Wimbledon have a substitutes coach

[@VogJam]

All that and he’s got a massive football for a head. Inspiring stuff.

[@sriramm3473]

And has jaundice 🥺🥺

[@benwilcock2786]

It's no wonder he can't see out of his right eye

[@LightYagami47]

@@sriramm3473 Nah he's from the Simpsons' universe

[@UserName-br5zu]

He’s got a good footballing brain.

[@007Fusiion]

I almost spat my tea out

[@anestojaga6442]

This is so obviously useful, why hasn't anyone thought of it before. You can literally have players who are designated subs, make them have specific training sessions throughout the season geared towards playing 30 mins instead of 90. Imagine the way you can grab control of a game by subbing on three players who get a flying start and know exactly how to take advantage of their time, instead of just putting on a striker and hoping for the best

[@brianmuimi]

Are you talking about Ole Gunnar😂😂

[@anestojaga6442]

@@brianmuimi lmao somebody please send him this video

[@msgpatient7850]

@@brianmuimi he would've done a better job being a super sub again compared to coaching tbh.

[@thehappyloaf]

This was quite literally Mitchy Batshuayi's job at Chelsea

[@colstoun4762]

It’s been common place in rugby (and other attritional sports) for years. Especially in high impact positions like Prop and Flanker. I think through the years there have been a few players like ole at Man U and Batman at Chelsea. I believe due to the lack of physicality in football the benefits haven’t been as obvious as in a contact heavy sport like rugby. More and more football is taking on influences from other sports in the management side as the margins get smaller between success and failure and the incremental benefit of general “coaching” slows… which is why you are an increasingly seeing “smaller” clubs and managers draw from other sports and other industries. Long story short… “needs musts” probably.

[@vecterpls]

This guy in the bottom leagues really just went and invented a whole new type of coach out of nowhere.

[@no1fanofthepals]

league 1 isn't that far down from the premier league. only the third division

[@skbd_sgm]

Yes and to put it in comparison there are 24 divisons

[@thewelshwarrior4634]

He didn't really, he nicked it from rugby, this has been a thing in rugby for a few years. The South Africa coach (Rassie Erasmus) famously used the 'bomb squad' in the World cup final; the bomb squad consists of doing all your subs in one location (attack) in one go, all of whom intentionally train together so can attack in reheresed patterns. I know he's taken it from Rugby because these types of subs are called 'finishers' in rugby talk so seem likely he's adapted that idea. Credit to him for taking the idea, adapting it a getting a job out of it though.

[@iankooistra9084]

@@thewelshwarrior4634 Taking things from rugby, like Pep!

[@hb3393]

When I read the title I thought it was a coach who would replace the manager at half time if the game was going badly 😂

[@dingnghetakhiangte3870]

Sameee

[@hauntingpuns]

Congrats, you've just invented a new role and revolutionised football forever

[@L.Rajakumar]

True

[@DequanClarke]

Hahaha yooo same 🤣😂😂

[@engurland]

Everyone tell your dads this in 10 minutes so we can have the world's largest synchronised "now I've heard it all."

[@imsurfingontheearthimasurf5975]

whoa did you hear that echo

[@kamranhussain2210]

If United get a substitute coach, they would get Donny Van de Beek, he has lots of experience of being on the bench, and meets the lack of coaching experience which all the United coaches have.

[@Pikmii]

🤣🤣 Boom!

[@TheS1lentX]

He's not used to getting off the bench tho, sadly

[@ayo2064]

War flashbacks of the Europa League final where Ole completely forgot about the bench until the second half of extra time

[@DollyRanch]

But Ole is the super sub

[@daviesugo7641]

@@ayo2064 and brought in tofu Mensa as left back to increase offensive production 😂😂😂

[@Ruminations09]

Our current coaching staff are all phenomenal, in my opinion. Robbo has been a great head coach who has brought a lot of new energy into the club. Tuvey's analytics and second opinions compliment Robbo well. Sammy Lander has been a great addition and revolutionized the way we treat our subs - because of him, our subs have become our most impactful players and have caused most of our goals this season to come in the closing stages of the game. We are still a very small club with a miniscule budget - we will be for the foreseeable future - but we are squeezing the absolute most out of every pound and that brings me immense joy as a Wimbledon fan.

[@Ren_1090]

Well if the data is anything to go off of, this certainly seems to be working. Good on them!

[@BenBen-yx6ug]

Promoted next year Pld w d l pts 46 30 10 6 90 All goal's scored by the team will be after 75 min's and every scorer a sub lol

[@lkgpuanimho0349]

Especially with 5 subs now becoming a standard, this will become more common.

[@andrew7taylor]

I'm not sure that it will, but I'm certain that it should. Fans, press and coaches would rail against it as they do against every single new thing. It's human nature to be wary of some new untried thing, even if it makes sense.

[@iqbaalmiah138]

Honestly really want 5 subs to be a permanent addition.

[@lonestarr1490]

​@@andrew7taylor I haven't heard a single person rail against 5 subs, yet. My impression is that everyone's happy about it. Except FIFA/UEFA, for some reason.

[@TheS1lentX]

@@lonestarr1490 I heard that excluding the big 6 in the epl most of the rest wants to remain the 3 sub rule as allowing them to sub 5 players can give them massive tactics flexibility (although it's quite a while ago I've heard of this)

[@nithilanamudhan6260]

@@lonestarr1490 teams other than the big 6 in the premiere league don't want it cuz they don't have a strong bench like the top 6. Also they don't have the money to get quality guys as backups

[@edburt9067]

This gives me strong moneyball vibes. In 10-15 years everyone will be doing this.

[@kinley7]

Was thinking the exact same thing

[@ritchierich2793]

Brentford FC has entered this chat space..

[@dickmccarthy9496]

I think these stats are norm already in big clubs. Big clubs will stat everything.

[@andynosretep007]

Wow, this is incredible. In my opinion the best way to understand the concept in the video is. "You are not a substitute, You are a finisher". The expectations for a finisher are high while the expectations for a substitute are low.

[@Pelsjager]

Surprising at first, but makes total sense. Re-naming them 'finishers' makes me think of 'closers' in baseball. Actually very important, not some second-rank 'sub'.

[@LMarcon11]

Yes, that reminded me of bullpen usage in baseball

[@robert2690]

Fax. You come on the game at the 80th minute and “FINISH” the game.

[@Aust1n316]

I simply love the tifo merch song it's so odd that it's just catchy

[@Aust1n316]

Do a music video

[@TwistedSoul2002]

It’s lame af.

[@andrei19238]

@@TwistedSoul2002 ye

[@andytc4840]

the from Australia to Antarctica bit was geographically amusing (they're relatively close)

[@lebanesegooner]

same man it's so underrated

[@aakarmamtora3470]

"Merchandise", another hit single by the band tifo after their debut song "tom worville is stuck in a scattergram".

[@thisIsFunnyLolz]

I honestly always wondered why subs didnt do harder warm ups in general and during half time when it is just so lackadaisical with them taking awhile to get warm when subbed in since they weren't fully ready limiting their impact and when I would not start it would dishearten me and this seems to be a great solution to that good on them

[@geoemm]

Our game is evolving, evolving all the time.

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

This is absolutely revolutionary. It’s so simple but yet seemingly so effective!

[@jerkov420]

Just what Manchester United need for Donny Van De Beek!. But on a serious note, I think Chelsea needs to adopt this tactic too, seeing all the talent they have (rotating and actually playing) on the bench

[@deeznoots6241]

Yeah clubs really underutilise the power of substitutions, instead of using them as backups you can use them to put on fresh players and drastically change how your team plays

[@bluebros.7266]

The name on the data kills me 💀💀💀 Blane Scoreballs 😭

[@dingnghetakhiangte3870]

Yeahhh he scores some balls😂😂😂😂

[@12thMandalorian]

What an incredibly interesting concept, can easily see this becoming the norm, especially in the lower leagues and EFL

[@robert2690]

It makes sense. Subs barely play 45+ minutes per game. So having them spend 20+ minute training intensively so when they come off the bench and play at 70th minute, they can impact the game in 20 minutes. Very smart. So imagine you have 11 backup players, your “B team”, and put them on an intense training drills for 20+ minute.

[@jackRB54]

Very interesting concept, and if the data shows that's its working, which it seems so, it definitely begs the question of "how has no-one thought of this before?". There have definitely been players in the past who have excelled as "super-subs", so perhaps no-one's thought of it at a squad level rather than just specific players? Good on Sammy for being a potential trailblazer, and good on AFC Wimbledon on giving this guy a chance.

[@tomsimmonds6258]

Honestly , football coaching seems so far behind other sports , I’m really surprised this hasn’t been happening for years

[@Superdelphinus]

Which other sports have substitute coaches?

[@derptube2148]

@@Superdelphinus not specifically substitute coaches but this concept of having players on the bench be specifically prepared and warmed up to come on late into a match has been around for years. The way that Lander calls them finishers sounds like he almost took direct inspiration from the South African Rugby team which just won the World Cup.

[@LMarcon11]

@@Superdelphinus complementing the response above, a bunch of other sports have a better usage of the bench such as basketball (although players can be substituted and come in again) and baseball (bullpen usage and "reserve"/relief pitchers having a specific role, maximizing their value)

[@RD-wg9em]

@@LMarcon11 position coaching in general, look at an nfl team and how they have coaches for each position, and coordinators for units (like offence and defence) to maximise efficiency

[@Superdelphinus]

@@RD-wg9em they have a lot of positional coaches in football too. Interesting re the rugby examples - I wonder what impact it would have on football if unlimited subs were introduced a la NFL. Personally, I think allowing 5-6 substitutions would be really beneficial, especially in the heavy pressing styles of today. Would also give more youngsters important game time too I reckon, and Prius reduce injuries.

[@victornunez6001]

This is very good for the development of players who don't get many minutes as well. Very similar concept to what basketball has with the 6th man and game finishers.

[@jetfire92]

Signing Chris Cross and Paul Goals in my FUT

[@sizwe.amabaso732]

4:32 Kicky Mckickface is the twin brother of Boaty Mcboatface

[@JustinWelchUK]

Does anyone else find themselves singing the merchandise song even when they're not watching a tifo video? I love it more every time I hear it

[@JimmyNDriver]

Fantastic and innovative idea, yet so simple thats it’s hard to believe it’s taken until now for somebody to think of it! Well done Sammy and all at Wimbledon, fantastic club 👏

[@danpreston564]

I woke up this morning with the merch song in my head. I can’t handle this.

[@drewwalton5973]

Tito NEED to make a video about Wimbledon FC moving to MK, something truly unique to happen in English Football and with their usual standard of journalism would be great to hear all the details and look at it as a case study

[@zachooo7285]

So true, can’t believe they haven’t already

[@MagpieLee]

Excellent stuff. It won't be long before the more teams look at this approach and eventually, the national teams

[@kylianhaaland7054]

Sammy Lander is a visionary. He also told tifo to do business with that merch song lol

[@CianMcCabe98]

Reminds me of closing pitchers in baseball-they dont start-they’re not expected to have the stamina to play the whole game but they come on specifically to close the game out, a similar trend has happened in rugby lately too

[@DRW-808]

This is innovative and a good way of seeing things differently. It won’t be long before other teams start doing this. It’ll probably take Everton around 10-15years to consider it, we still haven’t employed a set piece/throw in specialist and give the ball away from a throw on average 8 times out of 10 and under 10 seconds from the throw.

[@StairwellTheCat]

I love the simple brilliance of this.

[@AkersJohn]

Makes sense, especially at the lower (League 1 and down) level. Hiring a coach, part time or not, to guide a subset of players on specific roles, and approach(es) for an upcoming, and during, a game is significantly cheaper than getting a Premier League/Championship m̶e̶r̶c̶e̶n̶a̶r̶y̶ loanee. Or... paying for 2 or 3 players, who you hope are good. Others in the comments have said it, surprised nobody has done this before.

[@vahgeuvje10]

Tifo, love the bee-gees imitation!

[@scepticrat]

Great video on an excellent idea. Much love to you from the rivers of North America!

[@kjvitor3125]

Fells like the kind of thing that would really help VDB

[@vitumbikovinkhumbo452]

Just listened to this dude on a podcast. Amazing.

[@jaywkl7]

It’s fascinating that football is starting to bring this in. If one is to search England Rugby, coach Eddie Jones had this term “Finishers” for his bench players for a while now! Never thought much about it until this video though. Always thought it was fancy terminology

[@oghenevwegbaarijovwode4395]

It becomes a relay, the other starts, you finish, all supper intense knowing you will pick up the baton at a certain time, your mind is focused, your energy level is pumped up. See it as a relay race, It’s simply putting on the perfect finisher.

[@Spiedi2012]

just went on spotify and I am saddened to not find the Tifo Merch Song ANYWHERE.

[@JoshAston23]

I read about this the other day. They also have a Throw-in Coach and a Restarts Coach for goal kicks and set pieces

[@Goozero1]

Looking at Mark Noble in the PL, and Marcus Rashford in the Euros missing pens after coming off the bench, this makes a lot of sense.

[@BestBoyPatrick]

This makes so much sense... why has no one else done this?

[@mattmca7867]

In some other sports the finishing team is nearly more important than the starting team

[@supingo3339]

Best merch promo ever!

[@antonioreis8394]

As someone who played a coach for my school most of this season, I understand this more than I care to admit

[@subcinctus]

the pes graphics at 3:33 are terrific, very accurate

[@subhamjyotibiswas588]

This is innovative thinking. A few years down the line, this make a strong case for itself and will be implemented by top bosses. I hope Mark Robinson and Sammy Lander get their due credits and are remembered as pioneers of something, which has the potential to bring about a big change.

[@alitem3364]

Voice of an angel....

[@christasdaka07]

This guy knows how to explain thumbs up!

[@adammcallister2260]

I hope Dane Dangerbox has a good season. He sounds like a player with a lot of give.

[@sportsjefe]

The trick is to get the most out of Kicky McKickface, he can bring real value.

[@bruv312]

I love this approach! Reminds me of rugby subs, even though it’s a different sport, still a lot more bloody affective then subs in football. Planned out better at least. you don’t just come on to replace a player that can’t do it anymore, you come on to change the game, make a real difference!

[@realtalk169]

Very sensible... I've been a sub player and according to the atmosphere of the game, when i join an intense game from the bench, I hardly impact.

[@mattburland8105]

Seems like a good idea. Especially from a motivational point-of-view. But don't the subs miss out on any potential half-time tactical talk? I guess they can get caught up after the game restarts and before they (potentially) go on?

[@Moleoflands]

Most of the time, unless they are being brought on, it isn't aimed at them anyway

[@Bagster321]

1:28 A Womble! Yes!!!

[@dbda100]

I love the tifo merch song! It's incredible!

[@dheaalgani937]

This is really usefule especially in national team when the starting XI and the subs are equal

[@maxlar0ur]

Breaking: Manchester United have hired a tactics coach to assist Solskjaer

[@drex5160]

Nah... they're just gonna substitute the manager🤣 Ole's gonna be the new super sub manager just like he's playing days.

[@dazbog89]

Do they only do the warm ups and drills during the half time or are they continuing their warm up during the second half? If former, and a player is subbed on in the 70th minute, that means he has cooled down in the 25 minutes since the half time. That would be my only problem with this. Labeling them as finishers not substitutes and using this to motivate and give purpose to the subs seems a great idea tho.

[@edinan9]

Wow, this is such a simple, but yet genius idea

[@eddpaul7106]

Never thought I'd see my club in a tifo vid, I can die happy now

[@matthewmcneany]

The innovation is really interesting and impressive (though I imagine some clubs are already doing some of these things and would lump them in with sports psychology), perhaps even moreso that it's come out of a lower league, but it kinda worries me that the more of these marginal gains which come at costs (say £20,000 a year) which are relativly high for a non-league or even league 1 or 2 club but are trivial for a PL or Championship outfit. If eveyone who can afford to starts hiring a subs coach it'll only make the gulf between the top level and lower leagues bigger.

[@iancrasta3479]

I don't know why I always keep listening to the tifo merch song after every video

[@33bceltics]

I think every supporter wants their team to hire a sub coach after this video

[@usmanrulezzz]

Brilliant idea. I believe a lot more clubs will pick up on it.

[@Pikmii]

Well if clubs can have a sleep coach then almost nothing surprises me. Good idea and great video.

[@2RU-STORI]

This Is Brilliant & Innovative. 💚

[@laoganmafootballclub6632]

GENIUS

[@manslayerpupil]

4:30 Kicky McKickface I always knew Tifo were men of culture

[@shanemandem]

Make a video about the most capped footballer, Soh Chin Aun (Day 1)

[@Supermac97451]

Joe Devine channelling Jack Black for the end of the Merch plug makes me happy

[@masterofnone554]

With the 5 substitute rule being widely adopted and plans to add more games, i suspect this is going to become a regular thing. Football is already moving towards a squad game rather than the best 11.

[@sambrown5208]

Is it weird that I can't stop singing the Tifo merch song? Unlikely Christmas number one...

[@AodhanBeag]

Corners McGee showing he’s there for more that just corner kicks

[@davidashmore3929]

Does tifo have a merchandise coach? Very interesting video, thank you.

[@JPzizou]

When i first read this i was thinking about the tennis tournament and very confused

[@karles7795]

Tifo sensible merchandise video: “And now for our sensible merchandise pick, Ibrahim Sangare.”

[@partgamer182]

Do the goalkeepers warm up too? Like shots at them

[@prateekmishra6692]

Seems a great idea tbh. Only thing is, the subs all miss the manager's team talk, which could create gaps in understanding between the starters and the subs

[@Moleoflands]

Unless being subbed on immediately, it seldom applies to them

[@GodMcQueen]

*This is great content.*

[@BigBigVideos]

I'm not sure why we needed to know the guy is blind in one eye

[@torbenbehmer8481]

Here’s a question about the Athletic subscription: I love the work y’all do at Tifo, and all of the football coverage. The in-depth coverage and analysis of the beautiful game is what gets me interested. But, if I may be blunt, I have no interest in subscribing to a Bleacher Report style of coverage of all sports. Seeing that the Athletic is a US firm, and seeing the US homepage being overwhelmingly other sports I don’t care about, how can I ensure I subscribe to the real deal (aka the UKs site)? Is it a package deal, and I just set my preferences to UK rather than US (I live in the US)? Thanks for advising. I’d love to support y’all more.

[@grahaaam123]

Get strong Mighty Boosh vibes off the merch song, love it

[@LeroyzkiSmithsonian]

Someone pls get Nuno one of these, cuz he’s trippin

[@SF-bb4ob]

Bro pls i swear hes going to do a triple sub in the 92nd minute.

[@Priyanshhh1189]

😭😭🤣👍 yeah

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

We have money at Newcastle we need someone like this in all honesty. Like charity any help is a blessing.

[@outofgoose1165]

It would be useful to know what size t-shirts the 'models' are wearing.

[@treehousekohtao]

This has been coming from Southern hemisphere rugby over the past ten years. In fact 'finishers' (aka impact players) are so dynamic now against tired opponents, there may be new rules against it soon. Not the same problem in football.

[@MYFootballCollection]

Came for the informative video, stayed for the Tifo Merch tune 🎵

[@koy4191]

Is a coach dedicated soley to have people warm up something new, though? A good friend of mine had that exact role at a lower leagues club in Germany a few years back...

[@justkeepingtabs1]

Kicky mckickface so impactful! 😂

[@riftalexa3904]

Cn't wait for this to be implemented in fm one day

[@reeceh8048]

This is a very interesting concept and if the results keeo coming, I can see other teams probably start to do the same

[@aziz.mp4]

Ole needed one of those in the Villarreal game.

[@rorygough8044]

This is embarrassingly revolutionary

[@patricksperspective99]

Joe needs to make an album 😂😂

[@thehappyloaf]

4:29 May we never let Kicky McKickface die

[@beachgaara]

It makes sense now I've watched it. In baseball you don't have substitute pitchers, you have relief pitchers and closers. They know why they exist, what their goals are, their strengths and weaknesses. It seems a bit archaic to refer to footballers as just generic substitutes.