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Antonio Conte: Tottenham and Daniel Levy’s Extraordinary Coup of an Elite Manager
Daniel Levy has his man after pining all summer for him. A concoction of events has caused Levy to spring into urgent action. Incensed irritation from home Tottenham fans in the shiny, new London Stadium during the abysmal 3-0 defeat to Manchester United. The matter of Nuno Santo never being the first choice for the…
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Player Analysis: Julián Álvarez
Argentine football has always exported great figures to the most important leagues in Europe, after having shown sufficient qualities to shine among the world elite. The last jewel to emigrate, after having made a huge difference, was Lautaro Martinez, to Inter Milan, in 2018. In the same position, but with different characteristics, the great…
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Player Analysis: Nahuel Molina
Udinese, like many other clubs from Italy, has a great admiration for Argentinian players and it has recruited its share over the decades. Luis Pentrelli was the first to play for the Zebrette from 1957 until 1962 while many others joined from the 1980s onwards. Roberto Néstor Sensini and Abel Balbo starred for the…
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Cristian Romero: Tottenham’s Argentine Rock at the Back
It is perhaps an understatement to claim Argentina as the birthplace of the world’s greatest forwards in history. The late Diego Maradona needs no introduction, whereas the great Lionel Messi is looking to add his 7th Ballon d’Or in his trophy cabinet. Sergio Agüero is currently the Premier League’s 4th top goal-scorer of all time,…
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How Do Tottenham Replace Harry Kane?
Even if Harry Kane fails to make a move to Manchester this summer, his intentions have been made clear; Kane is ready to prioritise success over everlasting loyalty to Tottenham Hotspur. Perhaps Spurs will make a huge turnaround with Nuno Espírito Santo, and Kane does end up committing his future to the club he…
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How Romelu Lukaku Will Shape Up in Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea
28-year-old center forward Romelu Lukaku has always been a divisive figure amongst football fans, despite having a superb goal-scoring record throughout his career that many would consider world-class and borderline elite. At the beginning of his career, he was a highly wanted young prospect, who was bought by Chelsea in August of 2011, a few…
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The Best Transfers of Summer 2020
Even in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic repercussions, teams have found ways to secure bargain buys on the transfer market and reinforce their squads. Today, we’ll be looking at the 10 best transfers of the summer 2020 transfer window with the help of Goalpoint graphics. Loan deals were not included in…
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Tactical Analysis: Inter Milan and Defending in a 5-3-2
This article will investigate the 5-3-2 more abstractly, and subsequently use Antonio Conte’s Inter as a case study of the shape. Inter are the highest quality team currently operating with the shape and therefore can highlight its advantages to the greatest extent and reveal why playing in such a way is viable for runaway champions;…
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Tactical Analysis: Inter’s Wide Overloads
Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta were trailblazers in Serie A with regards to their commitment to achieving wide overloads through using advanced centre backs, featuring drifting forwards and dropping midfielders; however, this season particularly has seen Inter adopt some of the methods used by Atalanta and improve on them through automatising and greater player quality. This…
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Destroying Man-orientation: Antonio Conte Style
The latest and perhaps most important Derby della Madonnina in recent memory showcased an unconditional destruction of Milan, through Inter’s intelligent exploitation of their man-oriented defensive system. This article seeks to systematically analyse how Inter were so effective, attempting to extrapolate more holistic techniques on how to disrupt and destroy man-orientation. Milan use the…
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