5-2 loss would never have been a reality in 2002.Either Australia is going backwards in youth football or China is starting to do something right.

The CFA brought 23 U16 players over to Germany between Feb and March /April under a co operation with Bundesliga International and CFA. They trained transitional play and trained with several academies including Dortmund. Noah's U16 team had a friendly against them and Eintracht won 2-1. To be...

Irankunda loaned out to Grasshopper Club Zurich. They are coming 2nd last in the Swiss league currently.

No matter how many times this scenario plays out each week across the world the managers are convinced it wont happen to their team.Go figure.

I agree.I hate it too when you see a short pass to the centreback or number 6 and you see the other team swarming that player winning back the ball and chipping the goalkeeper.FFS is normally what comes out of my mouth.

A ver lucky Gianluigi. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/32388661/gianluigi-donnarumma-sickening-injury-paris-saint-germain-monaco/

My son's team play this way. I watch them train over and over it's almost like watching a dance choreography.They'll practice each play identical many times over each week with many other variable plays also practiced many times.Starting from the back and working themselves to the other end of...

Heavy pressing is when you see the talented players that make playing from the back look easy. Tottenham struggle when they are pressed heavily under Ange's system for example.Half the time the build up breaks down. When you hold the ball you control the play.That's the ultimate aim in that...

It will depend on how the technical director wants the football to be played at the club. A team playing the ball from the back wouldn't consider it being risky.They would see their style of play as being normal as they train that style of play over and over and over. A top centreback is...

Eintracht Frankfurt has a chance with a win or draw against Lyon tonight to become the only team with the longest streak without loss in the Europa League. They currently share the title of 18 games without a loss with Chelsea.

Just read an article that's a month old giving an FC Bayern campus update. The article spoke about the Bayern II vs Wacker Burhausen game and this is what was said about Irankunda. "Speaking of Irankunda, his case is a very interesting one. He has certainly not been bad for Bayern II, but for...

Irankunda last weekend was on the bench for the 2nd team and came on as a sub in the 79min.Bayern II beat Viktoria Aschaffenburg 0-2. The week before he started against Bayreuth but was subbed at halftime in a 1-1 result.

Discovered the forum after being in the other and seeing a mention that pointed this way. So Hi to you all.

Eintracht Frankfurt has been unbeaten in the Europa League for 17 games in a row. The current record holder is FC Chelsea with 18 games. If Frankfurt celebrate a point against FC Midtjylland this evening, they would equal the Londoners' record and could possibly even extend it as sole record...

I listen to this french podcast on Youtube called Colinterview You can translate the subtitles to english. It's excellent.He has some great guests like Zidane,Kevin Trapp. Also on Youtube is - Rio Ferdinand presents -

He got called up twice last season to the German National U15 selections.Played an unofficial game for Germany where 3 goalkeepers played 30mins each. But wasn't picked in the final squad. Then towards the end of the season he had Patella tendanitis and ended up missing the U16 Preseason with...

There's also another rule. I was born overseas but arrived in Australia when I was a year old.I got naturalised when I turned 18. I moved to Germany after spending over 40 years in Australia. My son was born in Germany and has dual Australian nationality but can't play for Australia as I wasn't...