Cogs‘Back foot…’ ‘Side on…’‘Play the way you’re facing…’What if our impatient cries for control are killing the creativity of our most exciting footballers? For over a decade now, positional play has ruled European football. We all know the history; Michels, Cruyff, Van Gaal, Guardiola – all who gave birth to a world now riddled withContinue reading “Another cog for the machine”
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The Raumdeuter: Investigating the game
In 2011, Thomas Müller gave an interview on a German talk show, where he was asked by the host to describe his role on the pitch. He responded with the word ‘Raumdeuter’. While not particularly strong, fast or technically gifted compared to other players of his calibre, this newly coined description of Müller’s role characterisesContinue reading “The Raumdeuter: Investigating the game”
the Raumdeuter. 