When a 17-year-old Jude Bellingham left Birmingham City to join Borussia Dortmund in July of…
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The Importance of Getting Erling: A Player and a Coach’s Earnest Search for Perfection
Erling Haaland is now a Manchester City boy. After years of “nearly-theres” on the European…
The Gospel of Jurgen – ‘Klopp: Bring The Noise’ Book Review – Part 2
We all know what the Cathedral der Klopp looks like today, but what went into…
The Gospel of Jurgen – ‘Klopp: Bring The Noise’ Book Review – Part 1
We all know what the Cathedral der Klopp looks like today, but what went into…
A Metalhead with the measure of Mozart – A Farewell to Tomáš Rosický
Tomas Rosicky is a metalhead, but his play exhibited the time signatures of Mozart. We say…
Hoffenheim and Nagelsmann: Charting the course of an extraordinary duo
We dive deep into the story of TSG Hoffenheim and Julian Nagelsmann, in an effort…
Top Of The Klopp Heap
It is quite hard to imagine the birth of a tactical genius. He appears the…
Of Sports, Psychology and the Future
The year 2014 has not been a good year for the sports enthusiast in me.…
The importance of being ‘not that good’
“Roberto Carlos floats the ball in, and Zidaaaaane! What a goal!” Hampden Park, May 2002.…
From FIFA in amateur mode to FM with custom tactics: The evolution of football styles.
Style. What does it even mean? Wearing the perfect clothes? Behaving a certain way? Buying…
The Germans March Into London Again
It is fitting that in the year the Bundesliga celebrates 50 years of its founding,…
Why it wasn’t just Bayern that lost in May
When Didier Drogba put the ball past Manuel Neuer in the penalty shoot-out of the…