Ingebrigt Skollerud

[David Garcia @IJaSport]

This is what happens when two people don’t have a clear definition of a football term. It’s two people speaking past each other, two people not having an understanding of what the word means, or an agreement of what the word means. Therefore, they’re talking about two separate things.

I thought Thomas Tuchel’s interview after England’s game was a prime example of this. The interviewer asks about mentality. I assume he’s asking whether the players’ mindset was right, whether the decision making was right, whether England lacked something mentally because they made technical mistakes, didn’t play fast enough, and made the game more difficult than it needed to be.

Whereas Tuchel takes the word mentality somewhere else. He takes it back to commitment, to the drive, to the non-negotiables that the England team have to have in order to compete in a tournament like this one; Making recovery run, making tackles, making blocks, fighting through adversity.

That is how I perceived Tuchel’s answer. Now, that doesn’t necessarily mean my definition is correct either. That’s actually the point. I perceive mentality in one way, Tuchel potentially perceives it in a slightly different way. The interviewer potentially perceives it in another way, and suddenly one word has three different meanings.

This happens all the time in football. We use these vague terms without clear definitions. There isn’t a clear, specific way to speak to each other about certain things, so conversations become really difficult. Take the word intensity. One coach means sprinting, another means pressing, another means concentration, another means speed of play. They all use exactly the same word, but they’re talking about completely different behaviours. The same thing happens with confidence, aggression, composure, quality, structure, control, even positional play.

Sometimes we think we’re debating football, but we’re debating definitions. Jon Mackenzie put this really well: “Sometimes I feel like you can apply Wittgenstein’s maxim to the modern tactical conversation: There are no tactical problems, only linguistic problems. Most of the tactical debates of the present seem to swirl around a lack of clarity regarding the terms involved.”

And I think this especially happens between coaches and players. A coach says, “We need more intensity.” The player hears, “Run more.” The coach might actually mean press earlier, arrive faster, recover with more urgency, play forward quicker, or compete harder in the next duel. That is where vague language becomes a coaching problem.

The actionable tip is simple: give vague terms actionable language. If you want more intensity, tell the player what that looks like. Press when the pass travels. Recover inside the ball. Arrive before the receiver can turn. Play the next pass forward. Sprint beyond the ball after you release it. Now the player has something they can actually see, do, and repeat.

[Ingebrigt Skollerud @skollerud]

@thecasualultra 🥹🥹🥹

[Helmer @Helmerrrr]

HamKam fortsetter å hente fra Østlandet⚽️

Ullerngutt Ola Rye (19) er klar for HamKam.
Den høyreiste forsvarsspilleren har (kun) 22 kamper i 2.div å vise til fordelt på Ullern og Grorud.

Kammas overganger siste året vitner om god kontroll på Østlandet.

https://t.co/ztDruHKM3h

[Endre Lübeck @endrelub]

Visste at jeg hadde sett det magiske touchet der til Felix Horn Myhre én gang tidligere

[OptaJohan @OptaJohan]

6 - Felix Myhre created six chances on his international debut against Kazakhstan tonight, the highest number ever for a Norway player in a single UEFA Nations League game. Beginnings.

[NorskFotball @Norskfotball2]

💪 @UllernFotball slår et sterkt @KFUMOslo 2 1-0 på Ekeberg og plasserer seg bak topp fem-lagene i 3. divisjon avdeling 3📈

[Ingebrigt Skollerud @skollerud]

@UllernEliteSr3 👏👏👏

[Dagsavisen @Dagsavisen]

I dag er det seriestart i 3. divisjon. Slik tror vi det går med Frigg, Nordstrand, Ullern, Gamle Oslo og Oppsal (+) https://t.co/TAEmZwlON6

[Ingebrigt Skollerud @skollerud]

💙🖤

[Stabæk Fotball @Stabaek]

Brage Tobiassen har signert en treårsavtale😁🤝🏻

Takk til @UllernFotball for samarbeid💙

Les mer her: https://t.co/0foCRm7fca

[Pål Karstensen @Karstis]

Etter nedrykket har @UllernFotball bytta ut store deler av troppen. Lørdag tok de årets første seier i Obos Supercup. (+) https://t.co/TXiqwHHmHQ

[Lars Tjærnås @Tjaernas]

Denne kampen tar jeg . Den bør hele idretten ta . For barn, for unge, for bredde, for topp- og mest av alt for alle hverdagshelter der ute. De som jobber natt og dag uten lønn for idretten. De som sparer samfunnet for milliarder. De fortjener bedre https://t.co/FlnM7IR04c

[Anders Johansson @RojoAnders]

The cat's out of the bag! Jeg, @MariusJacobsen9 og @D_Thon har begynt å lage podcast. "Bakrommet" vil ta deg med på ukentlige taktiske dypdykk hvor vi diskuterer forskjellige lag og trenere 🔍

Her er første episode. Tema: Helstrups Tromsø 🔥
https://t.co/fWvrHcWcDB

[Ullern Fotball @UllernFotball]

https://t.co/Wefd4T56cP Lurer du på hvorfor vi gjør som vi gjør på treningsfeltet i Ullern Fotball? Enten du er på innsiden eller utsiden av klubben, dette er interessant lesning fra utviklingsleder @RunarMathiassen 🔎⚽️🔴⚪️

[Eduardo Hagn @EduardoHagn]

But when it’s Arsenal… https://t.co/QyAGoK30Bv

[Ullern Elite Senior C @UllernEliteSr3]

Vi safer inn 4-7 mot et toppet Gamle Oslo og vi sikrer herved 1.plass 🤝 Beklager dårlige oppdateringer mot slutten, feiringen måtte komme først.

Takk for i år! VI SKAL TIL 7. DIVISJON!

[Gunners @Gunnersc0m]

A reminder.

[Stabæk Fotball @Stabaek]

For nøyaktig 30 år siden inntok vi toppfotballen for alvor, da vi sikret opprykk borte mot Os🤩

Nå, som en hyllest til “trollmennene fra Os” har vi laget en helt spesiell tredjedrakt inspirert av den gangen eventyret virkelig startet💙

[Erlend Hatland @E_hatland]

Felix Horn Myhre > Markus Solbakken.

[Martin Hornburg @Martinhornburg]

Vi er en gjeng som har ytret våre tanker om situasjonen i Stabæk i lokalavisen i dag #stabæk #eliteserien https://t.co/azeJleV0yk #stabæk