Data scouting is one of the fastest-growing areas of modern football. But what can data actually tell us about a player and what can't it?

When a game model becomes a script, when it tells players what to do in certain situations in advance, it does something a little bit dangerous. It reduces the players' exposure to the informational complexity of real football.

"We trained that" and "we trained the version of that which actually shows up at this level" are two completely different comments. This episode: why the gap between general and specific intensity is one of the most invisible failures in practice design. open.spotify.com/episode/4Yd…

The metaphor you choose guides your mind. 💻Call a player a computer, and you look for software to upgrade. 🧩Call a team a puzzle and you start developing pieces to assemble.

In this episode, the first in the new monologue format, we explore resonance and how it appears in football. The player and the game are one coupled system, and the coach’s job is to design the conditions in which that coupling can develop.

Excited to revisit one of our most meaningful and widely listened-to DISCUSSÃO MUNDO episodes — featuring Dr. Vicente Raja, a researcher working at the intersection of ecological psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy.

In football, training often looks organised, structured, and even very “game-like”. But does it truly represent the demands players face in matches? 🎧 Listen to the full episode 👇