Benched
Joseph LoweryDigging into soccer’s coolest on-field stuff
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Throw-ins and alternate reality
Painting by Grace Crowley.
You and I need to talk. No, it can’t wait. We really should’ve had this conversation ages ago. It’s about your throw-ins.
Of course, the “you” and “your” used above isn’t actually referring to you, dear...
(Less) reactive defending and closing doors
Edward Hopper, Rooms by the Sea, 1951.
By nature, defending is a reactive exercise. When the offensive team has the ball, it’s the defensive team’s job to track it down and win it back. The ball moves, the defensive team shifts. The...
The double inversion
Image from: Getty Images.
Ronald Koeman was dressed in all black for Barcelona’s matchup with Getafe but he should’ve been wearing a white lab coat. He also should’ve been pacing back-and-forth while whispering to himself about “the...
Frank de Boer, creation, and breaking blocks
Painting by: Faith Te.
A couple of weeks ago, I grabbed lunch with a coach friend of mine. We sat across the table from each other, ate extremely mediocre Chinese food, and talked about soccer for an hour and a half. Somewhere in th...
Standing out in soccer’s Pressing Age
Image from: Pixar.
I’ve been working on a little party trick over the last week or so and I think I’m finally ready to try it out. I want you to think of a professional soccer game you watched this week. Any professional game. Live,...
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