Yep, but then: exactly. He has these issues and isn't adapting or adjusting at all. He's just carrying on and it's not helping. The whole point of coaching is to work with what you've got, not what you wish you had. The mind boggles.

Thanks for sharing!

Agreed, but there are so many other ways he could go about it that don't risk exacerbating the tensions that must already exist in that dressing room. I think it was more a reflection of the pressure getting to Ange than anything else.

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Not sure yet but won't feature at all against Rangers tomorrow.

Most importantly, it's fun!

Feel free to DM me if you're interested in ideas for other numbers.

Obviously players are not going to high five each other like this in matches, but this practice teaches them to control the ball while looking around them (scanning), speed up and slow down their dribbling, play in tight spaces and protect their ball from interference.

It's a numbers game that uses rhymes to help players remember and practise different ball mastery techniques. For example, this one in the video is Number 5: High Five!

Absolutely! There are so many parts to being a coach and, ironically, one of them is about learning to adapt... Ange needs to dig deep right now, just like the players do, and lead them by example. He needs to demonstrate what he wants to see in them and motivate them that way imo.

And, finally, I had to submit this before the comments from Romero were released - otherwise I'd have probably written about those!

COYS 🤍