Four Rules

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PEP GUARDIOLA’S PHILOSOPHY IS BASED UPON FOUR KEY RULES

The Four Rules of Pep
Pep Guardiola is the seminal club manager of the decade.

He has dominated both La Liga and Bundesliga with Barcelona and Bayern Munich respectively, winning trophies while evolving a style of play that is simply breathtaking.

Measuring The Invisible

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Leicester striker Jamie Vardy is being presented with good opportunities and consistently finishing them. No surprises then that he is the EPL’s top goal scorer.

When watching football it is easy to assess performance in terms of goals, assists (the final pass before a goal) and tackles.  But the real value of a player is often the pieces of play that are not so easily noticed.

How a Dog Helped Make A Champion

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Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski spent hours as a youngster playing against his dog

Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski’s 5 clinical goals in just 9 minutes against Bundesliga rivals VfL Wolfsburg was one of the spectacular individual footballing performances of 2015.

Little would the Wolfsburg defenders have known that a dog had a role in giving Lewandowksi the speed and technique that he has today.

Wunderteam

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David Alaba in full flight for Bayern Munich

Back to the 30s
Any nation capable of beating Germany 6-0 and 5-0, Italy 2-1, Belgium 6-1, France 4-0 and Hungary 8-2 is clearly one of the very best teams in the world.

Between 1931-33 these results did occur.  The team that did the destroying was called the wunderteam.  Any guesses on who the nation was?

Fiorentina In Winter

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ACF Fiorentina In Winter
As New Zealanders enjoy their summer holiday, the Top Flight Football Academy strategic partners Soccer Italian Style are in the middle of their winter break.