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Old-School Football In The New Age Of Napoli

October 5, 2022 Italy No Comments

Luciano Spalletti has a reputation for being the right coach at the wrong time. With an array of club legends all departing in the summer, perhaps a similar fate was awaiting him once again. But excel...

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Arsenal – Tottenham Hotspur: Patterns Draw The Sword To Inconsistent Cockerels (3-1)

October 1, 2022 England No Comments

The big games have always raised the biggest questions from Arsenal. Mikel Arteta had already recorded wins over Tottenham Hotspur, but none have been as important in terms of determining just how goo...

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Brentford – Arsenal: Gunners Get Bees Swarming In The Wrong Direction (0-3)

September 18, 2022 England No Comments

In presence of an attack, bees swarm in the direction of the perpetrator, yet this could leave the hive more vulnerable from another direction. As Arsenal encouraged Brentford’s midfield line to bunch...

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Everton – Liverpool: Shots Galore But Cannot Break The Score (0-0)

September 3, 2022 England No Comments

Heated derbies can disrupt trends. Despite thirty-seven attempts from both Everton and Liverpool, neither team could break the deadlock; two rivals who desperately need to build momentum sooner rather...

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Juventus – AS Roma: Experienced Managers Need To Find Better Solutions (1-1)

August 28, 2022 Free No Comments

Two of Serie A’s most well-renowned coaches have been backed in the market, without drastically adapting their old-school styles. After both Juventus and AS Roma failed to provide a great array of off...

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Atalanta Bergamo – AC Milan: Goddess Survives The Devil’s Work (1-1)

August 22, 2022 Free No Comments

Bruised from midfield openings, Atalanta Bergamo survived AC Milan’s impressive rotational work. The Goddess has a lot more work to return to her former beauty, whilst Milan needs to sharpen their hor...

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Manchester United – Brighton & Hove Albion: Messy Ideas And Age Old Problems Create Gross Display (1-2)

August 7, 2022 England No Comments

Bring your blueprint but fail to tackle old issues can see very little development. This is the risk Erik ten Hag faces and couldn’t be highlighted better by a brutal Brighton display. The work of an ...

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Liverpool – Manchester City: Similar in Aim, Difference in Execution (3-1)

July 31, 2022 England No Comments

Not every objective is achieved the same way. From two teams that have borrowed ideas from one another to reach the top of the game, both Liverpool and Manchester City aimed to release the full-backs ...

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How Conte’s Commandments Got Spurs Back In The Champions League

June 15, 2022 England 1 Comment

Antonio Conte comes with guarantees. Short-term, but more importantly, success. Follow his commandments and thou shall follow. No better example has been Tottenham Hotspur, an unbalanced and unstructu...

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Liverpool – Real Madrid: Monumental Defensive Efforts Crown Madrid Once Again (0-1)

May 29, 2022 Champions League No Comments

When Real Madrid is crowned Champions of Europe, their offensive work is often at the forefront. This was a very different story. Huge defensive interventions and a towering keeper between the posts r...

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Author: Joel Parker