A lot of analysis has started shifting to a model of understanding player synergies and how it influences small space behaviours and tendencies. On X we see a lot of interest in pieces dissecting these group dynamics using 3v3's on the wing or in the half spaces to better understand these emergent actions, player behaviours and how players make connections with each other. I believe coaching focus will take a similar course, we will put our microscope to the behaviours and nuances of smaller groups and coach into them to find a less game model centric advantage. Coaches will start to understand functionalism and player profiling better and how each player can be complimented by certain functions and tendencies. Thats not to say these haven't always been present in coaching, but in the positional age of 'structure first' we are less attuned to these behaviours. We should analyse them on a smaller scale to better understand the associations and synergies that are present...