Always thinking, coaching, writing. Always football.

  The summer’s of 2017 and 2018 saw extraordinary levels of success for England’s men’s football teams. In 2017 came youth trophies, finals and semi-finals. At the 2018 World Cup…

A coffee and a book. That is what caused the above piece (and I will describe it as a piece) to come into existence. At around 10am I sat with…

This entry is somewhat different to my usual writings. This post represents an amalgamation of research, the highlights and key points from various sources pieced together to from an over…

Coach education teaches us that it is all about the players. Our focus must be them. Helping them onto the next stage of their journey is what matters. Whether that…

Liverpool have missed Philippe Coutinho. Salah has broken the Premier League goalscoring record for a 38 game league season with 32. Roberto Firmino has scored over 25 goals in all…

Nothing destroys the confidence of a goalkeeper like the ball sailing over his head. Watching it float high beyond his grasp as he is rooted to the spot. As the…

I don't want to win. I want to destroy. To crush. To dominate. Winning is not enough for me on Football Manager. It is a game of fantasy, always has…

One thousand touches. For a time many coaches felt that the most important goal of a football training session was for a young player to get a minimum of 1000…

A lot has happened since my last instalment in this series. A season and a half has passed, which means there have been four transfer windows. The ins and outs…