About this episode

The episode features a discussion on elite coaching and player development with Alex Tejera and Christian Hernandez from Barça Residency Academy, focusing on insights from the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

What does world-class player development actually look like? And what can the biggest tournament in football teach us about developing the next generation? On this episode of Hometown FC, we sit down with Alex Tejera and Christian Hernandez from Barça Residency Academy for an in-depth conversation on elite coaching, player development, and the biggest tactical trends emerging from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In this episode we discuss: What the World Cup is teaching us about the modern gam...

People in this episode

Host: Eric

Guests: Alex Tejera, Christian Hernandez

Topics covered

• player development
• coaching
• FIFA World Cup
• tactical trends
• soccer education

Keywords

• world-class player development
• soccer coaching
• FIFA World Cup
• tactical trends
• Barça Residency Academy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Barça Residency Academy

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