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Player Analysis: Uroš Račić
When Valencia announced the signing of Uroš Račić from FK Crvena Zvezda, there were varying reactions from sections of both fanbases. While the Valencia fans tried to be optimistic about the signing, looking for all information they could get regarding this unknown 20-year old, a section of the Crvena Zvezda fanbase on Twitter appeared to…
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The Renaissance of Renato Sanches at Lille
Five years ago, an 18-year-old Renato Sanches broke onto the scene for Benfica and achieved history by winning the European Championship with Portugal, but after a disastrous move to Bayern Munich and an unproductive loan spell at Swansea City, his career looked to be headed nowhere fast. However, at 23 years of age, Sanches has…
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Player Analysis: Dion Charles
Dion Charles is a player that has played more non-league football than the top four leagues. A player that got released from Blackpool, he chose to play for close non-league neighbours in AFC Fylde which included being sent out on loan to Skelmersdale United, a team in the seventh level of English football. Following the spell…
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The Rise and Fall of Bernard Tapie’s Marseille: Part 4: La Balance
This is the fourth installation of a six-part series on Olympique de Marseille. You can read “Part 1: L’homme d’affairs,” here, and “Part 2: La Nuit Les Projecteurs Se Sont Éteints,” here. You can read “Part 3: Nuits Blanches Et Thés Frelatés,” here. You can read “Part 5: Les Retombées,” here. You can read “Part…
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Tactical Theory: The Art Of Collective Dismarking — Manchester City
On March 13, 2021, Manchester City traveled to Craven Cottage stadium to meet Fulham, beating them 0–3 thanks to the written names on the score sheet, John Stones, Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Agüero. Fulham’s Man-Oriented Approach Against Manchester City The locals had a plan to stop the Citizens as they formed in a…
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The Bundesliga 2020/21 Season Review
Another Bundesliga season has come and gone, where perhaps the only thing that has remained the same throughout this most peculiar of campaigns is that FC Bayern is once again Deutscher Meister. In the past season we have witnessed it all, with 892 goals flying into the net, 1,112 cards being brandished by disgruntled referees,…
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Tactical Analysis: Ryan Mason’s Tottenham Hotspur
Another big English football club, another post-José Mourinho salvage mission. The Portuguese manager’s time at Tottenham Hotspur was probably his worst overall as a manager, as his 86-match stint was the shortest since his União de Leiria days in 2001 and 2002, and this was also the first time he failed to lead a club…
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Dani Ceballos — What Next?
The boy from Utrera, Spain is nearing the end of his second loan spell at Arsenal, and Mikel Arteta now has an important decision to make regarding the future of Dani Ceballos. The young Spaniard is expected to return to Madrid at the end of the season, where he has a contract until 2023, although…
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Deja Vu – Arsenal’s Worst Premier League Campaign
This season has been at times calamitous for Arsenal. Finishing eighth, crashing out of the domestic cup competitions and two tepid performances in the Europa League semi-final against Villarreal has left a bitter taste in the mouth of fans. Add the vociferous protests against owner Stan Kroenke over the doomed European Super League, but also…
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Tactical Preview: The 2021 UEFA Champions League Final
With the Champions League Final just a few days away, this article analyses the previous match played between Chelsea and Manchester City and seeks to find out what challenges lie ahead for both teams on the big night. Both teams did not field their best eleven in the game, but there were some patterns that…
