Josh Manley – Between The Posts

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Manchester United – Chelsea: Focus On Defensive Stability Leads To Stalemate (0-0)

October 25, 2020 England No Comments

From an entertainment perspective, Manchester United and Chelsea played out a rather unspectacular affair at Old Trafford, as both managers focused on defensive stability without taking too much risk ...

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Ajax – Liverpool: Ten Hag’s Gameplan Narrowly Falls Short (0-1)

October 22, 2020 Champions League No Comments

Ajax made some tweaks to their usual system to deal with the threat posed by Liverpool. Their 4-3-1-2 arrangement against the ball was fairly successful in limiting Liverpool’s attack, but they conced...

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Tactical analysis Manchester City Arsenal 3-0 Premier League

Manchester City – Arsenal: Guardiola Outfoxes Arteta With Unorthodox Arrangement (1-0)

October 18, 2020 England No Comments

Manchester City were able to return to winning ways in the Premier League against Arsenal with a new system which featured an unorthodox distribution of roles for the players on the pitch. City’s new ...

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Manchester United – Tottenham Hotspur: United In Shambles At Old Trafford (1-6)

October 5, 2020 England No Comments

During a chaotic start, United took the lead in the second minute, before finding themselves 2-0 down only five minutes later. After this, Spurs were largely superior, with a stable possession game an...

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Liverpool – Arsenal: Arsenal Outplayed By Dominant Liverpool (3-1)

September 29, 2020 England No Comments

Liverpool brought their usual pressing aggression into this game and kept Arsenal pinned into their own half. However, on one of the few occasions where Arsenal were able to play through the press, th...

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Manchester City – Leicester: City Capitulate With Disastrous Defending (2-5)

September 28, 2020 England No Comments

The start of the game was promising for Manchester City, as they went ahead early through a spectacular Riyad Mahrez strike and continued to dominate possession and territory for much of the first hal...

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Leicester City – Arsenal: Arsenal Overcome Leicester In Match Of Rotated Teams (0-2)

September 24, 2020 England No Comments

With a congested fixture list, both teams rested plenty of regular starters. However, the fluidity and focus on spacing that Mikel Arteta has brought to Arsenal was once again visible, even if it was ...

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Chelsea – Liverpool: Chelsea Game Plan Ruined By Costly Red Card (0-2)

September 21, 2020 England No Comments

The first half saw Liverpool on top but Chelsea were able to hold on with their passive 4-5-1 defensive shape and occasional transition attacks through Timo Werner. Andreas Christensen’s sending off j...

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Tactical analysis Liverpool Leeds United 4-3 Premier League

Liverpool – Leeds United: Salah’s Hattrick Secures Win Against Intense Leeds (4-3)

September 13, 2020 England No Comments

This was a game that lived up to all expectations as Liverpool and Leeds produced a thrilling game on the opening day. Leeds’ intense man-marking approach helped set the tone as the game became a high...

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Denmark – England: Southgate’s Tactical Experiment Ends In Stalemate (0-0)

September 9, 2020 Nations League No Comments

Gareth Southgate made the decision to experiment with a 3-4-3 system for this match against Denmark. However, England ran into problems as they struggled to outplay Denmark’s pressing and were lacking...

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Author: Josh Manley

Manchester United – Chelsea: Focus On Defensive Stability Leads To Stalemate (0-0)

Ajax – Liverpool: Ten Hag’s Gameplan Narrowly Falls Short (0-1)

Manchester City – Arsenal: Guardiola Outfoxes Arteta With Unorthodox Arrangement (1-0)

Manchester United – Tottenham Hotspur: United In Shambles At Old Trafford (1-6)

Liverpool – Arsenal: Arsenal Outplayed By Dominant Liverpool (3-1)

Manchester City – Leicester: City Capitulate With Disastrous Defending (2-5)

Leicester City – Arsenal: Arsenal Overcome Leicester In Match Of Rotated Teams (0-2)

Chelsea – Liverpool: Chelsea Game Plan Ruined By Costly Red Card (0-2)

Liverpool – Leeds United: Salah’s Hattrick Secures Win Against Intense Leeds (4-3)

Denmark – England: Southgate’s Tactical Experiment Ends In Stalemate (0-0)

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