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Between 2001 and 2011, Carlo Ancelotti and Bruno Demchelis worked together at AC Milan and Chelsea, forming arguably the most decorated…
John Nassoori
This is the second article in a series of reports from the Sports Tomorrow Congress. You can read the first piece, examining the effectiveness of…
Football teams have been attempting to hone players’ mental skills, from anticipation to decision-making, since the 1950s, when Brazil’s pioneering…
Everyone gets angry. Even Chelsea manager Graham Potter, it turns out. By now, you may well have seen the clip of the London club’s head coach answering…
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February 2023

“Just look at her face!” is the line that Barry Davies might have used. As Haiti’s Melchie Dumornay peeled away to celebrate the goal which took her…
‘We don’t have enough leaders.’ It’s a call you’ll hear from fans, managers and pundits on a regular basis. But what defines a dressing room ‘leader…
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The words leave little open to interpretation. According to Luke O’Nien, a professional footballer currently playing for Sunderland, there is ‘zero work…
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'I had two priorities. One was to set the right culture in the club. The second was to establish that connection (with the fans). Without those two…
John Nassoori

January 2023

Must-win games. Devastating results. Embarrassing performances. The descriptions are as familiar to fans as a stray backpass or shanked shot (at least…
John Nassoori
Teammates with hands on their heads. Opposition players vomiting in the nearby goalmouth. Spectators silenced. David Busst's last minutes on a Premier…
John Nassoori
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New year, same old discussions? Well, not quite. As we look ahead at the psychology-focused talking points which might dominate football in 2023, there…
John Nassoori
"I've found large parts of the last 18 months difficult…for everything that I've loved about the last few weeks, I still have how things have been for…
John Nassoori
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