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Analyzing Rúben Amorim’s Start to Life at Manchester United
Manchester United’s first month under Rúben Amorim has been an eventful one. The team won a very emotional derby game and secured a place in the top-8 of the Europa League, but were frustratingly eliminated by Tottenham in the EFL Cup and had a disastrous match in terms of defence on corners against Arsenal. …
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How Football Analytics Is Changing the Game
Football, a sport traditionally known for its passion, flair, and physicality, has increasingly embraced the power of data and analytics. In recent years, football analytics has emerged as a game-changer, offering teams, coaches, and players insights that can redefine strategies, improve performance, and make informed decisions both on and off the pitch. This article explores…
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Las Palmas Riding the Wave Under Diego Martínez
On October 8th, Diego Martínez inherited quite the mess at UD Las Palmas. The club never fully grasped their new identity under Luis Carrión, having watched their previously successful boss, García Pimienta, head to Sevilla. To make matters worse, they were dead last in LaLiga, having only gained three points from their first nine matches.…
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The Antagonist: How Football’s Great Minds Build, Destroy, and Redefine the Game
It begins with a vision—an obsession born not from the desire to win, but from the need to redefine. Football, in its essence, is simple: a game of passes, goals, and moments. Yet, within its simplicity lies a battlefield for ideologies, a stage for revolutionaries, and a canvas for genius. Somewhere, deep in the mind…
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Data, Roles, and Tactics: The Modern Blueprint for Football Success
Football success is often reduced to a blame game, with coaches bearing the brunt of poor form. Yet, the truth often lies deeper: in how well a team’s player profiles align with its tactical philosophy. Take PSG’s star-studded Messi-Mbappé-Neymar trio—on paper, a dream attack; on the pitch, a different story. This contrast reveals how mismatched…
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When Giants Limp: Mainz’s Masterclass in Disruption
Like all the best stories, this one begins quietly—no roaring crowd, no exhilarating crescendo. Just an eerie, nagging silence. The kind that creeps in when a talisman is missing, when Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane-sized hole feels less like a lineup note and more like a headline. On this brisk December evening, Mainz smelled that silence.…
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What It Takes to Stay Up: An In-depth Look At Teams Who Have Survived in the Premier League
Surviving in the Premier League as a newly promoted team is no small feat. Since 1992, nearly 40% of promoted teams have gone straight back down, highlighting the unforgiving nature of England’s top flight. To defy the odds, clubs must balance tactical innovation, smart recruitment, and managerial adaptability. The case of Southampton under Russell…
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How Chelsea Pulled off a Comeback Win vs. Tottenham
It has been 13 months since Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea erased an early deficit and scored four uninterrupted goals en route to a 4-1 victory, ending Tottenham’s unbeaten start to life under Ange Postecoglou. We saw something fairly similar on Sunday — whilst Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski put Spurs two goals to the good after…
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Liverpool vs City: Arne Slot’s Tactical Masterclass on Both Sides of the Ball
Following what was arguably their best performance of the season, Liverpool now find themselves in a commanding position: nine points clear of second-place Arsenal and eleven ahead of Manchester City. The Reds hosted Pep Guardiola’s side at Anfield, allowing City their first shot in the game after 39 minutes. Remarkably, this marked City’s longest wait…
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What’s Going Wrong With Manchester City?
Manchester City has not won a singular game since the 26th of October which was a 1-0 win against Southampton. It sounds unfathomable that the team who are the current champions of the world and have won the last four Premier League titles consecutively is finding it hard to even keep a 3-0 lead, as…
