şampiyonlar ligi’nin tv ve sosyal medya grafiklerini esir alan bu aşırı parlak ve sıcak tonlar, turnuvaya ruhunu üfleyen o puslu avrupa imajını öldürüyor. tamam, dikkat ekonomisi, sosyal medya, eyvallah ama doygunluğu ve parlaklığı sonuna kadar açınca, turnuvayı kıtanın atmosferinden koparıp çakma bir miami estetiğine kurban ediyoruz. bizim zihnimizde şampiyonlar ligi paris’in yüz kesen ayazı, kiev’in karla kaplı zemini, stamford bridge tribününlerindeki siyah paltolar ve istanbul’un kömür dumanına bulanmış gri akşamlarıdır. soğuktur. üzerinde salı ve çarşamba gecelerinin kasveti hakimdir. bu ikonik marş da bu gri tonun altında efsaneleşmiştir.

The goal is to raise physically capable, confident kids who can think critically, exercise discernment, & make sound decisions. The goal is to prepare them for the real world. Not raise kids who used to be good at <insert sport> when they were younger. Don’t get it twisted.

The quietest coach on the sideline is often the best one. If you’re talking non-stop on game day, you’re coaching too late.

There was something special about being a kid when adults didn't feel the need to entertain you every minute of the day. Your parents could take you somewhere incredibly boring, and you were just expected to deal with it. The bank. The hardware store. Your mother's friend's house, where you sat on a couch covered in plastic and weren't allowed to touch anything. Nobody handed you a screen. Nobody worried about whether you were having fun. You studied the wallpaper. You read the same magazine three times. You stared at the clock and wondered if the second hand had stopped moving. And if you made the mistake of asking, "Can we go now?" your mother gave you that look. You know the look. The one that could end your entire afternoon without a single word being spoken. I swear, we developed half our imagination simply because our parents refused to entertain us. Looking back, I think being bored was one of the best things that ever happened to us.

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Can’t even beat a 31-year-old makeshift defender for pace. 😅

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If you had a magic wand, which defunct former football club would you bring back to life?

I’ve taken CM 26/27 offline. It started as a personal project for a few friends and became something I never expected. Thank you for every message and save story. A few words on why, and a goodbye: champman2627.co.uk

c’est une dinguerie ce que l’effet de perspective peut faire

My theory about corporate AI psychosis is that AI is most appealing to people who aren’t good at their jobs. AI slop looks incredible to them because they’re so incompetent they don’t even know what good work looks like in the first place.

Finally can post a video of my LEGEND lad 😭

I think we spend far too much time coaching 2v1 overloads in youth football. Of course, 2v1s are an important part of the game. But are we making things too easy for young players? Some coaches actually prefer 2v1 practices over 1v1s because of the decision-making involved. I disagree. For me, the 1v1 presents a far greater challenge. It’s like comparing solving a Rubik’s Cube with completing an eight-piece puzzle. In a 2v1, the solution is easy! In a 1v1, the player has to find a way to beat their opponent. They need technical quality, movement, deception, timing and the ability to make decisions under pressure. Of course, players need to recognise and exploit overloads. But I’d much rather develop this through 2v2 and 3v3 games, where players are challenged to create the overload themselves, rather than simply being presented with one. Stop giving players the overload. Teach them how to create it.

There is a slow narrative shift on this platform towards coaching the individual instead of the team. Maybe it is just my feed, but I'm reading a lot more about it. Here's an older thread with my thoughts on it

That Gazza goal vs Scotland is now further from today than Geoff Hurst’s World Cup winner was from Euro 96. Yes. You're old.