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Tactical Analysis: Ajax’s 20/21 Double-winning Team
With a 2-0 win over AZ Alkmaar 2 weeks ago, Ajax secured the league, completing their domestic double. This team played in the traditional Ajax way – dominating possession and defending on the front foot. Alongside some beautiful leaked kits for next season, playing with the style they have shown further cemented Ajax as one…
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Why Max Allegri, Football’s Modern-Day Misnomer, Remains Unemployed
Perhaps we ought to cut José Mourinho some slack for his constant style of play on the pitch, if not his constant style of management off it. For all the barrage the Portuguese manager gets for how his teams operate on the pitch these days, he probably should get sympathy for the age we’re in.…
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Player Analysis: Manuel Locatelli
When Manuel Locatelli was promoted from the youth team at AC Milan, the midfielder seemed to be a player with maturity beyond his years. He had a spell during the 2016/17 Serie A season in which he had scored crucial goals in victories against Sassuolo and Juventus but he was able to consistently replicate those…
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Maxence Caqueret – The Heart of a Lyon
Ligue 1 this season has been box office entertainment, which is ironic considering the collapsed TV deals with Mediapro. For the first time in a while, we are witnessing a proper title race with Lille leading the front with 3 games to go. PSG are only a point behind whilst AS Monaco are just 5…
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Peak Pochettino: Analyzing the Tactics Behind Tottenham’s 2016/17 Season
The 2016/2017 season was the peak of Mauricio Pochettino’s five-year reign in charge of Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham finished with 86 points (their highest ever point total in the Premier League era), second place in the table (also their highest ever finish), and led the league in both goals scored and fewest goals conceded. In…
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Player Analysis: Boubakary Soumaré
One of the most prominent stories doing the rounds in the media at the moment is the reported transfer of French midfielder Boubakary Soumaré from Lille to Leicester City. The deal seems to be on the verge of completion, and there has been widespread excitement among fans for what seems to be the arrival of…
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The Key To Realizing PSG’s European Title Aspirations
Paris Saint-Germain have once again fallen short of their first Champions League title, thoroughly played off the park by an imposing Manchester City side who capitalized on the Parisians lack of resolve to win 2-0 (3-1 a.g.). For a club boasting a playing squad worth roughly €830 million, it is remarkable to see just how…
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Player Analysis: Oliver Skipp
Oliver Skipp is another Premier League loanee to set the Championship alight. After featuring in the Tottenham Hotspur squad for 24 out of 38 Premier League games in the 2019-20 campaign, Skipp was sent out on loan to Norwich City by then manager José Mourinho with the idea of Skipp to get regular game time.…
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Player Analysis: Phil Foden
Since its FA-approved inception in 1998, Manchester City’s academy has gone on to produce some great players. Players such as Micah Richards have gone on to cement a legendary status among the fanbase for their contribution to the club, while the likes of Jadon Sancho, Kieran Trippier and Kelechi Iheanacho have made their name elsewhere.…
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Player Analysis: Marcos Llorente
Marcos Llorente has been one of the revelations of this season. Helping Atlético de Madrid fight for the title has been aided by his goal creation which has been magnificent. Seeing as he is a midfielder, the fact that he has 12 goals and 10 assists is astonishing. This proves that Diego Simeone has managed…
