Precision Play: Why Mechanics Matter
This essay argues that mechanics is the single most important predictor of skill transfer between footballing environments – and suggests a roadmap to understanding it.
How to Classify Running Capacity among Elite Players
And why those who can run and carry aggression into subsequent duels are in high-demand.
There Are No Superstars Left, Only Entertainers
and it's obscuring the beautiful game.
Projections: Mali U-17's Sékou Koné
Mali U-17's Sekou Kone has joined Manchester United from Guidars FC. The writer discusses their 9-month old projection on the starlet who, at that time, took the U-17 World Cup by storm.
Profiling Dominic Solanke with Ange Postecoglou
This essay infers scouting and recruitment principles from Ange Postecoglou's comments on new signing Dominic Solanke.