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Erik Ten Hag’s Style Is Slowly Appearing at Manchester United
A disastrous start threw Erik ten Hag into the baptism of fire that is Manchester United. The English version of Hollywood FC, where there always appears to be a mountain of problems around the corner. Every minute detail that could be an issue is held under a metaphorical magnifying glass and used as content for…
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Tactical Analysis: Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Hoffenheim
Edin Terzic’s Borussia Dortmund managed to secure their 4th victory (third 1-0 win) during 5 Bundesliga games this season after beating Hoffenheim at Signal Iduna Park. The most important thing has been done, but the black-and-yellows still have some areas to improve, especially during the final part of the match. The German-Croatian coach…
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How Changing Their Attacking Line Could Decide the Premier League Title for Manchester City or Liverpool
One point separated them last season, one point separated them in 2018-19. One has Joao Cancelo, one has Trent Alexander-Arnold. Both have the world’s two most influential managers of this generation. When it comes to Manchester City and Liverpool it is a tooth and nail, neck and neck fight for supremacy with minuscule margins of…
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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…
