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You Don’t Know What You’ve Got ‘Til It’s Gone: United’s Carrick Problem
Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United is characterized by a rigid defensive shape and a hit-or-miss attack. In 8 of their games in all competitions, they have scored 4 goals in a single match, but they have struggled to string together successive passes against the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea. United are plagued by the lack…
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Julian Nagelsmann – The Tactics Behind a Pioneer
“30% of coaching is tactics, 70% is competence.” These sound like the words of an aging footballing philosopher who draws on countless years of experience, yet they belong to the youngest coach ever announced as manager of a team in the top five European leagues. Julian Nagelsmann was just 28 when appointed by 1899 Hoffenheim…
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Crisis Blanca: Lesiones y Ubicaciones
El Real Madrid ha tocado fondo, Zidane ha abierto el vestuario y no ha encontrado soluciones. En una evidente crisis, el club blanco terminó con la “Felizidane” y el “Minuto noventa y Ramos” para convertirse en un equipo que juega al fútbol teniendo poca intensidad en su juego, insuficiente recursos con el balón que a…
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Five Reasons Why Man United’s Alexis Sánchez Signing Video Is The Perfect Transfer Announcement
With football clubs constantly competing for the most retweets, the most views, and the most prestige on social media, the transfer announcement has gone from a pleasant formality to a desperately expected end to a transfer saga. The method varies: Real Madrid keeps it simple with their ‘Comunicado Oficial,’ PSG keeps it simple on…
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Jadon Sancho: The English Super Talent Thriving in Germany
It was Match Day 18 of the Bundesliga. Borussia Dortmund vs Wolfsburg was the last match of the weekend. The main talking point before the game was how BVB’s striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a team meeting the previous day and as a result was omitted from the squad. However, when the team news was announced…
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Ezequiel Barco: One Small Step for Atlanta, One Giant Step for MLS
The rugged fields of South America are home to some of the world’s most untapped potential. Flair and speed are often the outstanding qualities that South American attacking talents possess, and it’s what we love to see, but maturity in a young player may tip them for potential stardom. Ezequiel Barco, dubbed “El Turri”, has…
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Liverpool 4 – 3 Man City: A Klopp Tactical Masterclass
This was meant to be City’s sternest test of the season (yet), away at the cauldron of fire, Anfield. However, City fell just short of the mark despite a belated rally in the face of a spirited performance by the Reds. With Coutinho sold to Barca, Klopp had little choice in selecting his midfielders and…
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Alexis Sánchez: The Chase For The Chilean
One of January’s biggest transfer stories whittles down to pure preference: would you rather bring a Pogba pass out of the sky, beat your man with a stepover, curl a sumptuous strike into the top right corner, and hear the roar of Stretford End, or would you rather link-up a string of passes with David…
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Leon Bailey: The Exciting Talent at the Core of Leverkusen’s Renaissance
When Jamaican winger Leon Bailey made the move from Genk to Bayer Leverkusen in January 2017, few thought he would become an integral part of such a young and exciting side, which is once again pushing for Europe. Even fewer would’ve predicted that he would be able to be the main man at the Bay…
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A look back at the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and Cristian Roldan
The MLS SuperDraft is always a crazy day with a lot of craziness happening. For one, the draft usually features less “standout players” than most other American sports and the top prospects often turn out to have the most success. Every now and again you get the Chris Wondolowski’s of the world who turn out…
