Tom Curren

1 month ago | scoutedftbl.com | Jake Entwistle |Tom Curren |Llew Davies

Football is changing. Andoni Iraola summed it up best when reflecting on his playing career that finished in 2016: “Probably, technically and tactically we were as good as the players we see nowadays but there is a physical side we would struggle with.”And no wonder. Just look at this:The English top-flight is getting faster and players are performing more actions at High Intensity each game. As Iraola alludes to, it is no longer enough to be an elite footballer.

Nov 26, 2024 | scoutednotebook.com | Tom Curren

It’s been eight days since the announcement, and Diego Luna hasn’t stopped. “I haven’t taken a break,” he laughs. “I’m continuing to work. I have goals to come back into pre-season ready to go. It won’t be pre-season for me. I wanna land in Salt Lake ready to play.”Real Salt Lake is his club but he’s not in the city when we speak. It’s RSL’s off-season and he’s just arrived in El Paso, Texas, after a 14-hour drive from the place he currently calls home.

Mar 22, 2024 | scoutednotebook.com | Tom Curren

This is a publication about young football players. As some of them will be wearing Nike’s new England home shirt this summer, I felt the topic falls under our purview. Also it’s our newsletter and we can write about whatever we want. So here’s an Editor’s Take about the current insanity swallowing football discourse.