Not a week goes by without analysis of ‘Ange Ball’ as a concept. Is it something that exists to you, or just something that people say?
I think it’s there, definitely. I’d like to think there’s something there that we work on every week, and it’s not just random events. But at the same time, what I love about football is it has its own life. I often say to the players that what we do during the week and the information we give them is kind of preparing them for an exam. But like all exams, you don’t know what the questions are going to be, you know? A game of football throws up things, but yeah, there’s a structure. We try to allow players to then find solutions within that, but
