Adam Bate

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Yan Diomande interview.

🔺 Moving to United States
🔺 Trials at Crystal Palace
🔺 Studying Vini & Mbappe
🔺 Adjusting to Leipzig life
🔺 World Cup vs Germany
🔺 Plans after the summer

“I want to be one of the best.”

https://t.co/2kFgYVmIMG

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Arne Slot had to go. Obvious given the mood at Anfield. But Andoni Iraola is very interesting. Exciting, with caveats.

The 48 games that Liverpool are guaranteed next season are already more than he has ever managed in a season at a top-flight club. https://t.co/5rJgWhKFlG

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Arsenal were close and the progress is obvious but this was a chance missed.

PSG’s key men had been subbed and you fancied David Raya more in a penalty shootout. A long road back but scope for Mikel Arteta to upgrade.

Thoughts and stats from Budapest. https://t.co/ppSkwBfsNj

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On Ederson and what he can bring to Manchester United. Seems a sensible signing with more midfielders to come.

“This is a player with very particular characteristics who can develop even more in … the Premier League." #mufc

https://t.co/HkY0jLGzrn

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Interview with Andrea Pirlo.

Enjoyed talking to him about Vitinha and Luis Enrique, as well as his own game and how football has changed.

“It was not so bad once. You could afford technically skilled players without speed. Whereas now…” https://t.co/KtLzKjsDRE

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Interview with Benfica goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin on what still makes Jose Mourinho special, why the ‘crazy’ Roberto De Zerbi changed how he saw football, and how he feels about that goal against Real Madrid now.

https://t.co/VrOId0dGeL

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Liverpool have had problems finishing chances and defending set pieces all season but it is the creativity under scrutiny now. Worst for a decade. Plus, how Chelsea targeted their right side.

https://t.co/Nju370hfOl

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On Bruno Fernandes and those creativity numbers. Been so good for so long and deserves the acclaim.

#mufc

https://t.co/65XGXuk1tf

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Interview with John McGinn.

Trying to end Aston Villa’s trophy wait. “It would mean everything.” And why captaincy is about more than football.

He is beloved but this next game against Forest could be defining. “We all know what is at stake.” #avfc

https://t.co/kstuZyJLjD

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What’s happened to Alexis Mac Allister? On the reasons, tactical and physical, for his poor form at Liverpool.

Plus: Conor Gallagher’s running for Tottenham and Merlin Röhl’s specific role for Everton against Man City.

https://t.co/1rG8wOcis3

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How Wolves Women bounced back from promotion controversy last season to find themselves one game away again — and this time the application from the club has gone in. “We know it can be life-changing.”
#wwfc

https://t.co/wKFOrgL0KN

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Interview with Sofie Junge Pedersen.

“Words can be a little bit empty. It is easy to just say words, come up with messages that you want less poverty in the world, that you want every kid to have an education.”

On why she prefers to take action.

https://t.co/keg5Uo0oiQ

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@DaniRussell16 Thanks, Dani!

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Harry Kane can do it all and he has been consistently brilliant for a decade but a best Ballon d’Or finish of tenth suggests that he needs to boss the really big games to get the credit that he deserves. Opportunities ahead…

https://t.co/w4Q9urOLkt

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Interview with James Milner.

Found this very interesting as he goes into good tactical detail and reflects on how he has seen the game change.

Particularly insightful on how players are less inclined to solve problems on the pitch without the manager.

https://t.co/wU7NlFfveD

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‘Bayern were brilliant after PSG’s fifth goal’ seems a daft thing to say but…

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How Borussia Dortmund stopped worrying about results when overhauling their academy. Now bringing through a batch of new talent.

Went to meet academy manager Paul Schaffran to talk Samuele Inacio, Luca Reggiani, Mathis Albert and more. #bvb https://t.co/xSn7FzFqdZ

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Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White is the top scorer in the Premier League this year. How’s it happened?

🔻 Finding space in a new position
🔻 Free under Pereira — with a twist
🔻 Sangare’s key role in midfield

https://t.co/CjEW24F3nq

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@Footballfilth1 I’ve been writing about these topics for years.

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Interview with José Alberto, head coach of Racing Santander, who’s taken his team to the top of the table.

He’s done it defying tactical conventions, instead seeing football as ‘a living system, where the team flows rather than being strictly organised.’ https://t.co/PzDpofjCko

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@KevHughesie Thanks Kevin, coincidence to see you mentioning Alex and Jose Alberto on those messages having just published interviews with both!

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Met up with Alex Clapham in Madrid to discuss life as one of the most widely travelled young English coaches around.

From contributing to promotions with Vasco da Gama and Genoa to his 18 months at Borussia Dortmund and learning from Nico Schlotterbeck. https://t.co/KrcH5MqwuU