Derek Kavanagh

@meldrumjambo Way too much respect given to PSG on and off the pitch. Giorgi Mamardashvili at the end of that defeat, in a game that should have been 6–0, looking to swap jerseys with his buddy Kvaratskhelia, sums up the mentality on the night. Van Dijk on the second goal! Passive fc

@ObsessFootball Looks a team low on confidence and set up in an ultra defensive shape that doesn't suit them

PSG vs Liverpool. Even if they improve in the 2nd half, the 1st was incredibly poor from Liverpool without the ball. The way they pressed & defended was one of the most passive performances I’ve ever seen from a team at that level. There wasn’t an ounce of aggression or intent.

@meldrumjambo Pressing all over the pitch in general. Watch the defending on the goal. Get close to people, tackling is not a crime! Mannequins wearing boots!!!!

@ObsessFootball You cant press when you park the bus, you spend all your time running back

@eimid_ @MeathFc The point was more that literally took 3 seconds not 3 years. With 3 years I'd design Mono Lisa of crests. 3 years on a crest is absolutley insane. But well agree to disagree

@ObsessFootball @MeathFc Looks crap pal. Proper designers will always produce better results than AI.

Our identity and logo hasn't come over night. Over the past 3 1/2 years we've had several different iterations of what it could be. We're very grateful for the support and work of 111 Design and Brian Taaffe who have consulted with us over this period to get to our final look.

@IFBMedia Anyway I'm not being disrespectful. Your opinion is your opinion. For me personally if Pat Hickey is playing for the senior Ireland International team I'll be lost for words about how the standard of senior international football will have fallen off.

@ObsessFootball Personally, I’ve consistently said that I don’t think players from the LOI in almost every scenario should be called up. However, a Domestic Camp was proposed and had it not been for Bradders it would’ve happened. There’s some degree of merit in having him involved in May.

My controversial opinion is that Patrick Hickey is more deserving/likely to play for the Ireland than Dawson Devoy

@IFBMedia @gerrykeogh360 When you travel over and watch the level of English football up close, which I have done very recently even at the lower levels, you come to realise loi is nowhere near where people think. Physicality and speed of the game across the water is significantly different.

@gerrykeogh360 @ObsessFootball Thought it was heavily implied tbh but thanks.. I wrote a longer version for this on Insta Yeah look, I’m not completely convinced but in a slightly different vein I think he could do well in England or certainly better than Devoy did. Who I’d rather went elsewhere if he left

PSG dismantling English sides they face reflects a wider trend: English football has shifted back more toward physicality & set pieces over technical quality. Meanwhile, clubs like Barcelona & PSG stay rooted in technical identity. You can see the result of that now onfield!!

Given the environment I was in at the time, speaking up felt extremely challenging and frowned upon, so I stayed quiet at the time. That said, I think there’s an important takeaway here that I’d like to share with young coaches that might come across this.

100%. The number of 1 to 1 “ACADEMIES” attaching their brand to player’s success is crazy. A player’s development ultimately comes down to the player. Coaches provide guidance & support, nothing more & nothing less. A career is not built on one €45 rip off session each week.

@Ram6309327346 Two things you need to know. 1. I’m decent with tech it's my background, and can see your IP address in Dublin even from your weasel account . 2. I’d expect you to say the same to my face and not be fake in front of it.

@ObsessFootball Your a joke ffs and everybody knows that 🤷‍♂️

Thread I got a call last week asking if I’d take a role with a Senior Team for the upcoming 3rd tier of the League of Ireland as an “Analyst” to record and review games. I turned it down. I don’t see myself as an "analyst" I want to coach. But here is some advice to clubs....

@TacticalEyeLOI I know this all too well. Recently spent 5½ years around a LOI club at youth, LSL & academy level. Saw coaches on €50 petrol a week at academy level doing 5 days, while some 17 year old academy players were on €200 a week!. Without contacts in the LOI you get nowhere!!

@ObsessFootball You'd be surprised ! Alot of wasted money involved in LOI and that's not on analyst's .. If there is little to no industry for coaches ,how can it be a suprise that analysts are premium, and AI in terms of cost also not a reliable option..industry needs to formed

@TacticalEyeLOI In terms of LOI pro clubs, not having a paid analyst, let alone providing individual clips to every player within 24 hours post match, is mind blowing to me. With AI assistance I could easily do that for a pub team, so how a professional LOI club can’t is hard to understand.

@ObsessFootball Alot of clubs around the loi don't have a a 'paid analyst ' coaches just double jobbing it . Are you on commission for VEO AI analysis ? Human breakdown with coaching understanding a better feature in my opinion ✌🏻

@TacticalEyeLOI So in the 18 hours it would take me to clip every player’s actions from one game & edit the key moments, an AI tool like Impact Soccer can do the same job in 2 hours. It saves 16 hours work & lets me focus on the feedback detail that gets delivered to the players. No brainer IMO

@TacticalEyeLOI To your point about human breakdown, of course that matters. But when it comes to who breaks it down, AI can clip and compile footage far quicker than a human. For example, pulling individual clips for 11 players from one game would take even a fast analyst about 15 to 18 hours.

@TacticalEyeLOI Absolutely shambolic if that’s true. A lot of ex footballers dismiss technology because they’re not comfortable using it themselves. Some can barely open an email attachment, never mind work with modern tools. Progressive coaches can use tech and still coach IMO.

@BuzzmanNo1 @dvehendo The downside it’s about €500/month for one game, or around €2,500/year on premium for 4 games per month. But for a League of Ireland club that’s small compared to paying someone €10–16k a year to do the same job slower and with far less detail. Worth looking at IMO.

@ObsessFootball @dvehendo Excellent must try that.

@BuzzmanNo1 @dvehendo I do a bit of work with Veo so I have a good idea of what’s coming there too, really impressive. That said, I still try to stay neutral. AI tools like Impact Soccer are top class, upload a full game and it auto clips everything to a pro standard while generating detailed data.

@ObsessFootball @dvehendo We’re using the AI tool within VEO and have to say it’s fantastic. Offers, based on the game reviewed, sessions or session themes for upcoming training.

Cost effectiveness will matter for new League of Ireland 3rd tier and intermediate clubs. Let AI do the donkey work, then as a coach decide what analysis you actually need. Don’t waste money on tasks AI can do better than some blagger charging €10-16k a year to clip matches.

Impact Soccer costs about €2,500 a year for that level of analysis. My point is simple: why pay someone €10k a year to clip games and produce stats when AI can do the same job faster, with more detail, and far more efficiently?