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Roque Mesa: Mustachioed Maestro
He has been the leading player for one of the most entertaining teams in La Liga during the past two seasons. Players like Viera, Tana and Boateng wouldn’t get half the space and freedom if it weren’t for the small maestro in midfield. While people compared him to the likes of Xavi and Busquets the…
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La rivoluzione monegasca
Se c’è una cosa capace di mettere d’accordo i tifosi di tutte le latitudini, quella è la piacevolezza provata nel veder giocare il Monaco di Leonardo Jardim la stagione scorsa. Le fortune del club monegasco, laureatosi sorprendentemente campione di Francia e qualificatosi alle semifinali di Champions League, partono però da lontano. Nel 2014 infatti, dopo…
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Acciones mexicanas, reacciones alemanes
“Al final, los seres humanos vivimos a través de nuestras emociones y de las reacciones de dichas emociones; y obviamente cuando hay un resultado que está en conflicto, el jugador se aferra a eso”, Juan Carlos Osorio en The Tactical Room en una entrevista realizada por Martí Perarnau. En todos los deportes se desprenden emociones…
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Sead Kolašinac’s Schalke Breakthrough
Schalke started the 2016/17 season in terrible fashion, losing their first 5 games and remaining inconsistent throughout the season. However, while consistently standing out and improving throughout the campaign was a tough thing to do, one of the bright spots was Sead Kolašinac. Circumstances were tough, but the Bosnian soared beyond expectation and started growing into one…
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Tactical Analysis: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Barcelona (H)
Throughout the 2016/17 footballing season, there were many interesting matches. Many of these go relatively unnoticed in the chaos of the schedule and are neglected in terms of the depth they deserve. In a Breaking The Lines exclusive feature, writer Ross Eaton (@boxtoboxcb) will be analysing a series of these intriguing football matches… Meeting once…
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Il Parma torna in serie B: Il lavoro di Roberto D’Aversa
Appena due anni fa il crack che aveva posto fine alla storia gloriosa di un club che negli anni 90 vinceva in Italia e in Europa. Una squadra che in bacheca contava una coppa delle Coppe, due coppe UEFA, tre coppe Italia e una Supercoppa europea e una Supercoppa Italiana. Poi la rinascita quando, il…
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The Post-Modern Fullback
Evolution is a necessary element of our world. A faster cheetah catches more antelope, and a faster antelope escapes more cheetahs; this dynamic relationship between the two animals creates two of the fastest animals on our planet. You have to adapt to stay alive, and the traditional fullback is having to do the same with…
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Top Five Portuguese Imports To Play in Serie A
Over the course of its existence, the Serie A has welcomed a fair share of Portuguese internationals to come ply their trade on the Peninsula – 54 if I’m correct. Included in this list are plenty of who settled for a brief time, sampling only a teaser of Italian ‘calcio.’ However, a select group spent…
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Sampaoli y un plan conocido
“El Barcelona iba a ser mejor con Messi y el técnico sabía que debía encontrar una dinámica, un diálogo, una confianza con el jugador que les permitiera crecer juntos. Para lograrlo, el entrenador tuvo que ajustar su idea de equipo de modo que cupiera un individuo insaciable y con unas dotes extraordinarias, mientras convencía al…
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The Colouring of Cesc
The array of colours in the world is often what makes much of the beauty in it. Artists and painters manipulation of it to create their art is what makes much of the beauty in it. Jackson Pollock’s splash paintings, such as Convergence and Number 18, are examples of letting the colour be free, without…
