2021-2022) based on every bit of footage available on Social Media

🧐There's a description of the why and how to do every training session

🧵 🟦🧢I've posted one Chelsea manager obituary for a decade

These training ground breakdows are just a section in the biggest piece of football content I've ever produced (and probably ever will)

📲Which you can access to at the end of this thread

https://twitter.com/SebC__/status/1630218825718177793

🟦 TACTICAL WATCHALONG 👀

📝Some chronological notes on 🔵#CHE - #ARS 🔴

📼As I rewatch the game

🧵⬇️





🟦CAICEDO CRUSHING SPACE

Long ball from TS to Sterling.
Look how close (and FIT 🏃‍♂️ ) the team is to squeeze in

Looks like "not technical / improved over the summer" CG is able to take out bodies with mesmerizing quick feet

Next time Enzo can't hit the target, #8 taken off

😐🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👣 🩰FIKAYO TOMORI ?
🧐🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👣🩰 Oluwafikayomi Oluwadamilola Tomori 🔍

Let's have a closer look at some of the key features of Tomori's defensive sequence vs James Maddison.

🧵

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👣 🩰 WHAT IS IT ABOUT

In player development there's two boxes to tick:
The WHAT / HOW

WHAT: scorekeeping, prevent ⚽️

HOW: coaching points:
- Stay dynamic on toes
- Shoulders over feet
- Feet narrower than shoulders
- Eyes on the prize

So that it becomes second nature

🧵DO CHELSEA NEED MORE ATTACKERS ?
(Part II)

The question isn't whether they could add more because of course they can - and will

Therefore I won't address the question whether they should

Or maybe I will, with random benchmarks 👀

Do consider a 🍕 diet, you only live once.

This is a THREE PART thread 🥞

- One focused on conventional 9s

- Two will focus on yet another string of keychain attackers we are short of (number wise)

For some reason, they will be benchmarked with two random mystery players

Data Viz: @mclachbot

https://twitter.com/SebC__/status/1693594839202304461?t=zPWBvzxReHIVZUDgsja2fQ&s=19

🇪🇨🧵 ?

A Moisés Caicedo portfolio of things to like on that compilation vs Netherlands

https://twitter.com/theenzoera/status/1679191881043832838?t=4qsFXXJ7swhanCLob2QRpQ&s=19

🔵🧵Ishe SAMUELS-SMITH

- Reported to join Chelsea from Everton for 4.5m
- Manchester-born LB / CB, born June 2006

📺👀 I watched Spurs - Everton in PL on @YouTube
As usual how "scouting" works (wanted to see the Spurs' reserve players on FM)

You end up "spotting" someone else

⚠️ A word of caution

Please read that thread for what it is,
- this is not a comprehensive scouting report
- this isn't a good / bad truther
- these are clips based on one game with scouting/coaching notes

Everton U21 - Spurs U21 in PL 2
February 2023

Noni 🧵?

Okay so I'm going to number it.

Madueke had an interesting performance and a goal.

Key takeaway is that he never stopped trying. Which is really good given circumstances

That said there's a lot of small details that could increase the quality of his involvement.

One of my favourite Chelsea goals ever. What it meant to that group of players, led by Lampard, last minute at Arsenal

https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1653385408049192963

1: COUNTERATTACK RULES:
carry the ball straight for a diagonal pass.
(Or diagonally for a straight pass)

Don't release the runner too early, only when CBs drawn enough to the ball. ➡️🍯⬅️

As for yungchalobah, Mitoma this that

Elite wingers are elite because they've got 50-70% dribble success (not Pulisic's 42%)

🌛Savant points at the moon, don't look at the finger 👉

📐How double/triple team act is key.

🔀Brighton expert at finding 3rd man

Chalobah well today ✅ [3'] Chalobah is facing a 1v2

Adopts the right posture, lowering his body, footwork
Points at requiring a double team who'd handle Mitoma
Chalobah needs to pick up the deepest runner

That's textbook fullback in crisis (1v2) situation

Has a touch on the cross

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