Adam Carson

UEFA A Candidate 2026

[Tactx @Tactx_]

That first half might be the difference between England going further than if they experienced it in a knockout game.

Handbrake off. Go for it. Tuchel ‘if we lose, we lose our way’

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 Carlo Ancelotti: “To feel pressure and fear is good. If you go without fear, you will face the lion thinking it’s a cat!”. 🦁

[S. @SebC__]

I watch top level football to see how top players sort their feet out before shooting. This is an excellent example for coaches or players

Unfortunately my team's executives signed a player with more yellows than shots on target who elbows people in the face.

[Reece Edwards @ReeceEdwardsX]

“I decided to begin my journey with the main desire of developing my way of thinking. Not only about what, but especially about how, what I wanted to do. Curiosity is one of the main elements that drives me. It is something I demand a lot from my players.”

Francesco Farioli

[₆ᵢₓ @pico_the66]

Klopp’s Mid-block Structure Against Prime Man City.

The vertical and horizontal compactness was incredible. The way they shift & close down passing lanes was a joy to watch man.

[Atlético de Madrid @atletienglish]

We love the smell of freshly cut grass in the morning

[David Garcia @IJaSport]

"It looks easy, but it's not. Everything is so difficult in football." - Pep Guardiola

The level of quality is mesmerizing.

[TobyWrites @tobyasky]

This fucker has won it all, yet, he’s celebrating a Carabao Cup.

See how he hugged Ake, the guy has been a good servant to him.

[Reece Edwards @ReeceEdwardsX]

“Focus on the eyes, and the head, and the legs of the players, and teach the game, not teach your personal favourite style, language, or whatever.”

@ReneMaric

[Dougie Anderson @CoachDougieA]

Motherwell In Possession

I've been so impressed by Motherwell's performance and style this season. After watching back their 5-0 win from Saturday, I noticed a few key themes/principles of their play in possession:

• Principle 1 - attackers occupy the spaces between FBs & CBs. This keeps opposition FBs pinned back and allows for moments to exploit opposition miscommunication.

• Principle 2 - the "tapered box" in deep build-up: 2 CBs with wide positioning; 2 CMs with narrow positioning. Allows M'Well to comfortably progress the ball forward using diagonal & bounce passes. Attracts pressure from St Mirren, creating lots of space between defence & midfield to exploit.

• Principle 3 - the use of 1-touch play to change the tempo. 1-touch passing disoriented St Mirren at times and didn't allow them to get appropriate pressure on the ball.

It was also evident, especially on the left, that only 1 player needs to hold width (Longelo), Slattery was given a licence to roam inside and create overloads in the midfield, making it difficult for the St Mirren midfield.

I genuinely believe if they had a proper goalscorer in the 1st part of the season M'well would have been top of the league as they have consistently been the best side.

[Kristóf Bakos @KristofBakos]

This is an unreal rhythm control even compared to top sides.
Setting teammate in motion with passes onto foot , just with the direction and pace.
Moving game without moving game.
Bodo/Glimt 👏👏👏

[Adam Carson @Adam_carson21]

Thankful to everyone at Linfield FC. After three seasons, I’ve made the decision to step away from my role. Grateful for the experiences, the players, and the relationships built along the way.

[The Sporting Resource @TheS_Resource]

Stop assuming the method tells you the quality of the coach. It doesn’t.

At elite level you still see people mocking a tactics board, laughing at an iPad, sneering at someone taking notes, or claiming a manager “should already know that.”

➠ This reaction isn’t about the tool.
➠ It’s about people projecting their own idea of what “real coaching” is supposed to look like.

⚠️ We’re not comparing managers, that is a different debate entirely.

We’re looking at how coaches diagnose problems, search for solutions, and share information with the staff and players around them.

⇢ A tactics board is one method.
⇢ An iPad is another.
⇢ Notes, diagrams, phone calls to the bench exactly the same.

None of them guarantee the right answer, but all of them help organise thinking in a chaotic environment where decisions need clarity, not ego.

Ridiculing an approach says more about the critic than the coach.
✅ Every staff works differently.
✅ Every game may demand something new.

The point is to find a way to understand the problem and communicate it cleanly to others.

If anything, the variety should be celebrated. The game evolves because coaches allow themselves to explore different tools, not because they pretend to have every answer in their head.

Imagine if this level of openness filtered through the rest of football.
➡ More collaboration.
➡ More curiosity.
➡ More coaches solving problems with their players

Rather than performing an image of what coaching is supposed to be.

Would your environment improve if you normalised the use of tools rather than judged them?

[Adam Carson @Adam_carson21]

@TouchlineX Seeing a lot of hate on this.

From experience, players are becoming more visual, less desire for standing for a coach to read out teams, this allows for teams/structure to be visually picked up immediately therefore catering for quicker starts/more buy in.

[Moby @Mobyhaque1]

This is what everyone needed to hear. Jurgen Klopp saying you can’t be champions then change the team and expect to be at the same level right away. Development takes time.

It’s not fun for us now but we need patience. These are world class players. They will click.

[Irish FA Coach Education @IFACoachEd]

A fantastic start to our UEFA Youth B Diploma. Candidates immersed in expert workshops on coaching pedagogy, player profiling, IDPs, and growth & maturation. #CoachDevelopment #UEFAYouthB

[Jamie Hamilton @stirling_j]

Muller WATCHED Riquelme to pick up on certain 'individual tactics'.
Likely he didn't read a stats sheet or consult a radar graph.

[33 Strategies of War @33StrategiesBot]

Do not be seduced by popularity, which is ephemeral and superficial.

[Geronimo Morgans @GeronimoMorgans]

The sheer amount of work. The level of detail. The relentless energy. Everything Pep Guardiola pours into training, it’s actually insane. Watching that, you realise nothing in life comes down to luck. It’s either you work like an absolute madman, or you get nothing. You simply won’t have it all.

[IM🇵🇹 @Iconic_Mourinho]

It's been 1 year since football's most box-office coach signed for the world's most volatile league.

Hype, hope, rants, knee slides, viral moments, clashes with Galatasaray and the system.

José Mourinho's first year at Fenerbahce: what did it all mean?

[A thread]