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Inter Milan – Atalanta Bergamo: Atalanta Impress With Their Pressing But Fail To Take More Than A Point (0-0)

April 8, 2019 Italy No Comments

Atalanta impressed with a dominant high pressing style which nullified Inter Milan’s buildup. It took until the final twenty minutes for the hosts to find their ways. Beside a couple of good chances f...

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Torino – Sampdoria: Impressive Torino Prosper On The Flanks Against Sampdoria (2-1)

April 6, 2019 Italy No Comments

Torino impressed with a dominant high pressing style and successful attacks down the flanks. In the entire game, Sampdoria could not overcome the man-marking of the hosts. Despite a late goal by Sampd...

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RasenballSport Leipzig – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim: Rangnick’s Tactical Changes Rescue Leipzig (1-1)

February 28, 2019 Germany No Comments

Julian Nagelsmann’s current and future side played against each other in an exciting tactical battle. Hoffenheim impressed with a dominant possession-based style, in their diamond shaped build-up. Lei...

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OGC Nice – Olympique Lyonnais: Lyon Show Typical Inconsistency And Lose To Nice (1-0)

February 12, 2019 France No Comments

OGC Nice were most impressive in their pressing and midfield compactness, alongside creating a few opportunities and eventually getting the lead through a Rémi Walter penalty. In the second half, Lyon...

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Everton – Manchester City: Dominant Attacking Display Sees Manchester City Become Premier League Leaders (0-2)

February 9, 2019 England No Comments

Apart from a few good counterattacks, Everton did not trouble City’s defense at all. Their impressive defensive shape did partly nullify City for large parts of the match. Especially their very organi...

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Paris Saint-Germain – Stade Rennais: Routine-Looking Ligue 1 Scoreline Camouflages PSG’s initial issues against a compact opponent (4-1)

January 31, 2019 France No Comments

Rennes showed some promising signs in their possession play and pressing as they imposed themselves on Paris Saint-Germain. However, Rennes failed to take advantage of their impressive start and could...

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Huddersfield Town – Manchester City: Pep Guardiola Makes Effective Half-Time Changes To Triumph Over Admirable Huddersfield (0-3)

January 21, 2019 England No Comments

Huddersfield’s shape against the ball was not enough to stop Manchester City’s attack despite a very strong defensive approach. Guardiola’s men were very passive in the first forty-five minutes, but g...

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Athletic Club – Sevilla FC: Athletic get much-needed win over Sevilla thanks to intense pressing and Williams (2-0)

January 16, 2019 Spain No Comments

Athletic Bilbao were very strong with their intense pressing and runs in behind, which caused Sevilla’s defensive line all sorts of problems. The away side struggled to get into dangerous areas with t...

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FC Nantes – Montpellier HSC: set piece goal and counterattack decide tight Ligue 1 match (2-0)

January 10, 2019 France No Comments

Nantes dominated possession thanks to an early red card for Montpellier. This game however was ultimately decided by a counterattack and a set piece. Tactical analysis by Chris Baker. Nant...

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US Sassuolo – Atalanta Bergamo: Atalanta coast home with excellent performance (2-6)

December 31, 2018 Italy No Comments

In a chaotic match, Atalanta Bergamo was very strong with their high and midfield press which nullified Sassuolo for most parts of the match, as the hosts could not find alternatives to a well-oiled, ...

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Author: Chris Baker