Breaking The Lines – Curated Football Opinions

Tactical Analysis: Croatia vs. Scotland

Coming into this final Group D game at Hampden Park, the stakes were high for both Scotland and Croatia and the terms were as clear as the Glasgow skies; win and advance to the next...

Renato Sanches' Rebound

In the Ville Lumière, it is often hard to shine brightest. Paris is a city rebuilt in the image of Napolean III, and foreign entities have rarely found favour tyring to penetrate the wide, oblique,...

Tactical Analysis: Czech Republic vs. England

England and Czech Republic met at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday evening to decide top spot in Group D after both teams had already secured qualification by means of results elsewhere. The two sides met in...

Tactical Analysis: North Macedonia vs. Netherlands

As a nation drenched in footballing history, the Netherlands were left distraught and embarrassed having failed to qualify for the last two major tournaments in 2016 and 2018. Alas, it’s fair to say their current...

Tactical Analysis: Ukraine vs. Austria

For the first time in the nation’s history, Austria have secured qualification for the knockout stages of the European Championships, following a thoroughly deserved 1-0 victory over a rather disappointing Ukraine. In what started as...