How To Play Like Reece James | Day 18/30 Days Of Dedication

About this episode

The episode breaks down Reece James' performance against Arsenal and discusses key qualities for modern fullbacks.

Reece James delivered one of the best fullback performances of the season last night. Today we’re doing a quick breakdown of the habits, decisions and athletic qualities that allowed him to dominate Arsenal – and what developing players can take from it. Modern fullbacks need power, scanning, composure and timing. James showed all four at an elite level. After the analysis we’ll go into live Q&A and talk through your football questions, plus anything from the rest of the weekend’s action. 🎙️ Hosted By Nick Humphries ‪@nickhumph‬ and Sam Shaban @sshaban10 from the Train Effective team. This is your Winter Arc. While others slow down, you level up.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Humphries, Sam Shaban

Topics covered

• Reece James
• fullback performance
• football analysis
• athletic qualities
• live Q&A

Keywords

• power
• scanning
• composure
• timing

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