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Tottenham Hotspur – Chelsea: Royal Left Free To Rumble And Add More Pressure On Potter (2-0)

February 26, 2023 England No Comments

In-game tactical tweaks had been established as Graham Potter’s strongest muscle. Yet Tottenham Hotspur built down the left and found Emerson Royal free in space, time and time again. In an unproducti...

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Newcastle United – Liverpool: Early Bird Catches The Worm (0-2)

February 18, 2023 England No Comments

Two goals and a red card for the opponents, inside twenty-two minutes, would appear to have put this game to bed for Liverpool. However, Eddie Howe’s switch to the 4-3-2 formation and pushing Allan Sa...

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Leeds United – Manchester United: A Tinkered Target Man Eventually Bashes Through (0-2)

February 12, 2023 England No Comments

An hour into an unattractive performance, Erik ten Hag made an important change to his frontline. To the wing went Bruno Fernandes, and in the ten position was Wout Weghorst: the password to a tough L...

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Tottenham Hotspur – Manchester City: A Similar Narrative Does Not Cloud The Wider Perspective (1-0)

February 5, 2023 England No Comments

Manchester City turned up to Tottenham Hotspur and lost. It’s a narrative we have come used to, a bizarre trend in their period of absolute dominance. Yet the spaces left for Spurs to transition into ...

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Juventus – Atalanta Bergamo: Midfield Space Manipulated In Different Ways (3-3)

January 23, 2023 Italy No Comments

In a balanced affair, Juventus and Atalanta Bergamo revealed their strengths and shortcomings. Juve clicked through the work of one attacker, whereas Atalanta manoeuvred through in transitional steps....

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Napoli – Juventus: Spalletti Serves His Finest Dish (5-1)

January 14, 2023 Free No Comments

Napoli harnessed its recipe to cook Juventus alive. Where space opens, Napoli will target and Spalletti’s team produced an incredible performance that defined just what makes this team so good. Tactic...

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AC Milan – AS Roma: Set-Piece Cavalry Produce A Roman Comeback (2-2)

January 9, 2023 Free No Comments

Possession dominance does not equate to opportunities. AC Milan controlled but was uncreative, AS Roma were opened but not punished and leave your victim for too long, he may just have the last laugh....

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Aston Villa – Liverpool: Right Side Mechanics Unravel Emery’s Compactness (1-3)

December 27, 2022 England No Comments

How long does it take for a tactical aspect to become vintage? Perhaps Liverpool still doesn’t control games like they used to, but they can rely on its right-sided flexibility to unlock super compact...

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Croatia – Brazil: Tite’s Team Chokes In The Croatian Engine Room (1-1, 4-2 After Penalties)

December 9, 2022 Free No Comments

Breaking into the samba dance had built the perfect tournament momentum for Brazil, but how momentum can be killed by the Croatians. Tite adjusted but had no solution against a midfield that rhymes an...

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Brazil – South Korea: First-Half Demolition Gets The Samba In Full Swing (4-1)

December 6, 2022 Free No Comments

Brazil had effectively tiptoed through the Group Stages, but it wasn’t without tactical tinkering from Tite to get them through, in the second half of their matches. We were yet to see the Samba at fu...

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Author: Joel Parker