How Football Actually Works

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The game of football can be divided, split, and broken down into many elements. But as a team, there are certain passages of play you will always encounter.
In this video, we will explain the 10 categories of phases of play; In-possession, out of possession, transitions, and set-pieces.
Explained by Eric Laurie. Illustrated by Philippe Fenner.
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Not sure if this is the most complicated way of explaining a simple game, or the simplest way of explaining a complicated game… Either way, it’s fascinating. Top work

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Ole telling his coaching staff: WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!!

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Good idea this, not everybody who enjoys watching football necessarily knows the formalities of it

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Ole: "Oh, this is fantastic." *Adds to favourites.

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Good, I was very confused on football after watching multiple games of Man United

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Football has changed so much, on one hand it’s a science but can completely be derailed by a moment of genius or a simple mistake. And you don’t have to understand any of this to be a lifetime fan

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Understanding the game in-depth makes watching it 100x times better and fun

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I love how he said set pieces can often be overlooked and he proceeds with his statement😂

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PSG be like: "SEND THEM ALL AHEAD!! THEY CAN'T STOP ALL OF US!!"

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This is actually what i have been asking myself after watching barcelona this season.

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I'd love to see more videos explaining these basic terms and concepts in more depth. I'm new to soccer, and have been watching a lot of this channel and Tifo IRL in an effort to piece together an understanding of the "tactics" and "systems" that the pundits are always talking about.

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The Video we never thought we needed ❤️

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Just in time for a new football manager game. Lovely

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Finally, Tifo is making sense of this thing we keep watching every week

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This video is the most coaching Harry maguire has ever received in his block head

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Like a lot of Americans I didn’t grow up playing the sport and have only started following it later in life. I’ve picked up a lot of stuff for watching games but this video was very informative for someone like myself.