On February 25, Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid faced off against Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. Angel Correa received his marching orders in the 64th minute, Jose Maria Gimenez opened the scoring for the visitors 14 minutes later, whilst Alvaro Rodriguez came off the bench and scored an equalizer against 10-man Atleti. They…

Football tactics are like hairstyles – some are timeless classics, while others are cringe-worthy trends that quickly go out of style. In the Carabao Cup final between Manchester United and Newcastle, both teams showed that the key to success is not just having a good haircut, but also the ability to switch up your style…

Pressing is a crucial part of modern football and has become an integral part of many teams’ tactical play, utilizing pressing traps to take advantage of the opponent’s potential vulnerabilities in the build-up and hit on the counter. Today, we’re going to be taking a look at the use of pressing traps in a 3-1-3-3…

On February, 3rd 2023, at 9:56 PM, referee Gavin Ward blew for full time in what could go down as one of the biggest wins in West Bromwich Albion’s season. A 1-0 win saw West Brom, (who had lost to Coventry by the same score less than 2 months ago), sail into the playoff places…

Zonal marking, the concept of assigning each defender a specific area to defend rather than marking specific opponents, has been a staple in the tactical toolkit of top-level coaches for decades. It’s a system that requires precise coordination and communication among defenders, but when executed correctly, can be a thing of beauty, stifling even the…

Saudi Arabia recently played host to the Supercopa de España as LaLiga Santander holders Real Madrid faced long-time rivals FC Barcelona in the 251st El Clásico between the two sides. The Spanish giants have largely been neck-and-neck throughout this season’s league title race, therefore this clash presented both sides with an opportunity to build momentum…

On October 25, 2022, Carlos Corberan was hired as head coach by West Bromwich Albion after a dismal start of the season left the pre-season promotion hopefuls 24th in the Championship table and with only one win in the last 11 league matches. Since then, the former Huddersfield boss has taken the Baggies to within…

From Nicolas Jover at Arsenal to Bernardo Cueva at Brentford to Gianni Vio at Tottenham, more and more Premier League teams are investing in set-piece coaches and creating goal-scoring scenarios with well-worked set-piece routines. Today, we’ll be taking a look at four unique corner kicks from the past few weeks of the Premier League season.…

It was the final we were expecting with a lot of oohs, aahs and non-stop drama. France resurrected themselves from the dead to drag themselves into the game only to be undone by the lottery of the penalty shoot-out. One of the tactical cards that Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni played was starting attacks on the…