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A Theoretical Analysis of the 4-4-2
By: Russell Pope Featured Image: @GabFoligno / Neal Simpson – EMPICS / PA
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Tactical Analysis: Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
Matchday 15 of the 2020/21 Bundesliga season began with a premium appetizer on Friday, as reigning European and German champions paid a visit to North Rhine-Westphalia to take on Borussia Mönchengladbach. Whilst Bayern got off to an early 2-0 lead via goals from Robert Lewandowski and Leon Goretzka, Gladbach mounted a fierce comeback to claim…
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Tactical Analysis: Sevilla vs. Real Sociedad
In a match between two strong contenders for Champions League football, Imanol Alguacil’s Real Sociedad paid a visit to the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán where they would take on Julen Lopetegui’s Sevilla. The hosts went into the game unbeaten in La Liga since December 5, whilst La Real had only won one match from their past…
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Wrexham A.F.C. in the 21st Century and the Path To Its Acquisition by Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mcelhenney: Part 2
This article is Part 2 of a series about Wrexham Association Football Club; you can read the first part of this series here. The Approach Preliminary discussions regarding the sale of the club began in May 2020. By this time, the club had been owned and run by The Wrexham Supporters Trust for…
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Tactical Analysis: Manchester United’s First Half of the 2020/21 Season
It has been quite the hectic season for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United, to say the least. After defeating Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc de Princes and humiliating RB Leipzig at Old Trafford, the Red Devils relinquished their lead on their UEFA Champions League group after losing to İstanbul Başakşehir, PSG, and Leipzig, setting up…
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Wrexham AFC in the 21st Century and the Path to Its Acquisition by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney: Part 1
This article is Part 1 of a series about Wrexham Association Football Club; you can read the second part of this series here. Wrexham Association Football Club was formed in October 1864. This makes the football club the oldest in Wales; and the third oldest professional club in the World (after Notts County and…
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Player Analysis: Patrick de Paula
Football has bore witness to countless rags-to-riches stories, but perhaps no country has had more than Brazil. Dani Alves would wake up every day at 5 a.m. to help his father pick melons, Rivaldo grew up in a poor area of Recife and lost several teeth due to chronic malnutrition, and Gabriel Jesus painted the…
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Tactical Analysis: Borussia Dortmund vs. RB Leipzig
Matchday 15 of the 2020/21 Bundesliga season saw Borussia Dortmund travel to RB Leipzig looking to improve on their last away game where they lost 2-0 to high flying Union Berlin. RB Leipzig were the in-form side going into the game, having only lost once in the Bundesliga so far this season. The last time…
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Vivianne Miedema: The WSL’s Deadliest Finisher
When we talk about female strikers, there is one name that pops up instantly – Arsenal’s number nine, Vivianne Miedema. The Dutch striker is arguably the most prolific striker to have graced the world of women’s football, let alone the Women’s Super League (WSL). As Ian Wright rightly tweeted, “Every single goal Viv scores is…
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Football in Alaska and Hawai’i
Waqaa! Cangacit? / Aloha! Pehea ‘oe? The first greeting is in Yup’ik, the language most widely spoken in Alaska, while you have just guessed the second one – Hawaiian, the language para excellence from the archipelago of the American Union. I hope you are ready to the next step in our trip around the world.…
