Eager to rebuff Spurs’ quest for fourth place, Arsenal needed a win. But if Patrick Vieira ought to have been in a giving mood to bestow his old club a favor, he had not read the script. Potency in transition, pressing, and possession stunted the guests, whose season will go down to the wire. Tactical […]

In a fixture that could end up having significant implications for the Ligue 1 standings at the end, Nice overcame a passive first half to effectively negate large periods of sterile Rennes possession and stay within touching distance of Bruno Génésio’s men. Tactical analysis and match report by Charles Orchard.  December’s contest between these two […]

Few title races are more exciting than this season’s Serie A. On one of the potentially decisive days in this race, defending champions Internazionale visited Juventus just hours after Napoli’s win over Atalanta. The two sides were separated by just a point going into the match, though Inter had played one fewer match. League-leaders Milan […]