When to use

Every time a search returns results containing player names, club names, or match references that could be relevant to the question. This is a discipline to apply throughout the search process.

Technique

Any person name or club name that appears in search results must be tracked and searched further. The most common failure mode in football questions is finding the right entity in results but not following up.

Tracking protocol:

After every search, scan results for entity names (players, clubs, coaches).
For each new entity, immediately search "[entity name] [most distinctive remaining constraint]".
If the entity satisfies one constraint, keep searching to verify the rest.
Maintain a mental list of all candidate entities found so far — do not lose track of earlier leads when pursuing new ones.

This applies especially to intermediate entities: a club name might lead to a player, or a match record might lead to a coach. Follow the chain.

Query Templates

When to use

Every time a search returns results containing player names, club names, or match references that could be relevant to the question. This is a discipline to apply throughout the search process.

Technique

Tracking protocol:

After every search, scan results for entity names (players, clubs, coaches).
For each new entity, immediately search "[entity name] [most distinctive remaining constraint]".
If the entity satisfies one constraint, keep searching to verify the rest.
Maintain a mental list of all candidate entities found so far — do not lose track of earlier leads when pursuing new ones.

This applies especially to intermediate entities: a club name might lead to a player, or a match record might lead to a coach. Follow the chain.

Football Lead Tracking

When to use

Technique

Query Templates

Football Lead Tracking

When to use

Technique

Query Templates

Worked Examples

Anti-pattern

Session Logs

OpenClaw Test Heap Leaks

Node Connect

Openclaw Qa Testing

Openclaw Secret Scanning Maintainer

Flags