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The Roberto De Zerbi Effect – How the Italian Guided Brighton to Europe
When Graham Potter ended his three-year spell at Brighton Hove & Albion and joined Chelsea in September 2022, it seemed that Brighton’s gradual rise was set to come to an end. After Sporting Director Dan Ashworth’s move to Newcastle and the sales of key players like Marc Cucurella and Yves Bissouma, it seemed that Brighton…
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Tactical Analysis: How Coventry City Reached the Playoff Final
Coventry City is a win away from a return to the Premier League after beating Middlesborough 1-0 on aggregate in the EFL Championship playoff semi-final. A win against Luton, who were promoted to League One in the 2017/18 season alongside Coventry, in the final dubbed as “one for the romantics” by Coventry manager Mark Robins,…
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Tactical Analysis: José Luis Mendilibar’s Sevilla
It has been a rollercoaster campaign for Sevilla. After a sensational three-year spell that would see them finish top four on three straight occasions as well as win the Europa League, Sevilla sacked Julen Lopetegui on October 5 after picking up just five points from seven matches. The return of Jorge Sampaoli as manager failed…
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Atalanta 0-2 Juventus: A Highly Rotated Juventus Side Outfoxes Their Opponents in the Second Half
After a first half of no shots on target for either team, Juventus became more aggressive in their pressing and managed to get the three points. Having recently regained their place in the top four after their 15-point deduction was reversed, Juventus have won three straight matches and are 90 minutes away from the…
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Trabzonspor’s Recovery Mission Begins
After losing just three league games in last season’s title-winning campaign, Trabzonspor have endured a dismal and disappointing defence of their first Super Lig title in 38 years. In the ten months separating their league title win with the eventual departure of manager Abdullah Avci, Trabzonspor lost nine league games – more than Avci lost…
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The New Belgium: Domenico Tedesco’s Red Devils
After a disastrous World Cup campaign in Qatar, the “golden generation” of the Belgian National Team was somewhat bittersweet throughout tournaments. Although their 2018 campaign was relatively successful, some would say that in general, the team full of superstars never lived up to their name. In their beginnings, the Red Devils’ 2014 World Cup campaign…
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What Went Wrong for Julian Nagelsmann at Bayern Munich?
Bayern Munich currently sit in second place on the Bundesliga table, just one point adrift of rivals Borussia Dortmund. They have also qualified for the quarter-finals of both the UEFA Champions League and DFB-Pokal where they will face Manchester City and SC Freiburg respectively. The Bavarians have a realistic chance of winning three competitions this…
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Hull City’s Robust Reparation Under Liam Rosenior
One year on from the arrival of owner Acun Ilcali, the Championship league table would suggest that Hull City have made slight but insignificant progress relative to the volume and calibre of signings made in the last two transfer windows, with the club going from hovering ominously above the relegation zone last season to pushing…
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Nigeria 0, Guinea-Bissau 1: What Went Wrong for Jose Peseiro and the Super Eagles
How do I start? Should we start with the fact that Nigeria entered their March match with Guinea-Bissau fresh off a ten-goal win against the tiny nation of Sao Tome and Principe, their biggest win to date? Or the fact that Guinea-Bissau called up just one player from the top-5 leagues; breakout star Mama…
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How Bayern Munich Sent Paris Saint-Germain Packing From the UEFA Champions League
After winning the first leg 1-0 via a goal from Kingsley Coman, Bayern Munich defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 via goals from Erick Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry, sending Les Parisiens packing from the UEFA Champions League at the Round of 16 for the fifth time in seven years. The Bavarians will take on Manchester City…