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Tactical Analysis: Inter Milan vs. Sassuolo
Since Sassuolo’s promotion to Serie A ahead of the 2013-14 season, only Juventus have beaten Inter Milan more times than the Neroverdi. With Antonio Conte’s Nerazzurri hanging onto their Scudetto hopes by a string they would have been hoping to do a professional job on their bogey team, but it was more points dropped when…
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Tactical Analysis: Manchester City vs. Chelsea
After the recent signing of Timo Werner, Chelsea came out of the three-month COVID-19 break looking to rubber stamp their credentials as a rising power in the Premier League. Having come from behind at Villa Park to win on Sunday, Chelsea once again came out 2-1 victors in their game versus Manchester City, officially handing…
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How Manchester United Built the Most Potent Attack in Premier League History: Part 1: The Foundation
Imagine the scene: It’s the business end of the 2005/06 Premier League season, and Ruud Van Nistelrooy comes off the bench to score a 79th minute winner at Bolton to keep Manchester United in the title race. United fans erupt in triumph as their Dutch striker scores his 150th goal for United. The Red…
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Tactical Analysis: Sheffield United vs. Manchester United
In their second game since the restart of the Premier League, Manchester United welcomed Sheffield United at Old Trafford. It was a vital match for both sides’s chances of playing European football, as the Blades, who played their third game in seven days were only two points behind United before the start of the…
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Inter Milan’s Wing-Back Problem
Inter Milan under Antonio Conte are renowned for their intricate automatisms during build-up which help them create space, bypass pressure and consolidate possession. The central compactness provided by their shape allows for numerical superiorities to be easily achieved, thus providing more short passing options which in turn create space for the wingbacks, as Inter…
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How Chelsea Got Back in Business
On February 22, 2019, Chelsea were leveled with a two-window transfer ban after being found guilty of violating FIFA rules in relation to third party influence and improper registrations of youth players. They were prohibited from signing players in the summer 2019 and winter 2020 transfer windows, with the only exceptions being Christian Pulisic, who…
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Morocco’s 1986 Surprise – When Africa First Roared In The World Cup
When football fans think of African success stories in the World Cup, many look towards Cameroon in Italia ’90 and Ghana in South Africa ’10. Some would think the Indomitable Lions in 1990 were the first African side to reach the World Cup knockout stages. That is not the case, for such an honour was…
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Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson: The Deadliest Full Back Duo in Football
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson have been arguably the best pair of chance creators in world football in the past two seasons, helping Liverpool to the Champions League title last season and, after a 30-year drought, the Premier League title this season. With defences becoming more and more compact, attacking through the wide areas…
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Tactical Analysis: Manchester United vs. Tottenham Hotspur
With the Premier League returning last week, Manchester United took on Spurs in which was the most anticipated fixture of the weekend. Both sides were bolstered by the return of key players from injury in the form of Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford for United, whereas Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane also recovered from their…
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Tactical Analysis: Manchester City vs. Arsenal
Mikel Arteta, Pep Guardiola’s assistant during the spell of the Spanish manager at Manchester City, decided to leave City the 18th December of 2019 and to go to Arsenal, his last club as a footballer. Last week, Guardiola and Arteta met each other at the Etihad Stadium for the restart of Premier League football and…
