Passing lanes are opened by the man who stays quiet
Broadcast mixes have flattened the sound of a full stadium
Squad rotation is priced in minutes when it should be priced in flights
Inverting a fullback quietly costs you a crosser you cannot replace
Counterpressing is measured in metres, not seconds
A compact block wins the first ball and loses the second
The half-space is a body position, not a patch of grass
PPDA rewards teams for defending badly in the right places
Defending a low block is the hardest coaching job in the game
The recovery sprint is the most expensive run a player makes
Limb tracking tells you about the hamstring long after the hamstring knew
Squad rotation should follow sprints, not the fixture list
The best pressing trigger is a defender's first touch
The offside trap now belongs to the goalkeeper
Transitions are decided by the third runner
Zonal marking gets blamed for goals that any system would have conceded
Most overlaps are not meant to receive the ball at all
