#football basics

[didalexiabreakupwitholgayet]

So I’m new to football and all. What does the captain do exactly on the field like why does it matter who wears the band

so captains have different roles, both externally and internally for the team, but the main role is to be the leader, to calm down or motivate the team to victory, and to be the team's representative on the field for any disputes with the other side and referee.

also, the armband is a visible representation for the captain who is playing to signal to everyone on the pitch and to everyone watching from the stands who the leader is.

internal duties on the pitch:

command respect and lead the team on the field

liaison between manager, staff, and rest of team

boost morale for team before the match, on the pitch, and during halftime

external duties on the pitch:

be the team's ambassador pre-match, on the pitch, and after

participate in the coin toss before a match to determine which direction the teams are to attack and prior to a penalty shootout

mediator between referee and rest of team on calls or lack of calls by ref

both alexia and irene are excellent examples of all of the above. and how can we forget alexia's motivating speech from the champions winning season as shown in matchday: queens of the pitch?!

[secretsimpleness]

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[itwaslegendary]

Taylor Swift's interview on CBS Sunday Morning; 25/08/2019

[skitskatdacat63]

okay.

[finemealprompt]

DP x DC Prompt #56

Clark Kent was in the locker room, the last one to finish getting ready for the football game against Smallville's rival: Amity Park.

That's when a dark haired teen came sprinting in, looking around wildly before meeting Clark's eyes.

"Hide me!"

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[towerofluin]

C’mon Raph, don’t noogie the elderly

(Or: finally, communication)

[anachilles]

chapt 5; whiskey neat, coffee black 🥃

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[gammija]

musing about what a translation of the silt verses would sound like and immediately running headfirst into the problem of whether and how to translate 'Sister Carpenter'

[hacash]

Loving how half of my dash is filled with Europeans supporting England through gritted teeth just because they want Spain to lose, and the other half supporting Spain through gritted teeth just because they want England to lose. It's truly beautiful how football brings us all together.

[rolandkaros]

i remember that mana shim said that part of the reason why she didnt want to speak out originally about her abuse was because there was so much concern about the nwsl folding like how the wusa and wps did. that there was this feeling like 'i dont want to be the one to ruin it' because so many of these women had fought so hard to get a professional women's league started in america. these players had a minimum salary of <$7,000 and were expected to try and play full time professional football on that salary. non-national team players had a salary maximum of $31,500. many of them worked multiple jobs to fund their careers.

i can never really take arguments about the quality of women's sports seriously.

women's football was banned completely for 50 years in england. 50 years, the men got to play and learn and improve and adapt. 50 years, the men's game evolved. and 50 years, the women were banned. are you don't think that might have an effect on the sport as a whole? many other women's sports had similar bans at one point or another.

the men can do virtually whatever they like and get paid hundreds of thousands – millions, even.

did you know the manchester united women's team got a brand new, team specific building last season? and in june it was announced that the men's indoor facility would be needing to go under construction so it could be "revamped"? and that the women's facility was handed over to the men for training? and that the women will now train in portable buildings?

but yes, of course. talk to me about the product. talk to me about quality. because we must be objective, we must look at the numbers. its so obvious, of course, the men are simply outperforming the women! the men must be better. there is no other explanation.

[didalexiabreakupwitholgayet]

Hi there! Do you have any advice on learning the more technical side of football? I’m constantly watching games and different leagues but still really only know the basics and am trying to learn the tactical side of it. I didn’t grow up with sport in my family so I’m on my own in this case.

hi anon - i think a lot has to do with how you consume football. a few tips:

first, i'd recommend watching football with more technical commentators if you have access to them. for example, if you watch football with dazn's english commentators, then i'm not surprised you are not picking up anything because they are terrible 🙄. but a good broadcasting pair (dazn's spanish team and tv3cat are way better) will point out formations, movements, tactics, and that kind of thing in real time.

re-watch matches. you will always miss many tactical elements of a match on first watch. however, the more times you watch a match, the more you pick up.

read articles and match reports about a match and/or watch post-match analyses. these talking heads/journalists spend more time discussing the more tactical side of football in depth. some media resources that cover femení here.

watch men's football. unfortunately, we just don't have the same level of tactical analysis on the women's side of the game yet compared to the men's side. however, if you are more interested in general tactics, it would be a good idea to watch barcelona menení. and there are plenty of english language resources that break down and analyse their matches.

i think it's more about quality watching than quantity watching. and by surrounding yourself with the vocabulary and examples of tactics in football, it'll come!

and never a bad idea to start by re-watching this match 😉

[apricusapollo]

current mood: our goalkeeper during georgia vs czechia match

[whitehartlane]

AUDERE EST FACERE. ↳ "I want us to be brave, to be aggressive. To play like Tottenham Hotspur. All I care about is this football club. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is the most important thing."

Push and run football AKA 'make it simple, make it quick', the mother of Total Football, as designed by Arthur Rowe / Rowe meets Puskás and passes on his philosophy / Ange Postecoglou talks about the inspirations behind his footballing philosophy / Bryan Gil on Tottenham's style of football / Cormac McCarthy, 'The Road' / Tottenham 2-1 Sheffield United / Tottenham 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion / Tottenham 3-3 Manchester City / Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool / Fall Out Boy & Elton John, 'Save Rock And Roll' / Ange Postecoglou mic'd up at Celtic training / Ange Postecoglou on compromising on his attacking style of football / Tottenham playing a high line against Chelsea despite being only 9 men on the pitch / Bill Nicholson / Ange Postecoglou waves to the crowd and his family after winning against Liverpool at home in his first season of the PL, caption from the fan song 'I'm Loving Big Ange Instead' sung to the tune of Robbie Williams' Angels, created by thevoiceofspurs / Young Sheldon, Season 4, Episode 1: 'Graduation' / Tottenham players celebrate after winning against Liverpool at home / Ange Postecoglou on Tottenham weathering a major injury crisis and suspensions leading to players playing out of position / Son Heungmin on Tottenham's underdog comeback victories / Son Heungmin on the feel of the new stadium before the UCL match against Man City, 2019, 'No Filter UCL' / Stray Kids ft. Tiger JK, 'TOPLINE' / Off the Shelf Ep. 20 ft. Brennan Johnson / Lord of the Rings: Return of the King / James Maddison's 'FEARLESS' tattoo on the side of his neck / Ange Postecoglou on Tottenham's chances of clinching the title in the 23/24 season / EDEN, 'love; not wrong (brave)' / Tottenham players link hands and run toward the South Stand in celebration after winning 2-1 against Sheffield United, both goals scored in injury time / Lao Tzu / Pape Sarr runs into the Tottenham fans' arms after equalising against Brighton, 2024 / Destiny Udogie points to the club's badge over his heart after equalising against Brentford, 2024 / James Maddison on Ange Postecoglou encouraging the players to play his way in the first North London Derby of the 23/24 season / To Dare is to Do, fan tifo, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium / Dejan Kulusevski on playing for Tottenham under Ange Postecoglou

[starrysharks]

hinata ishikawa aka pigtail meteor!

[darththrog]

Footballers as vines part 1

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