The 3rd Circle

It's a Friday the 13th round-up show as Gorka joins Jamie in The 3rd Circle to slash through the narrative machine.
Why does Eberechi Eze look so out of sorts in Mikel Arteta's maximum efficiency super-system?
Is Guillem Balague the true voice of European Football?
Gorka picks through the shredded remains of Hansi Flick's Barcelona.
And we marvel at the chaotic energy of Kim Hellberg's high-flying Middlesbrough.

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Jamie embarks on a solo mission into The 3rd Circle to weigh up the risk vs reward of central attacking.
Why are coaches so hesitant about playing through defensive blocks?
What are the assumptions influencing tactical thinking?
Why are the strategies of Racing Santander and Middlesbrough important?
As usual, Space is at the heart of it.
But, are we controlling space, or is space controlling us?...
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This is the second part of Jamie and Martin's discussion around Karl Marius Aksum's implementation of a perception-based coaching methodology with Swedish champions Mjallby.
Despite the meagre resources of the small fishing village, Mjallby were able to gain significant advantages as a result of Aksum's innovative techniques.
But how does a concept as vague as 'perception' actually cash-out in the real-world of football tactics?
The 3rd Circle follows in the footsteps of Kandinsky, Boulez, Cantor and Deleuze by positing the relevance of diagonality.
In doing so, we transcend the straight line logic of the vertical and horizontal by setting course on a new, oblique trajectory for football coaching.

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In David Cronenberg's body-horror cult classic "Scanners", members of the public with special psychic and telekinetic powers are recruited by weapons manufacturer ConSec.
Jamie and Martin do not mention the Canadian director's 1981 film, but they do discuss scanning.
Visual perception is the topic du jour in The 3rd Circle, and unlikely Swedish champions Mjallby AIF are our entry point.
How did a tiny fishing community and a 'football doctor' get their hands on the Allsvenskan title? Were telekinetic powers involved?
Enter The 3rd Circle to find out.

This discussion has been split into two parts.
This episode is Part 1.
Part 2 will be available soon.
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In a recent post-match interview, Manchester City playmaker, Rayan Cherki, dared to let slip that he had gone against his manager's wishes.
Pep Guardiola is arguably football's greatest ever tactical mastermind, but on this occasion, it appears that his plan was trumped by Cherki's intuition.
What does this episode tell us about the relationship between Guardiola and Cherki?
Is it a case of trouble in paradise, or could it be a classic example of opposites attract?
Jamie and Gorka analyse Cherki's role in this season's Manchester City and assess how Guardiola can get the best out of the maverick forward.
We also hear Arne Slot's theories about breaking down low-blocks and end up wondering: where has all the combination play gone?

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