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How Pitso Mosimane Built a Dynasty with Mamelodi Sundowns
It was October 2011. Just over a year on from having the biggest football party on their doorstep and making history by becoming the first African country to host a FIFA World Cup, Pitso Mosimane’s South Africa were going into the final round of qualifiers for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. A shock…
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Analyzing Leicester City’s Defensive Strategy Under Brendan Rodgers
Tactical flexibility is vital in football. Being flexible as a team, whether this is through different personnel in different positions or team shape in and out of possession, allows you to be largely unpredictable and therefore adds great variety to football. It essentially makes you more difficult to defend against in the sense that it…
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Player Analysis: Dani Olmo
Dani Olmo is a 22-year-old Spanish left-sided/central attacking midfielder who currently plays in the Bundesliga for RB Leipzig. Born in Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain, Olmo started his footballing career in 2006 at RCD Espanyol’s youth academy where he quickly made a name for himself at a very young age. Olmo was snapped up by FC…
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Analyzing the Roots Behind Sheffield United’s Decline
Chris Wilder was named the runner-up manager of the year by the League Manager’s Association last July. Less than 7 months later, his Sheffield United side sit bottom of the league with only 2 points from 17 games. The Blades took the Premier League by storm in the 2019-20 season as they finished 9th, on 54…
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Player Analysis: Gerard Moreno
It’s been nearly 15 years since Villarreal, a small-town team from the Comunitat Valenciana, put together one of the most astonishing Champions League runs of all time. Finishing top of a group in which Manchester United finished bottom, they dispatched of Glasgow Rangers and Inter Milan in the knockout stages, before narrowly losing out to…
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Player Analysis: Bradley Grobler
Things were all square between SuperSport United and Kaizer Cheifs at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe stadium before Bradley Grobler lobbed the ball into the net, following an Itumeleng Khune mistake. In what already is a heated race for the Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot, Grobler has laid the foundation for his most prolific season ever. He…
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Aliou Dieng: Mali’s Midfield Metronome
Aliou Dieng, born on 16 October 1997, turned 23 years of age only a few months ago. He was born in the landlocked west-African country of Mali. His career started at Djoiba AC one of Mali’s biggest clubs where he made his debut back in 2015 as a teenager. After enjoying a few successful…
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Why Bayern Munich Are Signing Omar Richards
What do Shane Long, Alex McCarthy, Gylfi Sigurðsson, Michael Olise, and Omar Richards have in common? Yup, that’s right. They are all graduates of Reading FC’s productive academy. The Royals have assembled quite the production line in recent years, and their youth set up arguably doesn’t receive the plaudits it deserves. Olise and Richards…
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How Brexit Will Change Business in the English Football League
Last Saturday, Emiliano Buendía scored a delightful goal to put Norwich City 1-0 up against Barnsley, the Argentine made a smart run to get on the end of a pin-point pass, and his deft touch helped guide the ball into the net. Teemu Pukki also starred in that hard-earned victory; the Finnish forward has been…
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Manchester United Women: The WSL’s High-Flying Title Contenders
Two years ago, the Manchester United Women’s team played their first-ever professional football match. Fast forward to the present, they lead the way in the WSL – unbeaten and with a four-point buffer at the top. A boatload of the credit belongs to manager Casey Stoney, whose fearlessness and determination has created an excellent…
