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Hollywood Pass
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A Hollywood Pass Can Be a Game Changer… if it Works

January 8, 2026 Gareth

Hear the words ‘Hollywood pass’ without any context and you might well wonder whether someone is making reference to a studio head deciding not to put a film into production, or an actor turning down […]

Gegenpressing
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Gegenpressing Explained: Winning The Ball Back Fast

January 5, 2026 Gareth

Every country has its own phrases when it comes to football, some of which make it over to England. Oftentimes, they will appear on our shores having been translated into something that the English football […]

Park the Bus
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Park the Bus: A Strategy to Block Attacks

January 2, 2026 Gareth

Different football clubs work in different ways to one another, with some asking the players to head straight to the ground at which the match is being played, whilst others will tell them to head […]

Target Man
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The Target Man and Their Role in a Football Team

December 29, 2025 Gareth

The idea of a ‘target man’ might make you think of those outlines of a human body you might see at the end of a shooting range. It could make you say ‘target person’ in […]

The Woodwork
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The Woodwork Means the Goal Frame – Even Though It’s Made of Metal

December 27, 2025 Gareth

There are some football phrases that remain as relevant today as the day they were first uttered, whilst others require some explaining to anyone new to the game. It’s fair to say that ‘the woodwork’ […]

Nail Biter Football
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A Nail-Biter: When Football Matches Get TENSE

December 24, 2025 Gareth

It is fair to say that the vast majority of people in the world have been through something tense during their lives. How each person handles tension will differ from one to another, but we […]

Squeaky Bum Time
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It’s Squeaky Bum Time – But What Does That Mean?

December 23, 2025 Gareth

Football as a sport has a wealth of weird and wonderful phrases associated with it, but perhaps none of them tick both of those boxes quite like the idea of Squeaky Bum Time. Elsewhere on […]

Hairdryer Treatment
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The Hairdryer Treatment: Made Famous by Alex Ferguson

December 16, 2025 Gareth

Anyone who has ever been to the hairdresser’s will know that the hairdryer treatment has the ability to be quite pleasant, resulting in warm air being blown on you gently whilst the hairdresser looks to […]

Low block
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The Low Block: A Low Risk Defensive Tactic

December 16, 2025 Gareth

There are some people who you might describe as ‘old school’ when it comes to football, refusing to accept the modern terminology that has become such a regular part of the game. For those people, […]

High press
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The High Press: A Coordinated Effort to Force Mistakes

December 8, 2025 Gareth

Gone are the days when a football team simply looked to close down the opposition and win the ball back. They used to say that part of the reason why the Liverpool team of the […]

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