Recently been watching a few games sat behind the goal & getting a different perspective of the games my brother plays in.
The movements off the ball continually at pace in front of him really surprised me.
Always been fascinated by "free flowing" movement whether watching it, photography of it & often trying to replicate it via various painting techniques.
When watching the football high-pressing, possession based play & it's counter-attacking free flowing strategies that have now become synonymous with success, is basically when fully anaylised pure "tactical-simplicity."
But the concentration levels of players has to be spot on for sure, especially keepers in their unobstructed & wide view of an extensive area in all directions at all times.
Goalkeeping at its best is a showcasing of individual artistry, creativity & usage of individual athletic gifts that can make it so ebullient to watch at games.
Yes, all teams have srengths but most have weaknesses, therefore tactics cater to getting the most out of the players without exposing their weaknesses but of course obviously there are always ways.
So - a WARNING for our young keeper Kristoffer Klaesson now in the spotlight.
Cardiff at the time of writing are the top goalscorers from corner kicks in the EFL Championship with 10 goals, far ahead of any rivals.
Six teams come in second place with half of this number, namely Swansea, Bristol City, Coventry City, Stoke, Leicester City, Leeds United & Norwich City.
Gonna be an intimidating atmosphere if 30,000 Welsh voices start singing "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" if they score from a corner.
So i hope we've been working on their attacking corners & set-piece plays & that Herr Farkes aware that in Cardiff on Saturday we'll have low cloud & freezing conditions to contend with plus fans who really hate us whatever ground they play us on.
Rio Ferdinand famously branded Cardiff fans as one of the most hostile places he had ever played football in when Cardiff downed then PL Leeds back in 2002.
When asked if he feared playing in Turkey with Leeds in 2003, Ferdinand replied: "No, you forget I played at Ninian Park Cardiff last season, the most hostile ground in the world!"
After 4 visits myself seeing Leeds lose at Cardiff - he sure aint kidding.