The days when current United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer excelled on the pitch are long gone. The performances that John Arne Riise used to delight Anfield fans also seem remote. Likewise, it is possible to remember from a distance the elegance of Fredrik Ljungberg defending the Gunner shirt or the efficiency of Henrik Larsson scoring …
In today's post I would like to comment on a trend very present in the fields over the last few years. With the appearance in 2008 of Pep Guardiola as the ultimate exponent of this predilection, I think it is important to talk about the bet of young coaches who relatively recently left behind their …
I never thought I would write this article about you, as there is only one player capable of generating so much admiration in me and being worthy of such a tribute. Still, peer pressure got the better of me, and here I am. Beyond reopening the debate on whether you are the best player in …
The physical display required in today's football is much greater than in the past. Running up and down for the entire ninety minutes, until the last breath, so that the opponent does not get the much desired superiority on the pitch. Everyone likes to attack, it is obvious. Jorge Valdano said it: "An opponent with …
Totally fair. No matter what colours paint your heart, there has not been a better young player in this atypical season. The impact he has had on his teams has been decisive and the weight he has acquired at both club and national level is admirable. The Dortmund team's quantum leap is closely linked to …
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The current situation has made a dent in the working environment of our society. A position that, although it seems to have no end, is getting closer to finding the solution and returning to the much desired normality. Football has obviously also succumbed to this painful reality, mainly in the form of staff, salary and …
Football must be seen as an art. As if you danced with the ball on your feet. Or as if the ball of was treated like a brush that completes the canvas. For that reason, the most precious players tend to be the most delicate ones, pampering the ball with care and getting it to …
Today's post celebrates women's football. Unfortunately, the scope that football boasts is not comparable to that of other professions. I think it is a springboard for trying to achieve equity in the workplace, which has already enabled professionals like Megan Rapinoe to take a step forward. It is true that there is still an abysmal …
Pedro Bravo, president of the Spanish Association of Football Agents, has pointed out on more than one occasion the following statement: "Book in hand and ball in foot, and if one of them has to fall down, let it be the ball". He cannot be more right. It is really worrying how individuals with their …
You arrive at an early age in a city, which is usually far from yours and hopefully in your country. You learn to live away from your own people and start living with those who will be your battle partners for years to come, both in the classroom and on the fields. They end up …
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