Josh Manley – Between The Posts

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Crystal Palace – Manchester City: Eze Sends Eagles To New Heights (1-0)

May 19, 2025 England No Comments

Oliver Glasner set up Crystal Palace to defend and counter in this FA Cup Final, and the plan ended up working. Eberechi Eze scored the decisive goal from a brilliantly constructed attack, while Palac...

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Newcastle United Chelsea 2-0 Premier League

Newcastle United – Chelsea: Howe’s New Game Plan Pays Off (2-0)

May 14, 2025 England No Comments

Eddie Howe went with an unexpected 3-4-3 system for this match, and it helped Newcastle earn a first-half lead with high pressing and fast attacks. Newcastle's level dropped somewhat in the second hal...

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Manchester United – Athletic Club: Substitutes Save Unconvincing United (4-1)

May 9, 2025 Europa League No Comments

Manchester United underwhelmed for the first hour of this match, showing no real quality on the ball. This led to Athletic Club having a good foothold in the game with their high pressing but struggli...

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Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 Premier League

Liverpool – Tottenham Hotspur: Slot’s Machine Hits The Jackpot (5-1)

April 28, 2025 England No Comments

Aside from an early scare, everything went to plan for Liverpool here as they wrapped up the league title with a thrashing of Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool's pressing forced turnovers against Spurs' de...

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Crystal Palace – Aston Villa: Palace’s Pressing Masterclass (3-0)

April 28, 2025 England No Comments

Oliver Glasner's side won this game with an excellent display of midfield pressing and transition football. Aston Villa had the majority of possession, but Palace's 5-2-3 defensive scheme gave little ...

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Aston Villa – Newcastle: Emery’s Idea Breaks Newcastle’s Pressing (4-1)

April 21, 2025 England No Comments

Unai Emery's Aston Villa team found a way to break through Newcastle's midfield pressing through their positional structure in this game and were rewarded with three points. The first half ended level...

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Manchester United – Olympique Lyonnais: From Control to Chaos (5-4)

April 18, 2025 Europa League No Comments

After undoing the Lyon defensive scheme in the first half, Manchester United seemed to be in full control of this game. However, a Lyon resurgence stunned Old Trafford despite the away side being down...

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Olympique Lyonnais – Manchester United: Fluid Lyon Frustrate United (2-2)

April 11, 2025 Europa League No Comments

Olympique Lyonnais showed a fluid possession game here and a defensive scheme that allowed them to restrict United's attacks. However, they still needed a last-minute goal from Rayan Cherki to end thi...

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Nottingham Forest – Manchester United: Elanga Punishes United In Transition (1-0)

April 2, 2025 England No Comments

Former Manchester United man Anthony Elanga scored the decisive goal early on here with a superb counter-attacking solo effort. Forest defended astutely, although United created chances with their wid...

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Brighton & Hove Albion – Nottingham Forest: Organized Forest Hold Their Nerve (0-0, 4-5 after penalties)

March 31, 2025 England No Comments

Nottingham Forest started this game with a plan of midfield domination and were able to achieve this for a while. As the game went on though, Brighton took more possession, and the Forest attacking th...

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Author: Josh Manley