Tactical Analysis: Tottenham Hotspur’s counter-attacking free-for-all against Manchester City
It just keeps on giving.
We've only seen 10 Premier League matches in 2021/22, but we already have three shock results as new-boys Brentford outclassed...
Tactical Analysis: How Manchester United’s 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 hybrid tore Leeds United apart
It's back, and it's back with an absolute bang.
Matchday 1 of the 2021/22 English Premier League has already delivered some absolute thrillers, including Brentford's...
Scout Report: Romelu Lukaku is the perfect addition to Chelsea’s fearsome attack
This transfer window keeps getting crazier and crazier.
Just days after Manchester City smashed the British transfer record to sign Jack Grealish, Chelsea have come...
Scout Report: How Paris Saint-Germain can integrate Lionel Messi to their star-studded side
Did anyone see that coming even a week ago?
After a stunning set of events that saw Lionel Messi prevented from signing a contract extension...
Scout Report: What Jack Grealish can add to Manchester City’s already-exceptional squad
After a fairly long and drawn out period of speculation and reports (where people went as far as analysing body language in training ground...
Manuel Locatelli: Massimiliano Allegri’s ideal midfield conductor at Juventus
In a rather forgettable season, Juventus had their nine-year reign as Serie A champions ended by rivals Inter Milan in 2020/21.
An embarrassing loss to...
Scout Report: How Raphaël Varane will bolster Manchester United’s defence
Manchester United are not messing about this summer, as they have only gone and struck a deal that will see Raphaël Varane join the...
Yacine Adli: Arsenal’s perfect replacement for Martin Odegaard
With the return of Martin Odegaard to Real Madrid, Arsenal have a creative hole in Mikel Arteta’s preferred 4-2-3-1 system.
The Gunners could try and...
Tactical Analysis: How England nearly caught Italy off guard in the Euro 2020 final
This was it. A month, 50 games, and 140 goals after the curtain-raiser in Rome between Turkey and Italy, this was the ultimate stage...
Tactical Analysis: How Argentina’s disciplined defending helped them beat Brazil in the Copa América...
After 27 matches of enthralling South American football, we reached the final of the 2021 Copa América, where Brazil and Argentina were set to do...
Tactical Analysis: England and Denmark’s closely-matched Euro semifinal at Wembley
In the literal sense of the song, it had already come home as both the semi-finals and final were to be played at Wembley...
Tactical Analysis: How Italy outclassed Belgium in the Euros
The 16th edition of the European Championships has continued to deliver football and entertainment of the highest order at the quarter-final stage.
The biggest clash...
Scout Report: How Manchester United should use Jadon Sancho
After over a year's worth of reports, rumours, and the deal being this close to completion, Jadon Sancho is finally set to be joining Manchester...
Tactical Analysis: How England found a way past Germany in the Euros
After three days of tournament football at its chaotic and unpredictable best, the UEFA European Championship's round of 16 drew to a close.
The last...
Opposition Analysis: What England should expect to see from Germany
The group stage of Euro 2020 is done and dusted, so now it's time for the really serious business - the knockout phase.
We are...
Euro 2020 Matchday 3 Review: Danish delight, unstoppable Italy, & much more
The last round of the group stage in Euro 2020 certainly was the most dramatic, as there were 13 qualification spots up for grabs...
Euro 2020 Matchday 2 Review: Italy, Belgium and Netherlands progress, Scotland hold England, Germany...
The second matchday of Euro 2020 once again featured 24 nations participating in 12 fixtures across the six groups, and there is lots to...
Tactical Analysis: How Scotland’s in-match adjustments contained England in the Euros
For the 100th time in a competitive football match, less-than-friendly neighbours England and Scotland prepared to face each other.
This was their first clash at...
Euro 2020 Matchday 1 Review: France edge past Germany, Southgate finds a winning formula...
Over a year later than what was initially planned, the 16th edition of the Euros kicked off in Rome.
24 nations, divided into six groups...
Tactical Analysis: How Manchester City undid themselves against Chelsea in the Champions League final
After three encounters this season in the Premier League and FA Cup, Manchester City and Chelsea squared off in the biggest match of the...
Tactical Analysis: How Villarreal’s adaptability helped them beat Manchester United in the UEFA Europa...
In the second-last match of continental football in Europe for the 2020/21 season, Villarreal and Manchester United prepared to square off for the Europa...
Tactical Analysis: How Chelsea’s misfitting tweaks allowed Leicester City to take the FA Cup
Just more than two weeks before this day in 2016, Leicester City were celebrating a miraculous Premier League title after Chelsea halted Tottenham Hotspur's...
Analysis: Manchester United’s defensive issues perfectly highlighted in Liverpool defeat
Protests, postponements and punctured bus tyres, among other things, could not stop two historic rivals from colliding for one last time in the 2020/21...
Tactical Analysis: How Arsenal’s smart pressing and defending helped them carve out a victory...
Chelsea's final league match before the FA Cup final against Leicester City was an important London derby, as they hosted Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
The...
Tactical Analysis: How Chelsea halted Manchester City’s Premier League title party
Just over three weeks after their FA Cup semi-final success, Chelsea faced Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, with the hosts having...
Tactical Analysis: How Chelsea saw off Real Madrid to progress to the Champions League...
After their 1-1 first leg stand-off, Chelsea and Real Madrid faced each other once again, this time to decide the second Champions League final...
Tactical Analysis: How Manchester City got past Paris Saint-Germain to secure a Champions League...
With a hard-fought 2-1 lead from the first leg in hand, Manchester City hosted Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium for the second leg...
Tactical Analysis: Manchester City’s Champions League comeback against Paris Saint-Germain
After a hard-fought 1-1 draw between Real Madrid and Chelsea, the Champions League served up another semi-final feast as Paris Saint-Germain hosted Manchester City...
Tactical Analysis: Real Madrid and Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final first leg stalemate
After all the drama around the European Super League, Europe's biggest clubs had to get back to the Champions League, which was in its...