Concentration Counts At 1-0 up against Sevilla FC in the Europa Cup final Liverpool players knew what to expect from manager Jürgen Klopp at half time. Klopp had effectively given the team talk days earlier at the final press conference before the Reds’ last Premier League game of the season. Asked if the match against West Bromwich Albion was a […]
Big Sam and The Power of Silence
Big Sam’s Secret Weapon Sam Allardyce, the garrulous manager of Sunderland Football Club, is known for his old school approach to football. Uncompromising, direct and not known to back down from an argument he also has the capacity to surprise. His disclosure, prior to a crucial relegation decider for Sunderland, that he practices Transcendental Meditation (TM) was greeted with an […]
Atlético Madrid
The Power of the Collective The best team in Europe this year won’t win their domestic league. Until the weekend’s upset 2-1 defeat to lowly Levante, Atlético Madrid were tied on points at the top of the Spanish La Liga, without doubt the highest quality league in the world based on performances in continental UEFA club competition.
Eddie Howe
The Rise and Rise of Bournemouth Eight years ago Bournemouth AFC started the League Two season with a -17 points deficit. What a turnaround in those eight years. With the English Premier League coming to a close Bournemouth have secured their spot in the top flight for next season. While Leicester’s run to the championship has been something of a […]
Why?
Understanding The Why “I think therefore I play”- Andrea Pirlo “Behind every kick of the ball, there must be a thought” – Dennis Bergkamp “Football is a game played with the brain” – Johan Cruyff Some of the greatest footballers of the last 40 years cannot be wrong. Football is a game that requires intelligence.
Earle Thomas
Earle and Spurs The English Premier League championship race is coming down to the wire between Leicester and Spurs. As New Zealand football fans watch the glamour of the EPL from afar, it is hard to believe that it is almost 40 years to the day that Spurs played Auckland Football at Newmarket Park. Playing a starring role for Auckland […]
