As Rodri raised aloft the World Cup trophy in the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, Spain showed their desire to stay at the mountaintop. A historic unbeaten run extended further with an emphatic victory in front of their fans to assert themselves in their bid for the Nations League title. Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere. […]
Italy finally found their rhythm. With fluid rotations, sharp combinations and constant movement between the lines, the Azzurri overwhelmed Turkey from the opening whistle, producing their most convincing performance of the campaign as short passing and positional interchanges drove a commanding victory. Tactical analysis and match report by Mustafa Hassan. Roberto Mancini’s Italy lined up in a […]
Portugal edged out Norway in their UEFA Nations League Round 2 game. An early first half goal from Joao Felix was cancelled out by Erling Haaland in the second half. However, a quick reply from Portugal via Goncalo Ramos after a mistake from Nyland, put the Portuguese ahead as they held out for a 2-1 […]
Two old rivals would meet at the start of new eras. Mark Van Bommel’s Belgium would play host to Zinédine Zidane’s France. Like in their playing careers, where they briefly met during their respective times at Barcelona and Real Madrid, there was a clear clash of styles on display: the speed and directness of Belgium […]
The Netherlands earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Serbia in their UEFA Nations League fixture at a hostile Stadium Rajko Mitić in Belgrade. Xavi Hernández’s side established initial dominance before finding themselves pegged back early in the second half. However, a clinically converted first-half penalty followed by a sharp second-half finish from striker Mexx Meerdink […]
Thomas Tuchel’s side went behind early on but were able to turn the scoreline around thanks to a high pressing approach. In the second half though, Spain showed their quality on the ball, to break down England’s defense, as well as pouncing on England’s errors against the Spanish high press. Tactical analysis and match report […]
After a painfully long wait in the shadows, Zinedine Zidane finally took over from Didier Deschamps as France’s head coach. The new era promised change and for some of the more stale ideas to be renewed. That didn’t quite work out as planned, as Türkiye frustrated a France side that never quite threatened to find […]
As Mika Godts broke through on his inauguration to the Belgian national team, Roberto Mancini cut a lonely figure as Italy looks a long way from breaking out of their troubles. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. Humiliation in Bosnia saw an inquest like no other. Gattuso axed, Pep discussed, Maldini the technical […]
With Xavi Hernández and Jürgen Klopp kicking off their international managerial tenures, the Netherlands versus Germany match-up was one to keep an eye on for the Nations League group stage round. The visitors took the lead despite the Netherlands generating more tactical advantages in the first half. Klopp tried to minimise them after the half-time […]
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. On Matchday 28, Cruzeiro managed to return to winning ways and aim higher up the table, but this came after an away comeback, taking advantage of events and mistakes from Vitória, who managed to dominate and take […]