by Thore Haugstad @https://twitter.com/@Haugstad1006 Published 56 sec ago There is no copyright on ideas in football, which is why England could blossom under Gareth Southgate. For a good example, look only at Germany. The sense of tactical originality prized at club level is rarely seen in national teams. So hard is it for international coaches to install new, elaborate concepts that most don’t even try. And nor should they: rather than innovate, the trick of the trade has become to imitate. Particularly in recent years, the winning coaches have managed to transplant large chunks of the strongest domestic teams to their national sides. By using the same players and even replicating...
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