Elversberg faced the reigning league champions after a successful start to the Bundesliga season, picking up two impressive wins against Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach. Their defensive and attacking strategies provided a solid platform to try and keep Bayern Munich at bay whilst creating goal-scoring chances. Lennart Karl’s opener was met with a stunning equaliser […]

Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid’s overloads allowed both teams to break down each other’s out-of-possession setups. However, Matarazzo and Simeone’s sides failed to work the ball into dangerous areas until the penalty that paved the road for Atlético Madrid. After that, Los Rojiblancos exposed Sociedad frailties from dead ball situations and transitions. Tactical analysis and […]

After a competitive first twenty minutes, Phil Foden’s red card forced Manchester City to sit deep and reduced their attacking chances. Despite this, Manchester United were unable to capitalize due to their deficiencies against low blocks, meaning that Erling Haaland’s wrongly awarded goal was decisive in this Manchester Derby. Tactical analysis and match report by Josh […]

Alberto Aquilani knows all about midfielders charging ahead of a dropping striker. Once part of Luciano Spalletti’s 4-6-0 system, he watched fellow Romans show for the ball, whilst others sprinted into space. Two decades later, he would be on the sidelines with a similar process in mind, more catered to Sassuolo methods, but one that provided a big […]