The Evolution Of Roles, Positions & Tactics In Football

Welcome to yet another episode of the hindsight podcast amidst the lockdown. On this one, Yubby Ndunofit is joined by Goal.com's Africa Columnist Solace Chukwu as well as two football youth coaches - Segun Adeniyi who is UEFA licensed and Adesegun Shola of the Barcelona academy - to discuss the evolution of tactics and player roles in football. The crew shed light on the demand for ball playing goalkeepers, attacking full backs, the demise of the No. 10 role and the emergence of the false 9. Timestamp 00:03:14-00:11:06 | The role that has evolved the most in Football 00:11:07-00:13:00 | How Pep changed the demand on goalkeepers 00:13:15-00:17:03 | The demand of grass root coaches on goalkeepers in Nigeria 00:17:15-20:18:04 | Is Onana redefining the goalkeeping role in Africa? 00:20:20-00:36:14 | What caused the demise of the No. 10 role? 00:37:06-00:39:28 | Advice for developing grass root talents in Africa 00:39:28-00:46:37 | The evolution of centre forwards 00:46:37-00:52:06 | The evolution of full backs 00:52:06-01:09:48 | The crew pick their ideal XI