Anthony is a football coach back living in Ireland, having spent some time abroad. I caught up with him last weekend at the Multi directional Workshop with Mike Antoniades at the NDSL Development Centre. In this brilliant insight into the Ajax philosophy; Anthony talks about how they implement the methodology both in Holland and...
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This is a pretty amazing story about Ronaldo, I’ll let you decide for yourself.
Cristiano Ronaldo –
“I have to thank my friend Albert Fantrau for my success. We played together for a youth club. When people from sporting arrived, they told us that whoever scored more goals would be be accepted to their...
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So you are probably wondering what I’m taking about: Hatricks by two of the world greatest players and so far this year Ronaldo has scored 6 and Messi has 4. No doubt, Ronaldo’s arrival at Madrid in 2009, has been the makings of Messi sensational scoring and since then the two have, without doubt been the world GREATEST...
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Germany impressed everyone with their attacking displays en route to the semi-finals of the last World Cup, they performed so well at the Euros in Poland, losing to Italy 2-1 in the semi finals and we all saw how they ripped Ireland apart last month at the Aviva.
But it is only 8 years ago that, like Ireland at the recent Euros,...
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The 37 year old is no longer a Juve player and penned this letter to Juventus fans in Corriere Dello Sport.
“It’s not news, but knowing it is ‘official’ still has an effect on me. It is not a sad moment for me, there are no regrets or nostalgia. Not anymore. That’s because I’ve had time to think back over everything that...
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Eduardo Valcarcel is a true inspiration, he is a fantastic coach who inspires everyone around him. I met Eduardo last year in Poland and as well as being an amazing person, he is also a very funny and charismatic man.
Pic: Eduardo at the Football Conference in Poland 2011
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Eduardo Valcárcel impresses the cracks
The...
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Pep Guardiola leaves FCB at the end of the season with 13 trophies in 4 years. Don’t believe there is a manager that has achieved so much in such a short space of time. A truly remarkable feat for any person and particularly to do it with the little coaching/managing experience at the top level.
“I want to thank Pep...
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