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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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Sassuolo – Atalanta Bergamo: Opposite Styles Lock Horns Whilst Red Cards Swing States (1-1)

May 3, 2021 Italy No Comments

Serie A’s most central-focused team fared against the most wing-orientated, which had red cards, penalties and big moments in store to swing the game state. Gian Piero Gasperini adapted to frustrate S...

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Manchester City – Tottenham Hotspur: Fluent City Crowned EFL Cup Champs in Prolonged Execution (1-0)

April 26, 2021 England No Comments

For eighty minutes, Manchester City had brutalized and controlled Tottenham Hotspur, both on and off the ball. The winning goal may not have been as pretty as some of their earlier attacks, but a retu...

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Tactical analysis Arsenal Everton 3-2 Premier League

Arsenal – Everton: Fruitless Chasers Cliché Their Campaigns (0-1)

April 24, 2021 England 1 Comment

A match that stood symbol for both teams' domestic campaign. The hosts' buildup continued to lack the desired result, as Arsenal offered very little end product or balance. Though Everton tinkered, an...

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Chelsea – Manchester City: Conservative Chelsea See Off Rigid City To Secure A Spot In The FA Cup Final (1-0)

April 18, 2021 England No Comments

In a slow and methodical FA Cup semi-final, deep buildups and counterpressing came to the forefront. Though neither team had dominated the shot count, Chelsea were more efficient in bypassing Manchest...

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Everton – Tottenham Hotspur: Faulty Systems Turn To Their Sparks For Answers (2-2)

April 17, 2021 England No Comments

Both teams showed why they are no longer within the top four, while revealing factors that got them there in the first place. Everton created better chances, ignited by the repetitious behaviour of Ja...

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Tottenham Hotspur – Manchester United: United Adapt While José Is Stuck in The Past (1-3)

April 12, 2021 England 1 Comment

After a first half of poor passing quality, one team tinkered to resolve such issues, while the other wallowed in self-pity. A goal, crafted in Poch-Esque fashion would be consumed in the harsh dose o...

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Arsenal – Liverpool: Yielding Gunners Ignite Liverpool’s Top Four Priorities (0-3)

April 5, 2021 England No Comments

After early phases of even pressing, Liverpool flexed their authority, gained control and put their trademark pressing triggers in place. What was needed was a switch, and the entrance of Diogo Jota g...

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Leicester City – Manchester City: Rodgers Needs More than Cunning To Crack The City Code (0-2)

April 4, 2021 England No Comments

The defensive game plan of Leicester City disrupted their opponents’ buildup, but an aggressive counterpress left the Foxes’ cornered. Manchester City know more than one route to victory, which their ...

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Everton – Manchester City: Ancelotti Can Only Pause The Pep Machine For So Long (0-2)

March 21, 2021 England No Comments

Carlo Ancelotti’s switch to a 5-3-2 defensive shape was sensible and organized, against a Manchester City team that missed their usual fluency. However, the missing offensive plan and loss of defensiv...

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Author: Joel Parker