Josh Manley – Between The Posts

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Brighton & Hove Albion – Liverpool: Masterful Mitoma Eliminates Liverpool (2-1)

January 29, 2023 England No Comments

Much of this game was a battle between Liverpool’s compact 4-5-1 pressing shape and Roberto De Zerbi’s possession set up. Brighton advanced well over the wings at times but overall there was something...

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Arsenal – Manchester United: Gunners’ Pressure Eventually Pays Off (3-2)

January 22, 2023 England No Comments

Manchester United took the lead through some individual brilliance from Marcus Rashford, but their inability to control Arsenal’s wide threats meant that they eventually conceded twice before Lisandro...

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Rennes – Paris Saint-Germain: PSG Falter In Rennes’ Fortress (1-0)

January 16, 2023 France No Comments

This match had promised to be a tricky away fixture for PSG, and it proved to be so as they found themselves unable to break down Rennes’ 5-4-1 defensive scheme. The home side spent most of the game w...

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Manchester City – Chelsea: City’s Wing Dominance Overwhelms Chelsea (4-0)

January 8, 2023 England No Comments

Pep Guardiola was once again able to adapt his team to unlock Chelsea’s defense here, as a structural shift helped Manchester City dismantle Chelsea over the wings. City capitalized in the first half ...

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Arsenal – Newcastle United: Gunners Halted By Resilient Newcastle (0-0)

January 4, 2023 England No Comments

Arsenal started brightly against Newcastle’s high pressing but once the away side got settled into deeper defending, the game became quite scrappy and the quality of possession phases decreased. This ...

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Argentina – Croatia: Ruthless Argentina Crush Toothless Croatia (3-0)

December 14, 2022 Free No Comments

Croatia’s midfield is their biggest strength, and they had their fair share of possession here while struggling to threaten in forward areas. Argentina were happy to let this happen, knowing that they...

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England – France: English Heartbreak After Close Match (1-2)

December 11, 2022 Free No Comments

England went behind early on to Aurélien Tchouaméni’s long range effort and found it difficult to break through France’s flexible defensive scheme in the first half. After the break Gareth Southgate’s...

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England – Senegal: England Overcome Awkward Start (3-0)

December 4, 2022 Free No Comments

England struggled against the midfield pressing of Senegal for the first thirty minutes of this match. Once they found their way into the lead though, momentum swung their way and they began to play m...

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Argentina Australia 2-1 2022 World Cup Qatar Tactics Messi

Argentina – Australia: Argentina Win The Decisive Moments (2-1)

December 4, 2022 Free No Comments

Australia showed plenty of character in this game as Argentina struggled to break them down defensively. However, Argentina were ruthless when it mattered as Lionel Messi put them ahead, before Julián...

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Poland – Argentina: Argentina Advance Against Passive Poland (0-2)

November 30, 2022 Free No Comments

Argentina showed some improvement over the structural issues they have faced in possession so far in the tournament as they advanced into the knockout rounds here. Their opponents Poland played an ext...

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Author: Josh Manley