# Tactics Journal

> Analyzing football tactics. Football writing by Kyle Boas.

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## Recent posts
- [Why aren't we using exoskeletons more](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/09/why-aren-t-we-using-exoskeletons-more.md) (2026-11-09)
- [Ferguson's ruthless trust](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/11/09.md) (2026-11-09)
- [Simplify](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/08/simplify.md) (2026-11-08)
- [Michael Carrick on Sir Alex Ferguson's ruthlessness and making every player want to please him](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/08/michael-carrick-on-sir-alex-ferguson-s-ruthlessness-and-making-every-player-want-to-please-him.md) (2026-11-08)
- [Freedom](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/11/08.md) (2026-11-08)
- [Jérémy Doku has lost possession 67 times across his last three Premier League games](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/07/jeremy-doku-has-lost-possession-67-times-across-his-last-three-premier-league-games.md) (2026-11-07)
- [Fabian Hurzeler on his three-step process for positioning wide players](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/07/fabian-hurzeler-on-his-three-step-process-for-positioning-wide-players.md) (2026-11-07)
- [Luis Enrique kept most of PSG's key players below half of the available Ligue 1 minutes](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/07/luis-enrique-kept-most-of-psg-s-key-players-below-half-of-the-available-ligue-1-minutes.md) (2026-11-07)
- [Football has no gender](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/07/football-has-no-gender.md) (2026-11-07)
- [Thomas Frank analyses how Gabri Veiga helped Porto overcome Napoli's man-to-man press as UEFA Technical Observer](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/07/thomas-frank-analyses-how-gabri-veiga-helped-porto-overcome-napoli-s-man-to-man-press-as-uefa-techni.md) (2026-11-07)
- [In scenario games, the coach changes space, numbers, rules and goals so children find their own solutions](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/07/in-scenario-games-the-coach-changes-space-numbers-rules-and-goals-so-children-find-their-own-solutio.md) (2026-11-07)
- [Language as a coaching barrier](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/11/07.md) (2026-11-07)
- [Pass and move, pass and move, my friend](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/07/pass-and-move-pass-and-move-my-friend.md) (2026-11-07)
- [Franck Haise turned down Premier League clubs because he felt his English was not good enough](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/06/franck-haise-turned-down-premier-league-clubs-because-he-felt-his-english-was-not-good-enough.md) (2026-11-06)
- [Hot feedback, cold value](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/11/06.md) (2026-11-06)
- [Pav Singh on the 'advice monster' and delaying gratification as a coach developer](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/05/pav-singh-on-the-advice-monster-and-delaying-gratification-as-a-coach-developer.md) (2026-11-05)
- [Jamie Carragher on why Liverpool's expensive squad is not as good or balanced as it should be](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/05/jamie-carragher-on-why-liverpool-s-expensive-squad-is-not-as-good-or-balanced-as-it-should-be.md) (2026-11-05)
- [Comparable players outside the Premier League earn about half as much, and ratings explain wages far less than market value](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/05/comparable-players-outside-the-premier-league-earn-about-half-as-much-and-ratings-explain-wages-far.md) (2026-11-05)
- [Corner plans on the boardroom table](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/11/05.md) (2026-11-05)
- [Club Brugge set-piece coach Jarne Kesteloot sends the club's directors a detailed corner plan before every match](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/04/club-brugge-set-piece-coach-jarne-kesteloot-sends-the-club-s-directors-a-detailed-corner-plan-before.md) (2026-11-04)
- [Preparation by design](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/11/04.md) (2026-11-04)
- [Unai Emery holds three video sessions with his players before every game, personally designing and editing each one](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/03/unai-emery-holds-three-video-sessions-with-his-players-before-every-game-personally-designing-and-ed.md) (2026-11-03)
- [The goalkeeper’s late-game focus](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/11/03.md) (2026-11-03)
- [Reading the goalkeeper's body language](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/02/reading-the-goalkeeper-s-body-language.md) (2026-11-02)
- [The spaces man-marking concedes](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/11/02.md) (2026-11-02)
- [Man-to-man defending means choosing which spaces to concede](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/01/man-to-man-defending-means-choosing-which-spaces-to-concede.md) (2026-11-01)
- [Build around personality](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/11/01.md) (2026-11-01)
- [Have a personality](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/11/01/have-a-personality.md) (2026-11-01)
- [Coaching with better questions](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/10/31.md) (2026-10-31)
- [Renewal while competing](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/10/30.md) (2026-10-30)
- [Boston Celtics head coach uses Claude to help develop coaching strategies and game plans](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/10/30/boston-celtics-head-coach-uses-claude-to-help-develop-coaching-strategies-and-game-plans.md) (2026-10-30)
- [Vertical space](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/10/30/vertical-space.md) (2026-10-30)
- [Carlo Ancelotti on Brazil's renewal project and developing young players](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/10/29/carlo-ancelotti-on-brazil-s-renewal-project-and-developing-young-players.md) (2026-10-29)
- [Defiance after setback](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/10/29.md) (2026-10-29)
- [There are far greater issues in the world then a torn Achilles](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/10/29/there-are-far-greater-issues-in-the-world-then-a-torn-achilles.md) (2026-10-29)
- [Attack the blind side](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/10/28.md) (2026-10-28)
- [Haaland: 'I love playing on the blind side'](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/10/27/haaland-i-love-playing-on-the-blind-side.md) (2026-10-27)
- [Deserved](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/10/27.md) (2026-10-27)
- [Today was on the manager](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/10/27/today-was-on-the-manager.md) (2026-10-27)
- [Cesc Fàbregas breaks down Lucas Da Cunha’s positioning during the build-up phase](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/10/26/cesc-fabregas-breaks-down-lucas-da-cunha-s-positioning-during-the-build-up-phase.md) (2026-10-26)
- [Personality](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/10/26/personality.md) (2026-10-26)
- [Think about where they are supposed to be rather than where they should](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/10/25/think-about-where-they-are-supposed-to-be-rather-than-where-they-should.md) (2026-10-25)
- [Defenders as opportunity](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/10/25.md) (2026-10-25)
- [Defenders represent an opportunity](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/10/24/defenders-represent-an-opportunity.md) (2026-10-24)
- [The cost of first contacts](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/10/24.md) (2026-10-24)
- [The problem with corners](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/10/23/the-problem-with-corners.md) (2026-10-23)
- [Quiet roaming](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/10/23.md) (2026-10-23)
- [AMA with Carlon Carpenter](https://tacticsjournal.com/morning/2026/10/22.md) (2026-10-22)
- [James Maddison on 'quiet roaming'](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/10/22/james-maddison-on-quiet-roaming.md) (2026-10-22)
- [AMA with Carlon Carpenter](https://tacticsjournal.com/2026/10/22/ama-with-carlon-carpenter.md) (2026-10-22)

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