Josh Manley, Author at Between The Posts

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Tactical analysis Brazil Venezuela 0-0 Copa America

Brazil – Venezuela: Brazil Unable To Break Through Against Determined Venezuela (0-0)

June 19, 2019 Copa America No Comments

Brazil’s asymmetric shape created some interesting possibilities against Venezuela in the first half, but ultimately suffered from small structural issues. After some reshuffling, Brazil found more ba...

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Tactical analysis Turkey France 2-0 Euro 2020 qualifying

Turkey – France: France Punished For Weak Possession Game (2-0)

June 9, 2019 Nations League No Comments

France had the majority of possession, yet ended the game without a shot on target. This was the result of a weak possession game which Turkey’s disciplined defense found easy to repel. As well as not...

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Tactical analysis Chapecoense Palmeiras 1-2 Brasileiro

Chapecoense – Palmeiras: Pragmatic Palmeiras with routine win over unthreatening Chapecoense (1-2)

June 3, 2019 Brazil No Comments

Palmeiras showed some fluidity in attack in the first half and were generally the dominant team, albeit without creating a crazy amount of chances. In typical pragmatic Scolari style, they did enough ...

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Internazionale – Empoli FC: Inter Scrape Together Champions League Ticket, Relegating Empoli Along The Way (2-1)

May 27, 2019 Serie A No Comments

Inter piled the pressure on Empoli in the first half, mainly with crosses and long shots, without coming close to scoring. Empoli themselves were quite brave in possession and put together some nice a...

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Tactical analysis New York Red Bulls Atlanta United 1-0 MLS

New York Red Bulls – Atlanta United: Ten Men New York Shut Out Unimaginative Atlanta (1-0)

May 21, 2019 Free No Comments

The game was relatively chaotic in the early stages as Atlanta struggled against New York’s pressing. A sending off for New York changed the pattern of the game as Atlanta were now presented with the ...

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Olympique Marseille – Olympique Lyonnais: Individual Quality Once Again Sees Lyon Through (0-3)

May 14, 2019 Ligue 1 No Comments

The talent in Lyon’s squad is well known, and it helped them to a 0-3 win over Marseille. They were aided by a relatively low tactical level from Marseille though, as Lyon were able to exploit their m...

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Eintracht Frankfurt: Leverkusen Demolish Frankfurt Thanks To Midfield Control And Finishing (6-1)

May 7, 2019 Bundesliga 2 Comments

Bayer Leverkusen demonstrated their exciting possession game under coach Peter Bosz in a 6-1 thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt. Leverkusen’s numbers tens Julian Brandt and Kai Havertz were able to domi...

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Tactical analysis Manchester United Chelsea 1-1 Premier League

Manchester United – Chelsea: United Held to Draw in Top Four Clash Despite Promising First Half (1-1)

April 29, 2019 Premier League No Comments

Manchester United showed a decent performance in the first half, aided by Chelsea’s disjointed pressing game, and found themselves taking the lead. David de Gea’s mistake let Chelsea draw level though...

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Tactical analysis Manchester United City 0-2 Premier League

Manchester United – Manchester City: United Outclassed As City Take Initiative In Title Race (0-2)

April 25, 2019 Free No Comments

Manchester City found it tough to create clear chances against United’s deep defense in the first half and had some minor scares on the counterattack due to the speed of United’s strikers. However, on...

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Tactical analysis Napoli - Atalanta Bergamo 1-2 Serie A

Napoli – Atalanta Bergamo: Atalanta Make Strides in Serie A Champions League Race By Beating Napoli After Tough First Half (1-2)

April 23, 2019 Serie A No Comments

Napoli were very much on top in the first half, with a strong pressing game which took the sting out of Atalanta’s wing-focused possession game. Atalanta were also somewhat unstable defensively due to...

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Author: Josh Manley