Professional Football Coach 🇬🇧 🇪🇸 | Pro Licence | New Zealand Men’s U20 Head Coach | “be somebody who makes everybody feel like somebody “
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20 Dec 2021
What separates players at the very top is a high level of Football IQ. Impressive to see Gavi with such habits - someone so young making a difference already.
Anticipation, Scan Direction, Frequency & timing 🧠⚽️
Top work as always @slawekmorawski
📽 via @m1ndfootball
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From Aotearoa to the world! A huge congratulations to all 🌎 🏆 🇳🇿
Another exciting milestone for our national game, moment to inspire next generation of footballers & its culture
Looking forward to watching this team performance & do us proud 💪 🥝
Introducing the squad to represent Aotearoa New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup 2026 🇳🇿
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Honoured to be appointed @NZ_Football Men’s U20 Head Coach 🇳🇿 🌿
Grateful for the trust, proud of the opportunity, and excited to build on the strong foundations already in place.
Looking forward to the journey ahead.
New Zealand Football are pleased to announce that José Figueira has been appointed as head coach of the New Zealand Men’s U-20 team 🇳🇿
➡️ Read in full at nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle…
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Ultimately players/athletes act on what they see\feel, not what we instruct. That’s the challenge in football as coaches - not just managing behaviors, we’re managing perceptions.
@GuardiolaTweets masterclass in communication & managing attention/perception of the team
Apr 24
"Maybe I was confused." 😮💨
Throwback to this Pep Guardiola dressing room speech to the Man City players after a 2-0 loss to Southampton in the Carabao Cup in 2023. They won the treble that season.
Arguably the best coach of all-time for a reason 🐐
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A master of understanding the space around himself & finding the best solution @Thiago6 💡
Intention 🧠 > Perception 👁️ > Deception 🪄 > Execution 🎯
Top work as always @mfbnvideos ⚡️
Unfortunately finding this type of player in modern day is hard!, or not given freedom!
Apr 21
Thiago Alcántara was a player who set new standards in terms of game intelligence. The way he could scan space, receive the ball and manage information to achieve his goals, made his actions seem effortless.
@Thiago6
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Olise FINISH is pure class but it’s what happens at the START…
Not letting context of game (time/score) dictate his decision - his intention before receiving is already made up…TO SCORE!
Intention 🧠 > Perception 👁️> Deception 🪄 > Execution 🎯 #UCL
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“I don’t think there is a system or style that guarantees you’ll win a final. But the journey is so much more fun done this way.”
-@GuillemBalague spot on here!
It is the journey not the outcome that people will remember for life. This is our WHY! #UCL
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Intention 🧠 > Perception 👁️ > Deception 🪄 > Execution ⚡️
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Check out my latest article: “The Conditioned Player” - are we sleep coaching our way to creating dependent footballers? @LinkedIn @PlayingFieldLtd @PlayingFldPro linkedin.com/posts/josé…
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With modern teams more “tactically” prepared than ever. More physically prepared then ever, the importance of individual players 1:1 awareness, actions, & intention to break the game open is more necessary than ever 🧠 ⚽️ ⚡️
#UCL
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Are coaches today “trusting” players who can follow instructions, or players who can cause disruptions to game plans and states?
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“The team has earned the right to be themselves & I don’t want to take that away from them”
“I’m not centre stage, it’s the players”
Refreshingly open & normal interview with @FCBayern HC @VincentKompany about his teams “tactical performance”
#UCL
“We’ve earned the right to be confident”
Vincent Kompany on Bayern’s important win against Real Madrid tonight 👏
📺 Stream with TNT Sports on HBO Max
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Excellent and thread from @scout_aussie could also replace Australia 🇦🇺 with New Zealand 🇳🇿 here! 🧵
Believe with some small shifts in player development mindsets, coaching & financial focuses at all levels can elevate our local/national game even further to grow future talent
Apr 5
THREAD:
This is a fascinating report. There are many findings which are very relevant for Australian football. I have summarised the most interesting ones below.
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“The trend of elite player development is countless hours of both play and repeated practice”
There is no such thing as an elite 10 year old. We need to create more space for kids to play & explore. Their is also a parent education piece here. Kids weeks filled with structure
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José Manuel Figueira retweeted
Following @JoseCoaching's recent webinar on @PlayingFieldLtd - check out his excellent in-depth coaching article and full video on "Instruction vs Intention — The hidden cost of Over-Coaching" ⚽️
medium.com/@josecoaching/ins…
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Check out my latest article: Instruction vs Intention - The hidden cost of over-coaching linkedin.com/pulse/instructi… via @LinkedIn @PlayingFldPro @PlayingFieldLtd
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Are we killing creativity? Check out my latest article: Instruction vs Intention - The hidden cost of over-coaching 🧠⚽️⚡️linkedin.com/pulse/instructi… via @LinkedIn
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Looking forward to chatting & sharing a little bit about my new project: Unlocking Individual Potential - Intentions into Action” 🧠 ⚽️ ⚡️
Join for free coaches! 💻 📝
Mar 30
Keen to hear from NZ U20 MNT Assistant Coach @JoseCoaching?
I'm co-hosting a free 1-hour online coaching webinar tomorrow 12pm - 1pm NZT.
"Unlocking Individual Potential - Intentions into Action" - a must-see topic for all coaches and performance analysts.
DM to register now!
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José Manuel Figueira retweeted
Mar 30
Keen to hear from NZ U20 MNT Assistant Coach @JoseCoaching?
I'm co-hosting a free 1-hour online coaching webinar tomorrow 12pm - 1pm NZT.
"Unlocking Individual Potential - Intentions into Action" - a must-see topic for all coaches and performance analysts.
DM to register now!
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“You’ve got to start with the customer experience & work back to the technology - not the other way around” - Steve Jobs
The greatest leaders understand putting people first before profit/gain.
Like in sport. Putting the person first will over time unlock their potential 🔓
Steve Jobs responds perfectly to a disrespectful question🤯
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