The Original Coach

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Marcelo Bielsa: the Mexico diaries. The shaping of a mind that's defined so many of today's great coaches | By @Callumrc96. #Bielsa #LigaMX thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/19/mar…

Roma's Nicolò Zaniolo: 'I’m not Totti, but one day I hope to be as good' | By @thesefootytimes theguardian.com/football/these…

The epic 1993/94 #LaLiga season: when the title - fought between Cruyff's Barcelona and underdogs Deportivo - was decided by a single kick | By @marksoc1. thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/19/the…

Vadim Demidov: the captain and highest earner banished by his club after just three games | By @DJBisogno. #MLS #MNUFC thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/18/vad…

How Romário and Bebeto set aside a personal rivalry to forge a legendary international partnership | By @James_Sweeney92. #Selecao thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/18/how…

🎤 My Side: how Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona produced a season of exquisite refinement in 2010/11 | Feat @loxleymisty44, @_TomScholes and @Scraggy_74. #ForcaBarca #Barca thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/17/my-…

Santi Cazorla and Villarreal: chapter three of a love story that continues to defy and entertain | By @LukeOsmanRS. #LaLiga thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/17/san…

The football kit family tree: the stories behind clubs’ famous colours and why so many are intrinsically linked | By @billymunday08. thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/16/the…

Dissecting Sebastian Giovinco: wasted talent or misused maverick? | By @JoshisButler90. thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/16/dis…

It's Names of the Nineties: @premierleague edition all this week, with ten features a day. First up, #Boro cult hero and shaggy haired commander, Emerson | By @jkell403. #NotN thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/09/nam…

Introducing @FCBarcelona: legends and legacies. From Ronaldo's single season of genius and the rise of Messi to Cruyff's church and the joy of Ronaldinho (and so much more!). Order now to secure you're copy - they're selling fast! #Barca #ForçaBarça ➡️ bit.ly/2m4ZnKk

The soap opera of Antonio Cassano, the darling of calcio who could've - perhaps should've - dominated the world game | By @Matt_Santangelo. thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/06/the…

Inside Ghana's Liberty academy: the talent factory that shaped the likes of Essien, Muntari, Gyan and Asamoah | By @EmmanuelAyamga_. #BlackStars thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/05/ins…

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How Louis van Gaal took an unfancied @AZAlkmaar to the pinnacle of Dutch football | By @billymunday08. #Eredivisie #AZ thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/04/how…

🔵🔴 Introducing Barcelona: legends and legacies. From Ronaldo's rare genius and the rise of Messi beyond the fools to Cruyff's church and the joy of Ronaldinho, this is our biggest and most beautiful work yet. Order now. #Barca #ForçaBarça ➡️ thesefootballtimes.bigcartel.com/product/barcel…

The Bhoys in Seville: @CelticFC's epic march to the 2003 UEFA Cup final | By @chrisw45. #CelticFC thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/02/the…

Real Mallorca and the tumultuous rise back to #LaLiga from the third tier | By @karan_tejwani26. #JuntsSomMillors thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/02/rea…

The destruction of #BuryFC by the EFL and avoiding a similar fate for others in the future | By @Scraggy_74. thesefootballtimes.co/2019/08/29/the…

Wesley Sneijder and his mesmerising peak at #Galatasaray | By @jkell403. #cimbom thesefootballtimes.co/2019/08/29/wes…