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A quick resume of this match’s performance would be the following:. 68% Ball Possession with more than double of passes completed . Expected Goals (xG) of almost 3x Forest . Touches in the penalty area – 41 (United) vs 17 (Forest) . 3 Big chances vs 0 from the home team . Shots – 23 vs 8 . Corners – 10 vs 3 Watching these stats one could understand the general direction and control of the Game with United’s performance… Read
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O início de Roberto Martinez foi estonteante. Uma qualificaçāo para o Europeu de 2024 perto da perfeiçāo. Mas, depois, um Europeu, no mínimo, fraco e inconstante. Escrevi, no final da participaçāo nesse mesmo Euro o seguinte:“Em relaçāo a Roberto Martinez: terminou a lua-de-mel! Ainda bem! Porque, ao despir-se, despiu a equipa. Nāo percebi a preparaçāo, a narrativa, nada. Os minutos que tinham que jogar na preparaçāo, as justificações constantes e a contradizer o que afirmava anteriormente. As substituições, os timings.… Read
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Academy Management, Behind the Stages, Cristiano Ronaldo, Euro 2024, Football Administration and Management, Football Business, Football Investment, José Mourinho, Liga Portugal, Player Development, Portugal National Team, Seleçāo Portugal, Tactical Periodization, Tactics & Strategy, The Big Picture·
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Manchester United win yesterday allow them to keep on their improvement track! Good news! However, Ruben Amorim was fast to come to the post-match press conference to make sure everyone keeps their feet on the floor. “We cannot be too excited now, or too depressed when we lose. It’s about the process more than win or lose”, he said. And, for now, besides being playing with many players that we all know to be second, third or even players that… Read
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Yesterday was a good day at Manchester. A day for keep dreaming. Not only about winning this Competition, but mainly, as a brighter light for the future of Manchester United! Elements of this performance were many, and good. First, after a false start, conceding a goal from another penalty that shouldn’t happen at this level, the team kept stable and positive. Good! Secondly, the team was always compact and proactive, when losing, draw, and winning, whereas before they would automatically… Read
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Football has always evolved, but in the last decade, few tactical trends have reshaped the game as much as high-pressing. The era of deep defensive blocks and passive midfields has been overtaken by an aggressive, high-energy style of play where teams press relentlessly to win the ball back as soon as they lose it. The objective? Control the game, suffocate the opposition, and transition into attack before they can react. Managers like Jürgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola, Marcelo Bielsa, and Xabi… Read
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Academy Management, Behind the Stages, Football Administration and Management, Football Business, Football Investment, José Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Player Development, Premier League, Ruben Amorim, Tactical Periodization, Tactics & Strategy, The Big Picture, UAE Football Association, Women Football·
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There’s no news here: I’m a big fan of Ruben. However, I think we all need to assume that it really seems some things are sticking with the team. Just as posted recently, the team is improving and competing, even with all the struggles, ups and downs, suspensions, injuries and lack of standards. It doesn’t mean that players are now amazing and super talented. Nothing like that. However, the team is slowly improving. The team is now understanding better where… Read
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Manchester United faced Real Sociedad and got a draw (1-1) for the 2nd leg, next week at Manchester. At a first glance, a good result. Without a doubt. But, looking at the performance, there were a couple of things that came to my mind: it’s clear why and how The Premier League intends to dominate the European market in the coming years, and in the middle of darkness that results, performances and injuries brought in these months, Ruben Amorim is… Read
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Mais um estudo feito, publicado e que trago aqui para pararmos e refletirmos sobre isso, desta vez pela Horizm em Digital Value of Fans 2025. O estudo é muito interessante, para quem gosta das áreas de Desenvolvimento de Negócio e Gestāo de Clubes, nomeadamente na sua pegada digital. Sim, porque quem ignora essa janela de oportunidade, ignora o mercado. Mas nāo só no Futebol, porque o estudo aborda o Desporto numa perspectiva mais global, nāo apenas o Futebol e desde… Read
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Surprise in Manchester… or not! One must be really missing a lot of matches from Manchester United to struggle to understand performances as the ones we’ve seen recently, from the constant rollercoaster, to the good starts and/or ends but the hollow in the middle… And this match versus Fulham FC was another sample. A good start, a few good build-ups and chances but… no goal! And the team is getting to a point where the goal in the right moments… Read
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Academy Management, Behind the Stages, Europa League, FA Cup, Football Administration and Management, Football Business, Football Investment, Man United, Multiple Club Ownership, Player Development, Premier League, Ruben Amorim, Tactical Periodization, Tactics & Strategy, The Big Picture·
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About the author
Nuno Filipe Samarra is married and a father of 2 boys. As an ex-player, he played for the Youth National Teams of Portugal and FC Porto. Nuno is a Certified UEFA License Coach from The FA (UK), a Bachelors Degree in Sports Training (Football) in ULHT in Lisbon (Portugal) and an MBA from The Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK). He’s been involved in Football Coaching in different age ranges for more than 10 years and more recently involved in Academy Management for one of the most important Clubs in Portugal!
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Nuno Filipe Samarra é casado e pai de 2 meninos. Como ex-jogador, jogou pelas Seleções Jovens de Portugal e do FC Porto. O Nuno é um Treinador Certificado pela UEFA pela The FA (Reino Unido), Licenciado em Treino Desportivo (Futebol) pela ULHT em Lisboa (Portugal) e ,ainda, um MBA pela The Cardiff Metropolitan University (Reino Unido). Está envolvido o Treino de Futebol em diferentes faixas etárias há mais de 10 anos e mais recentemente envolvido na Gestão de Academias de um dos Clubes mais importantes de Portugal!
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