Olympique de Marseille rapidly fell into crisis following their opening day defeat to ten-man Stade Rennais. Roberto de Zerbi’s men needed a big result in front of an expectant Stade Vélodrome against Paris FC to draw some attention from a week under the spotlight. Marseille delivered the result, but questions still linger over the performance. […]
Levante’s defensive compactness and transitional capability made Barcelona’s jaw drop. Neither the Catalans’ firepower enabled them to come close, nor did the offside trap eliminate the threat of conceding. Nonetheless, Hansi Flick’s men revived in the second part of the game, turning the tables ahead. Tactical analysis and match report by Achraf Lamdarhri. Barcelona inaugurated their […]
Chelsea hammered West Ham 5-1 at The London Stadium in gameweek 2 of the Premier League. The game saw a flurry of goals from the Blues after going down 1-0 to a goal by Lucas Paqueta. Three goals from corners and two from open play meant Chelsea would leave their London rivals biting the dust, […]
The title holders started their league campaign with a dominant 6-0 thrashing of RB Leipzig. The rampant performance was underpinned by attacking dynamism and ruthlessness that sent a message to the rest of the league that Bayern Munich has not missed a beat in their rhythm. Ole Werner’s side, on the other hand, was left […]
Napoli picked up right where they left off, with a McTominay header following a well-developed play down the right flank and a defensive setup that remains difficult to break. Additionally, De Bruyne marked his first appearance with the new club by scoring from a free kick.Tactical analysis and match report by Agostino Dosselli. Sassuolo’s purgatory […]
Between two aggressive man-marking coaches, one had much better routes than the other. The profiles down the channels are not to his usual taste, but Gian Piero Gasperini had laid enough principles for a Roman win, his first for his new team. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. The Friedkins went into another […]