THE OFF SEASON: A new role has emerged: The INVERTED CENTERBACK

(UPDATE: WINTER 2025) You know, when you're someone who continually obsesses about the tactical elements of football then you'll empathize with a brain that doesn't shut up whenever it thinks of something new to discuss... So, while I was preparing season 10, I was also doing my usual routine of watching different games from various … Continue reading THE OFF SEASON: A new role has emerged: The INVERTED CENTERBACK →

Season 9: PLAYER ROLES MEETS FORMATION MATTERS EPISODE 19: 4-2-3-1A meets Player Roles

Woah... Just realized that the upcoming 4 formations are without a shadow of doubt some elite levels in terms of popularity and effectiveness. We start off with the 4-2-3-1A, a formation that is all about nullifying your opponent by causing them issues through getting as many players "in between the lines" as you possibly can. … Continue reading Season 9: PLAYER ROLES MEETS FORMATION MATTERS EPISODE 19: 4-2-3-1A meets Player Roles →

Season 9: PLAYER ROLES MEETS FORMATION MATTERS EPISODE 10: 4-4-2B meets Player Roles

From one 4-4-2 variant straight into the next, I hope you're not getting bored (I mean, how could you?), cause we're about to go over quite a few different types of formations that you may not have known are all a by-product of the 4-4-2... We start off with the 4-4-2B. A formation that has … Continue reading Season 9: PLAYER ROLES MEETS FORMATION MATTERS EPISODE 10: 4-4-2B meets Player Roles →

SEASON 8: THE RANDOM SEASON EPISODE 6: THE FORGOTTEN ROLE (INVERTED FULLBACK)

(UPDATE: WINTER 2025) Today's episode keeps up with the overall idea of complete randomness (shit, I don't even think that's a word, lol). There's continuously a bunch of new roles that are being added to the game of Soccer year by year thanks to tactical revolutionaries such as Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel, Julian Nagelsmann and … Continue reading SEASON 8: THE RANDOM SEASON EPISODE 6: THE FORGOTTEN ROLE (INVERTED FULLBACK) →

SEASON 4: PLAYER ROLES ; EPISODE 12: PLAYER ROLE (BALL PLAYING DEFENDER)

(UPDATE: SUMMER 2025) It’s the Centre Back position that everybody in the modern game is raving about... It’s the position that every young Centre Back in youth squads all over the world want to develop into... It’s potentially the role that might lead to the sad death of the 'Stopper' (Update: Ain't NO CHANCE we're … Continue reading SEASON 4: PLAYER ROLES ; EPISODE 12: PLAYER ROLE (BALL PLAYING DEFENDER) →