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Player Analysis: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Following a disappointing sixth-place finish last season, José Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur find themselves atop the Premier League table after 12 matchdays. Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min have stole the show in attack, whilst Tanguy Ndombélé has gained plenty of attention for his stellar performances in England after a challenging adaptation period in England. But it…
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How James Ward-Prowse Has Become One of the Best Midfielders Outside the Top 6
Although James Ward-Prowse is probably best known for his world-class set piece taking ability, under manager Ralph Hasenhüttl, Southampton’s skipper has gone from strength to strength, adopting a new role which epitomises the Austrians high octane style of play, and hence helping the Saints to challenge at the top of the league at this early…
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Player Analysis: Youssoufa Moukoko
Turning 16 is a big deal in the USA. It’s largely seen as a coming-of-age, with lavish parties thrown that can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Like those across the Atlantic, Youssoufa Moukoko was eagerly counting down the days to reaching that milestone in Germany. Rather than a big party on 20 November…
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Premier League Predictions: Matchday Twelve
Matchday Twelve brings new subplots among the 20 teams in the Premier League. Here’s what to keep an eye on. Leeds United vs West Ham Leeds may have lost 3-1 to high flying Chelsea, but there are reasons for Marcelo Bielsa to be optimistic. Patrick Bamford has proven himself to be a Premier League…
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Tactical Analysis: Club Brugge 2-2 Lazio
Matchday 6 in the UEFA Champions League group stage often comes around with little reason for excitement, with the majority of clubs having already sealed progression into the knockout round, but that was anything but the case this week, with 13 of the 32 clubs’s Champions League lives hanging in the balance. Two of…
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Marcus Rashford 20/21: On The Upward Trajectory
It would be an understatement to merely say that Marcus Rashford has “been in” the headlines in recent months. Rather, his off-the-field work, helping 3 million impoverished children gain access to free school meals, has seen him headline the front page of multiple newspapers, on multiple occasions- quite the achievement for a footballer. In…
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Dissecting the Ins and Outs of Build-up Play
I was watching the FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Chelsea a few months ago and a special moment in the game caught my eye. It was the moment where Arsenal’s Nicolas Pépé was near his own penalty box trying to bring the ball out from the back. It seemed risky when Pépé played a…
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Case Study: Roger Schmidt’s PSV Eindhoven
By: Russell Pope Featured Image: @GabFoligno / Quality Sport Images – Getty Images
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Tactical Analysis: RB Leipzig 3-2 Manchester United
Six weeks after suffering a 5-0 loss in Old Trafford, Julian Nagelsmann’s RB Leipzig narrowly defeated Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United at the Red Bull Arena in order to progress to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, where they will join Paris Saint-Germain from Group H. On the other hand, United will drop to…
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Player Analysis: Takehiro Tomiyasu
Japan has produced some fine exports to the Serie A for the last 25 years. Kazuyoshi Miura was a pioneer for Japanese footballers, becoming the first player from The Land of the Rising Sun to play in Italy when he joined Genoa in 1994. Attacking midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata played for Perugia, Roma, and Parma in…
