Coach Kicks: Eddie Wolecki Black (Glasgow City)

The Coach Kicks slot profiles Eddie Wolecki Black of Glasgow City, about to graduate with the UEFA Pro Licence and just finished a periodisation mentorship with the World Football Academy. He avoids joining in training, preferring to oversee sessions and push intensity when required, and names Pep Guardiola as the coach he most admires for bringing a new style with the substance to win, calling it a privilege to have watched Barcelona and Spain. He values Raymond Verheijen’s Periodisation in Football as a factual, football-based guide, rejects scripted motivational lines in favour of making players knowledgeable about opponents, and repeats that recovery is vital. Wolecki Black names Marie Laure Delie as the player he would take, cites Jess Fishlock’s immediate impact and calls Suzanne Lappin badly underrated, and dismisses superstition as nonsense.