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My Top 5 Soccer Coaches of 2021 so far.

The Pandemic has complicated the sports industry, seasons were postponed or temporarily paused, people are not authorize to attend to the games, some players are not currently playing because they caught the virus, the point is that is very hard to determined who are the top 5 coaches of 2021 so far, therefore the reasons and statistics that I am going to share are based on achievements from 2020 till now. Below are my Top 5 Coaches of 2021 so far:

5. Maximilliano Allegri: Currently not active but so far Maximilliano Allegri has won 16 Trophies in his entire career. Born in Livorno, Milan. 

This coach played as a midfielder for multiple teams in Italy. Last team he managed was Juventus where he conquered the Serie A, Coppa Italia, Super Cup and made Juventus qualify for the UEFA champions league multiple years. Rumors are the Maximilliano will be the next coach of AS Roma.

4. Jose Mourinho: Aka “The Special One” or “The Only One”. Every soccer fan, player knows who this guy is. 

Mou is a very spontaneous person, we learned this when he coached Real Madrid during the 2010 -2013 seasons. Apart from his personal issues and actions, Mou has won 25 trophies. His senior career started in Rio Ave back in 1980 and now he is the General Manager of Tottenham Hotspur. As a soccer fan, I expect to see Mou for a very long time because his actions, words and knowledge of the game makes him “The Special One”.

3. Jürgen Klopp: Coach Klopp is the kind of guy who shows passion and professionalism in Soccer. He is the type of coach that will make any player successful, some players assures that Klopp’s energy is a key for their success in Liverpool. 

Born in Stuttgart, Germany. Klopp officially managed his first team back in 2001,Mainz 05, then became the coach of Borussia Dortmund in 2008-20015, these were the years that soccer fans started to recognized him as a great coach and possibly a candidate to be the coach of the decade, after completing his cycle with Borussia Dortmund he moved to another great team, Liverpool. But his biggest success came on June 1st, 2019. When he took Liverpool to the final of the UEFA Champions League and won 2-0 against Tottenham Hotspur. A day to remember because it was Klopp’s 1st champions league and 1st trophy with Liverpool, also it was Liverpool’s sixth UEFA Champions league. Kloop is still managing Liverpool and will probably be there for a long time. Kloop has accumulated 9 Trophies throughout his career.

2. Josep “Pep” Guardiola: He is responsible of creating the famous “Tiki Taka”.

Pep has an extraordinary career, his professionalism is shown inside and outside the field, his intensity, mindset and experienced as a player are important factors in his Coaching career.

Pep started his soccer career as a Barcelona player in “La Masia” or the FC Barcelona academy, his position was defensive midfielder, eventually he worked his way up and made it to the 1st team in 1990, Pep became an important player of FC Barcelona and one of the best in his position during this time. Pep gave everything in the field, conquered multiple trophies with Barcelona, played with extraordinary players such as, Romario, Eusebio, Rivaldo, Figo and “El Fenomeno” Ronaldo Nazario. In 2007 Pep became the coach of FC Barcelona, this is time where he created the “Tiki Taka”, he managed players such us, Iniesta, Xavi, Henry, “The Goat” Messi and “The Magician” Ronaldinho. One of the fewest coaches to win the UEFA champions league, La Liga and Copa de el Rey in a single campaign. His second champions league trophy came in the 2011 final. Pep finished his cycle with Barcelona in 2012, then became coach of Bayer Munich where he had an amazing run reaching the semi-finals of the UEFa Champions and wining multiple local titles, and now he is the official coach of Manchester City, where he is trying to conquer the UEFA Champions league again for a 3rd time. Pep has accumulated 29 trophies in his career as a manager.

1. Diego Simeone: Named the coach of the decade by the International Federation of Football History and Statistic. Currently fighting to win La Liga 2021. 

Simone or “El Cholo” is the perfect definition of consistency. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Became an active player in 1987 playing for Velez Sarfield, his career as player is fascinated, he had the honor to play with one of the best soccer players in history, recently passed away, Maradona. Simone’s career as a manager took off in 2006 with Racing Club, then managed multiple teams in Argentina until 2011 where he took the big step to manage Atletico Madrid. 

Simone’s first trophy with Atletico came on 2011-12 Season, he won his first Europa League against Atletico Bilbao. the following year his team conquered The Copa del Rey in the derby against Real Madrid, unfortunately Simone has not won a UEFA Champions League trophy yet! but in my opinion he is very close to achieve this trophy, his style of coaching, and the persistency that he applies to his players are a key to accomplish this success. Simone has accumulated 7 trophies. Let’s hope that this year Simone wins La Liga and hopefully the next UEFA Champions League Tournament Simone wins it because he deserves it.

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The Job of a Soccer Defender

Soccer has multiple positions, such as, Winger, Wing-back, Center-Backs, Striker and others, but today we are going to learn about the Defense. Which includes positions like, Center-Back, Wing-Back and Full-Back. All of these positions have many tasks but they all share one job which is Defend.

Let’s breakdown the basics of every position in the Defense and its meaning:

Center-Back (Center Right/Left): These players are usually very strong, good composure, known their space very well, have good communication with their teammates and are team-leaders. Their main job is to Defend, protect the Goal and Goalie, also they have the ability to make decisions quickly without making damage, they rarely make mistakes, have good control of the ball and their passing skills are very precise. Player such as, Van Dijik (Liverpool), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (FC. Barcelona) and Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) are great examples of Center-Backs.

Full-Back (Left/Right side): These players move wide and high from Centre-Backs, but could also play In-line with the CBs (Centre-Backs) when the opposite team is attacking. The main job of a Fullback during the attacking is to prove attacking width and stretch the opposition defense, also making overlaps and underlaps, but the FB (Full-Backs) most understand the position of the Winger, connect with them and also with the Midfielders. Players such as, Marcelo (Real Madrid), David Alaba (Bayer Munich), Sergio Roberto (FC. Barcelona) are pure Full-Backs, they make overlaps, underlaps and also defend in-line with the CBs to provide a strong-line defense when the opposite team is attacking.  

Wing-Back (Left/Right side): The Wing-backs or RWB/LWB are a very special position, these player are a variation of the Center-Backs, they are in front of the CBs and provide support to the Midfielders and Strikers. The physical condition of these players are essential for their position, they are constantly doing overlaps and underlaps, their communication and vision skills are very important, they must have good connection with the Wingers (midfielders), their passing and crossing skills are necessary for their position. Players such as, Jordi Alba (FC. Barcelona), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Alphonso Davies (Bayer Munich) and Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) are perfect examples of Wing-Backs.

In conclusion, the Defensive line in soccer has multiple tasks, they provide support when attacking by creating effective plays, but the most important factor is when these players are together in-position, playing In-line forming “The Wall” to stop the opposite team when attacking.

Click on the link for more info!

https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/soccer-positions-explained-names-numbers-what-they-do-2579-786

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The New Soccer Kings!!

For the last 9 - 10 years soccer fans have followed the incredible career of Messi and CR7 (Cristiano Ronaldo) we also have identified and compared ourselves with these 2 players. But this 2021 has come with many changes and surprises, such as, new variants of COVID, remotely work is the new trending and having no fans at soccer arenas is extremely weird!!! Although for many soccer fans this year could be the last year for Messi and CR7 as the top soccer players in the globe. Why!? Because there are now 2 young players that are captivating the fans and changing the game, these players are:

Kylian Mbappe - Forward / PSG

Erling Haaland - Striker / Borussia Dortmund

Will these 2 superstars knock Messi and CR7 from their throne?????