Jorge Couto Ruis is a football coach who has worked for European powerhouses FC Porto and FC Barcelona. He also wrote a book around tactical periodisation called 'The Pattern Morphocycle’s Sustainability'.

Show notes:

01:00 - Jorge introduces his coaching story

02:00 - How he started his journey at FC Porto

04:00- How he started his journey at FC Barcelona

08:00- The FC methodology and how he learnt this at the start of his career.

10:30 - The coaching pathway and principles at FC Porto

13:30 - The importance of competition to FC Porto in training environments

19:00 - Enjoyment to competition mentality in academy philosophy

23:00 - The differences between FC Barcelona and FC Porto

27:00 - Recognising the Barcelona way from a playing methodology

33:00 - Why having a recognisable first team helps to contextualise players entering the academy system

38:00 - What does good tactical periodisation look like in a programme?

44:00 - The importance of meeting the group where they are in their development journey

50:00- How to allow flexibility within a game model

57:00- Allowing creativity within constrained environment

1:02:00 - How would Jorge like to be described in 3 words.

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