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Red Bull Football: What makes an 'RB player' & Does it work in the Premier League?

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

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Football Strategy and Philosophy

I'm really intrigued by Nabi Kaita, who everyone went on about like he was going to be the greatest midfielder in the world when Liverpool Sunday. I've been really shocked at how bad his decision-making is a lot of time. He doesn't really seem to have that many qualities to play midfield for a Premier League challenging side to me. There's been an emphasis on high-tempo football more than ever before. It marks maybe quite a significant shift in terms of what football strategy and philosophy is all about. If we get up to 11 subs, it's just going to be about pressing. Very robotic players who can run and run and run just disrupt football. And

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