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England – Denmark: Lions or Danes – Who Bites First?

July 7, 2021 EURO2020 No Comments

Northern Europe always spoke a similar football language. 4-4-2’s, higher pressing with incredible directness. Come the semi-finals of EURO 2020, the tactical frameworks of England and Denmark are a l...

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Belgium – Italy: Tasteful Italians Build Roads Through the Halfspaces (1-2)

July 3, 2021 EURO2020 No Comments

Belgium were handed their wake up call after it was too late. Issues in the middle of their 5-2-3 shape were exploited by the Italians, who attacked with fluency and panache, from out wide to inside. ...

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Belgium – Portugal: Holders Sent Home After Structural Issues Take Stage (1-0)

June 29, 2021 EURO2020 No Comments

Portugal have failed in their attempts to hold onto the crown. When asked to move out of their attritional style, attempts in breaking through an open Belgium fell flat on its face, as their buildup i...

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Denmark – Belgium: Danes Yield To De Bruyne Dominance (1-2)

June 18, 2021 EURO2020 No Comments

Belgium are through to the knockout phases, but it wasn’t without concerns. Denmark dominated the first half with smart pressing and easy progression, whilst Belgium lacked solutions. Then Roberto Mar...

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Belgium – Russia: Devils Show A Class Above (3-0)

June 13, 2021 EURO2020 No Comments

The second matchday will be remembered for its traumatic events hours before, but we got a game of football. Romelu Lukaku dedicated a fine victory to Christian Eriksen, in which the Belgian striker w...

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A Generation’s Last Chance

June 9, 2021 EURO2020 No Comments

For the past decade, success has been an expectation for Belgium, as their greatest set of players assembled at the same time. Having suffered just one defeat in three years, Roberto Martínez must pro...

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Atalanta Bergamo – AC Milan: Resilient Defense Results in Milan’s Champions League Return (0-2)

May 24, 2021 Italy No Comments

On the final matchday, with the season in the balance, perhaps an away trip to Serie A’s top goal-scorers wouldn’t be a personal choice for Rossoneri fans. However, AC Milan’s 5-3-2 defensive block fr...

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Werder Bremen – Borussia Mönchengladbach: Rampant Gladbach Sink Bremen to the Second Bundesliga (2-4)

May 23, 2021 Germany No Comments

After a first half of comfortable control, Borussia Mönchengladbach adjusted their forms of shot creation and blazed through a fragile Werder Bremen defense. This result has relegated Bremen for only ...

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Chelsea – Leicester City: Strong Pressing Principles Hand Leicester A Historic FA Cup Victory (0-1)

May 16, 2021 England No Comments

Leicester City have won their first FA Cup, thanks to a phenomenal strike from Youri Tielemans. The goal rightly takes the plaudits, but their effective pressing scheme and flexible defensive organiza...

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Manchester City – Chelsea: A Dry Run For The Champions League Favors Tuchel (1-2)

May 9, 2021 England No Comments

Pep Guardiola loves an experiment, but even this was more audacious than normal. Manchester City traded total control to find ideas past Europe’s most challenging defensive block. Chelsea had also rot...

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Author: Joel Parker