Winning is Fine, But Not Like ThatArsenal score too many goals from set pieces. It's cynical. It's not proper football. Wins feel hollow. Something something Arsène Wenger would be disappointed. If a team is exclusively reliant on set pieces, ignores open...
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The Premier League in Three ClustersTwo charts. Twenty clubs. Three very different ideas about how to play football. The Premier League is one of the most competitive leagues in this world. We see a lot of talk about how some...
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Uruguay: The Legacy of Garra CharrúaFrom Brazil to Argentina, from England to Germany, from Italy to Spain to France, we’ve seen a handful of teams get their hands on the elusive FIFA World Cup trophy. However, the very first team...
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AC Milan: The Story of a Club in DeclineThis weekend in Genoa, Milan put one and a half feet into the Champions League; a single home victory against an already-safe Cagliari side is all that is needed to secure third place. However—particularly for...
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Atlético Madrid Without Griezmann: The End of Simeone’s Tactical TranslatorModern football can still manufacture stars. What it may never manufacture again is a player capable of translating an entire tactical universe.
For most elite forwards, aging looks violent. The first thing to disappear is explosion....
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