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A John Wall framework

The Advantage Game

Football is the fight for advantage. The best teams create it, convert it and protect it. Then they repeat it under pressure.

The cycle

Five phases

  1. 01

    Create

    Create the right conditions and reference points.

  2. 02

    Manipulate

    Move, freeze or distort defenders and structures.

  3. 03

    Break

    Bypass opponents or break the last line.

  4. 04

    Protect

    Win the moment back instantly. Protect the game.

  5. 05

    Repeat

    Make it a habit, under pressure and against better opposition.

The player’s path to advantage

Space is not found.Space is created.

Every advantage starts with a player being available, and builds towards the moment that breaks a structure.

  1. 01Availability
  2. 02Separation
  3. 03Manipulation
  4. 04Progression
  5. 05Chaos Creation

Adapt.Impact.Control.

The full framework, including the Tactical Lens I use to review matches, is part of my working material. It is shown through portfolio examples and shared on request.

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John Wall reacting on the touchline in a Garudayaksa FC polo, holding tactical sheets