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What is Positional Play?
After Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City and Quique Setién’s Barcelona suffered humiliating eliminations in the Champions League quarterfinals, many were quick to claim that this was the end of Positional Play, or Juego de Posición in Spanish, as we know it. This isn’t even remotely true, as Thomas Tuchel’s Paris Saint-Germain and Hans-Dieter Flick’s Bayern…
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Tactical Analysis: Inter vs. Shakhtar
Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan trounced Luís Castro’s Shakhtar 5-0 in the Europa League semi-finals courtesy of two braces from Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martínez as well as a goal from Danilo D’Ambrosio. The Nerazzurri pressed Shakhtar high up the pitch, forcing them to play either risky short passes or wayward long balls. Inter closed…
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10 Italy Players Who Could Benefit from the Euros’s Postponement
With less than 10 months away from the start of Euro 2020, postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, European teams are starting to put together their squads. The month-long football extravaganza is set to kick off on 11th June at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome with Italy playing Turkey. Since his appointment…
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Analyzing Inter’s First Season Under Antonio Conte
Antonio Conte’s appointment as Juventus manager in 2011 marked eight years since the Old Lady had last won an official league title. With the Calciopoli scandal resulting in their relegation from Serie A, the noughties were a relatively dark decade in Juventus’ history. However, Conte, alongside the head of recruitment Beppe Marotta, combined to ensure…
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Tactical Analysis: Inter Milan vs. Sassuolo
Since Sassuolo’s promotion to Serie A ahead of the 2013-14 season, only Juventus have beaten Inter Milan more times than the Neroverdi. With Antonio Conte’s Nerazzurri hanging onto their Scudetto hopes by a string they would have been hoping to do a professional job on their bogey team, but it was more points dropped when…
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Inter Milan’s Wing-Back Problem
Inter Milan under Antonio Conte are renowned for their intricate automatisms during build-up which help them create space, bypass pressure and consolidate possession. The central compactness provided by their shape allows for numerical superiorities to be easily achieved, thus providing more short passing options which in turn create space for the wingbacks, as Inter…
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Inter Milan: Assessing One of Europe’s Best Central Midfields
With strong rumours of Italian wonderkid Sandro Tonali looking likely to swap Brescia for the hustle and bustle of Milan in the very near future, Internazionale are enjoying a revival after years of underwhelming performances both at home and abroad. Without a major trophy since their 2011 Coppa Italia victory, ‘I Nerazzurri’ have struggled…
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Analyzing How Neymar Would Fit in Quique Setién’s Barcelona
Nearly three years after joining Paris Saint-Germain for a world record fee, Neymar remains an enigma for Barcelona. The Brazilian has leveed several lawsuits against the Catalan club due to unpaid wages, and yet Barça can’t seem to get their minds off him. Whether Barcelona could actually afford to sign him is one question —…
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The Transfer Market post-Covid 19: The Art of the Swap Deal
The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated football clubs’ finances, forcing clubs to tighten their pursestrings and put off big-money transfers until next summer. Under normal circumstances, Europe’s elite clubs would be readying the accounts for a summer spree, calling agents, working on potential deals, and so on. However, the current financial and footballing climate is anything but…
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Analyzing Chelsea’s striker situation
Frank Lampard’s Chelsea have been perhaps the most interesting team in the Premier League this season from a tactical and squad building perspective. With a blend of academy prospects and experienced campaigners, Chelsea have surpassed expectations to find themselves in the top four. At one point in this season, Chelsea’s lead over Tottenham and United…
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