There’s no way around it. There is an inherent problem with this rondo as it is. Don’t lose hope my friends, there are some benefits from this training tool.

Rondos and Positional Games are problematic. They are not realistic enough. They lack direction. They don’t provide enough of the game. This is tiresome and I want to end the madness once and for all. I want to strip down Positional Play Training Methodology to show the logic, reason, and purpose behind this type of training. I want to show how Rondos and Positional Games do not have to be binary.

Unrooting yourself is scary. You realise everything you know about yourself lies within the familiarity of our home, our routine, familiar faces. The different surroundings of an unknown place serve as mirror. You think you are experiencing a new place, but in reality you’re forced to see yourself in a new way like you’ve never had to do before.

I have written extensively on numerical, positional and qualitative, but I have never detailed what the socio-affective superiority looks like and how you might approach further developing it. This is most likely the topic I receive the most questions about: what is socio-affective superiority? Jordi Alba and Messi can teach us a few things…

The British philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein said, “The limits of my language are the limits of my world.” Our language can either expand or diminish our ability to think. An expansive, descriptive football language can expand our ability to describe, explain and solve football.

Purposeful observation unlocks many doors in the realm of coaching. As Dr. Ceri Bowley states, “What you see dictates how you act.”