Ruan Rust

Así es como Guardiola le ha dado un vuelco a la Premier League 👇🏼 SALIDA DE BALÓN 10/10 ✅ Cambio total de enfoque: - Centrales que se abren como laterales, - Mediocentros que bajan como centrales… No es mover piezas, es manipular al rival. En The Plan Taker no analizamos fútbol. Desmontamos el juego para que puedas aplicarlo desde mañana.

Here's an inside look at Luis Enrique's fiery half-time team talk from back in 2024, when his PSG side weren't meeting his expectations vs Real Sociedad in the Champions League 👀

Integrating task complexity into load monitoring to determine true workload From Lasse Sievers Supported by @Hudl sportsmith.co/articles/integ…

🔝"GPS norms remain useful for day-to-day squad monitoring & communication with coaches, but they should act as contextual guides, not fixed targets or substitutes for sound training principles ⚽️" 👉@drlittletom @mart1buch et al. 2025 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 📂Open Access: martin-buchheit.net/2025/12/26/sla…

What if instead of asking "who should we sign?" you asked "what TYPE of player do we actually need?" Tested a tool that breaks squads into functional archetypes and finds the gaps.

NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER: Monitoring Training Effects in Athletes: A Multidimensional Framework for Decision-Making link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Arsenal Deployment Matrix V2. Deep green - started + full game Light green - started + subbed off Orange - subbed on Red - injured Blank/Ash - not selected

How do the top teams manage 50+ games from fatigue perspective? Do possession styles lead to less exposure to fatigue? In the Premier League this season, teams perform 27% more High Intensity running 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 than in possession 🧵

The Premier League landscape has changed. The rise in physicality, duels and man-marking has meant that there are spaces to attack on the transition once you win the ball in midfield. Arsenal or Man City will be champions with more than just control. 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/70721…

🆕"This analytical approach examined whether the phase of the match influences the max distance covered at HSR & sprint distance during the max periods of 5-2-1 minute & the post-peak periods" 👉M.Randers @PeterKrustrup M.Mohr et al. 2026 🇩🇰 📂Open Access: #d1e428" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Strongest leagues in Africa per IFFHS 📊🌍 🇪🇬 Egypt stay top of the continent. 🇿🇦 South Africa climb to 3rd, replacing Algeria. 🇹🇿 Tanzania rise to 54th globally & 6th best in Africa which is a massive jump. Fair reflection or nah? 🤔 #AfricanFootball

S&C programming for goalkeepers: Meeting position specific demands From Craig Musham sportsmith.co/articles/sc-pr…

Beyond excited to share my 3rd book, The Pinnacle Effect! Explore how context reshapes match demands across men’s, women’s & youth international football. Thanks to those that supported me along the way. Link👇 amazon.com/PINNACLE-EFFEC…

Context > total load in @premierleague Allen et al show possession is strongly linked to success with higher out-of-possession and lower in-possession running associated with more points. Total load matters less, only sprint distance relates to PPG 🔓DOI: doi.org/10.5114/biolsp…

ℹ Landmark study by the @BarcaInnoHub and IDIBAPS reveals how epigenetics can explain injury risk in elite football. 🔗 All the details: barca.link/b9Qu50YhfGc

Setting the Benchmark in Physical Match Performance Across International Tournaments. The level of engagement and the number of citations these papers have generated since publication is impressive and reflects their relevance across research and practice.

Part 1: researchgate.net/publication/37… Part 2: researchgate.net/publication/37… Part 3: researchgate.net/publication/38… Part 4: researchgate.net/publication/38… Part 5: researchgate.net/publication/38…