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Tactical Analysis: Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea hosted crosstown rivals Tottenham Hotspur during the second gameweek of the 2022/23 Premier League season. Whilst this is a fixture that often sees tensions rise and emotions boil over, this particular game became especially heated as the opposing managers spent much of the second half antagonising one another. And whilst the potential cinema of…
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What is Juego de Posición?
Juego de Posición refers to the distinct philosophy of play that Pep Guardiola uses in his teams. Translated to ‘Positional Play’, it is a philosophy that seeks to create an advantage over the opposition by a focus on the positioning and the movement of players to generate superiorities. The philosophy originates from the Dutch…
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Analyzing Erik ten Hag’s First Match in Charge of Manchester United
The Erik ten Hag era has officially begun at Manchester United — well, sort of. The Red Devils began their pre-season tour with a 4-0 victory over long-time rivals, Liverpool. Of course, it was only a friendly game and three of United’s four goals were scored against a Liverpool side consisting largely of reserves, but…
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What Can Marseille Fans Expect from New Manager Igor Tudor?
French club Olympique Marseille decided to act quickly after Argentinian coach Jorge Sampaoli surprised the club with his resignation. The 62-year-old complained about a lack of transfer activity, something that his predecessor André Villas-Boas also lamented, and the Ligue 1 side has swiftly appointed a coach with a lower profile in Croatian tactician Igor…
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Auxerre – Are They Worth Replacing Saint-Ètienne in Ligue 1?
The second most successful French team of all time seemed set to stay in Ligue 1 next year, after a late goal nabbed a draw against Nantes on the final day of the season. However, in the relegation playoff, Saint Etienne fell on penalties in the second leg to Auxerre, a team who themselves…
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How Bournemouth Returned to the Premier League under Scott Parker
AFC Bournemouth’s top-flight return arrives at an interesting moment in the club’s history. After earning promotion back to the Premier League at the second time of asking, the Cherries are hoping to pull off a surprise or two under Scott Parker in 2022-23. “You see regularly it in teams that get promoted: the challenge…
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How Real Madrid Claimed Their 14th Champions League Title in Saint-Denis
For the 14th time, Real Madrid have proven again why they are the kings of the UEFA Champions League; after eliminating Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City on their road to the Stade de France final, Liverpool were their last victims. Let’s put some spotlight on the most important game phases, and the main ideas…
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UWCL Final 2022: A Tactical Masterclass from Sonia Bompastor
The 2022 UEFA Women’s Champions League Final (UWCL) was highly anticipated, arguably the best two teams in Europe going head-to-head: FC Barcelona, who defeated Chelsea 4-0 in last year’s Final in Gothenburg, and Lyon, who have won every single UWCL since 2016 with the exception of Barça’s 2021 triumph. This match-up was supposed to…
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Strasbourg: 21/22 Season – Ligue 1 Overachievers?
Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace were formed in 1906 and have been a professional football club since 1933. The club has had a fairly chequered history in recent times, being relegated to the fifth tier of French football after liquidation. Les Bleu et Blanc rebuilt themselves and secured promotion to Ligue 1 in 2017,…
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Sheffield United 1-2 Nottingham Forest – Tactical Analysis
Steve Cooper and Nottingham Forest completed a crucial victory in their play-off semi final first leg clash with Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. Forest took the lead after only 10 minutes as Jack Colback followed up a parry from the goalkeeper to tap home for the opener. Eventually, after several clear-cut chances they added…
