Marcus Ally

[Harry Brooks @hbrooks_coach]

This is more evidence the problem runs deeper than Tuchel.

Yes, his decisions were the biggest factor.

But it’s been a nation wide issue since I’ve been watching football, and certainly since I’ve been working in it for over 15 years.

And people think it’s improving.

It will get worse. Because you have all these 1-1 coaches who just do the same routine “tiny touches, 100mph, player being told what touch to take, all receives 5 yards away, coach shouting “quick, turn, chop, bounce, set” blah blah thinking that’s what technique is…NONSENSE

And then you have academies that are telling their young players exactly what to do all the time . I kid you not, one premier league academy employed a “pass out from the back coach” for their ages up to 12 and he made a rule that the CB can only pass to the GK or full back…NONSENSE

I also once saw an FA Coach mentor educate coaches and literally say the words “the correct way to play is the way you’re facing” - NONSENSE

Those are just three examples. This country thinks it’s producing more technique footballers.

What it’s actually doing, and it will get worse, is it’s producing robots who can not think for themselves and just perform the same routine they’ve been taught with no adaptability or variety or feeling for the game.

The single most crucial asset any footballer can have is ADAPTABILITY. That’s what Argentina did last night. Individually and collectively they had adaptability to find the solutions to win the game.

What happened to England? Default of how those players have been brought up in this culture and unable to problem solve.

England had a golden generation in the Southgate years where the players coming through weren’t yet poisoned with this overcoached nonsense but there was a bigger respect for technique. But you’re now going to see it get worse and worse as the players coming through are the product of being robotically coached from kids.

It needs a country wide revamp in terms of player development education.

[The England Pod @England_Pod]

That is absolutely insane.

[Tom Worville @Worville]

The key to defending better when 1-0 up isn’t to throw more defenders on, it’s actually to attack more

When will coaches learn

[Tom Worville @Worville]

How have we not learned from Croatia 2018

[Marcus Ally @marcusally_]

I’m doing Movember again this year. Targeting 100km running/walking and attempting another moustache.

🙌 All support is greatly appreciated.

https://t.co/Jf1zoBzBqv

[Vithushan Ehantharajah @Vitu_E]

56 minutes can change your life

⏯️ https://t.co/lLGoLSbItS #EngvInd

[Marcus Ally @marcusally_]

@stokaljona 👏

[Marcus Ally @marcusally_]

Tyreece Campbell

[Ali Maxwell @AliMaxwell_]

Loved this so much. It was met with 'England got away with it' on comms 😢

[Marcus Ally @marcusally_]

@DartsNews02 do you know what time the Grand Slam draw takes place today?

[Marcus Ally @marcusally_]

@Nozza_ Mmmm, sobering. Still early days though

[England Cricket @englandcricket]

"Sorry, I'm getting all emotional" 🥲

Freddie Flintoff delivering a cap presentation for the ages to make Josh Hull feel 9ft tall on debut 🦸

[Marcus Ally @marcusally_]

@ValleyFloydFred Cawley-official?

[Marcus Ally @marcusally_]

@JimmyStone_ For balance, and, of course, his part in our relegation still hurts, I never saw any lack of commitment in Lyle’s performances for us on the pitch

[tomhwilliams23 @tomhwilliams23]

Recerntly I looked at 10 players who could surprise in League 2 next season

As was requested, here is a League 1 version of that list

Here we take a look at 10 players who could surprise / have breakthrough seasons in League 1

[THREAD] 🧵

[Sky Sports Cricket @SkyCricket]

James Anderson reads out the poem that Bob Willis wrote for him.

#BlueForBob 💙

[Not The Top 20 Pod @NTT20Pod]

🗣️ "I am so proud of our football pyramid!"

@AliMaxwell_ explains why Ollie Watkins is the best story in English football in the last decade.

What a moment it was! #ECFC #BFC #AVFC

@WSM_AFCOfficial | @OfficialECFC | @BrentfordFC

[Bastien Fachan @BastienFachan]

14 years ago today, Isner-Mahut concluded...

- The match was stopped at two sets all on Tuesday
- At 6 hours 34 minutes, it broke the world record
- It stole headlines from the Football World Cup
- The scoreboard froze at 47-47 in the fifth set
- It was stopped again at 59-59 on Wednesday
- That evening, Andy Roddick brought pizza for Isner
- IBM spent the night fixing the scoreboard system
- John McEnroe was in attendance on Thursday
- Mahut served to stay in the match 64 times
- Isner eventually won 70-68 in 11 hours 5 minutes
- 85 matches were completed in the meantime
- Both players served 100+ aces, another record
- Both players spent 16,000 calories across 3 days
- Mohamed Lahyani never took a bathroom break
- A ceremony was held on court to honour them
- Mahut blacked out and showered in his clothes
- He returned to the same court that day for doubles
- Isner failed to serve a single ace in the next round
- He lost to Thiemo de Bakker in 1 hour 14 minutes
- A plaque is commemorating the match at Court 18
- Memorabilia is on display at the Tennis Hall of Fame
- Mahut published a book titled ‘The Match of My Life'
- They jointly won an award over Federer & Usain Bolt
- The odds of them facing again in 2011 were 1 of 142
- Isner won in three sets in 'just' 2 hours 3 minutes
- Isner & Mahut became close friends over the years
- Isner sent Mahut a card when Mahut's son was born
- HBO released a mockumentary titled '7 Days in Hell'
- 12-12 tiebreaks were introduced at Wimbledon in 2019
- Wimbledon posted the full match on YouTube in 2020
- One day I'll rewatch it, but that day hasn't come yet
- It had never happened and it'll never happen again
- I'll always remember where I was the last two days
- Thanks for the memories, @JohnIsner & @nmahut

[Vithushan Ehantharajah @Vitu_E]

🤌🏿