⚽️Pedro Mendonça🧠

Football (soccer) knowledge is about details. 📋Training design. 🧠Game understanding. 🔄Decision-making. Insights, drills, and reflections for coaches who want to think deeper about the game. 👉 patreon.com/c/PedMenCoach

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Big thanks to my namesake Pedro Mendonça (@_pedromea), assistant to Camilo Speranza at Liverpool FC (Montevideo), for sharing this progression game (GK+7v7+GK + 1 neutral player) — focused on positional heights, third-man runs and quick combinations. This coaching staff is the future of world football. Football knowledge, clarity and human quality. 🖌️Telestration with @Tactic_EN by @PedMenCoach 🧠Best coaches learn every day: patreon.com/c/PedMenCoach

After eliminating Manchester City, Álvaro Arbeloa emphasized that the victory belonged above all to the players, highlighting their attitude, effort and quality against a top-level opponent led by Pep Guardiola. Arbeloa downplayed his own role, explaining that there was no radical change behind the turnaround — only consistent work over the past two months, focusing on putting players in the right positions, creating balance within the team, and ensuring collective commitment both with and without the ball. Tactically, he refused to claim superiority over Guardiola, instead stressing that success came from the team’s ability to understand the game plan, work together and exploit moments where they could hurt the opponent. He underlined that modern football demands effort, sacrifice and unity, regardless of the opponent. He also highlighted the importance of team spirit, especially in a period marked by injuries, describing the squad as a “family” — a key factor behind the performance. He reinforced that external doubts are irrelevant, as the focus must remain on what happens inside the dressing room. Looking ahead, Arbeloa acknowledged the difficulty of upcoming challenges but expressed confidence, noting that if the team maintains the same mentality, intensity and collective behaviour, they can compete with any top European side. In summary, his message was clear: work, unity and belief — not individual brilliance — were the foundations of a remarkable victory.

From Mirandela’s youth pitches to a historic night at Sporting CP. Rui Borges built it with patience, clarity and belief. Head cold. Heart warm. And a comeback few saw coming. 🔗patreon.com/posts/rui-borg…

Wins in the UEFA Champions League should be worth more points than in the UEFA Europa League — and the UEFA Europa Conference League less than the Europa League. Only then does the ranking truly make sense.

Football is hard to predict — even for the brightest minds. Carlo Ancelotti recently called FK Bodø/Glimt the best defensive team in Europe… Next game? 5–0 to Sporting CP.

HISTORY MAKERS 💫

A historic night in Lisbon as Sporting CP eliminate FK Bodø/Glimt! ⚽🔥 🟢 5-0 🟡 // #SCPBOD #UCL