Readings
These are not conclusions. They are attempts to use FSL's vocabulary as a lens — applied to real matches, players, and situations to see what it notices and what it misses.
Each piece begins with a question FSL makes possible. Whether the answers hold up is part of what's being tested.
Treat them as the language thinking out loud.
Impact Subs As State Shifters
Does Chloe Kelly’s impact suggest that football needs a category of “State Shifters” — players whose primary value is altering the behavioural state of the match?
Arjen Robben — Calm Repeatability vs Defender Uncertainty
If Robben’s signature move was so predictable, why was it so difficult to defend?