United’s Possession Issues Under Solskjær
Reflecting on United's offensive woes. ...
Vitória Guimarães – Arsenal: Emery’s Side Held To Draw By Organized Vitória (1-1)
Vitória’s defensive organization made this game an uneventful affair from an attacking point of view, as Arsenal were often stuck in their u-shaped circulation and unable to make breakthroughs. Eventu...
Everton – Tottenham Hotspur: Both Sides Fail To Break Out Of Their Slumps (1-1)
In a game between two of the most struggling Premier League sides, it was perhaps unsurprising that neither team was particularly impressive in any aspect of the game. Spurs’ possession structure was ...
Liverpool – Tottenham Hotspur: Passive Spurs Unable to Withstand Liverpool Barrage (2-1)
A very early goal from Harry Kane invited Spurs to try and shut up shop early on and defend deep against Liverpool. Spurs’ defending became perhaps too passive though, as Liverpool were able to dictat...
Nantes – AS Monaco: Ben Yedder’s Goal Separates Teams In Tight Encounter (0-1)
Monaco’s 3-5-2 system at times proved relatively effective in manipulating Nantes’ defense and creating forward passing routes to the strikers and attacking midfielders. They earned themselves a first...
Manchester United – Liverpool: Solskjær’s Change Of System Only Enough For A Draw (1-1)
Manchester United came into this game with a tactical surprise as Ole Gunnar Solskjær deployed a new 5-2-1-2 system against Liverpool. United’s pressing was able to blunt Liverpool’s attacking play in...
Czech Republic – England: Half-time Adjustment Insufficient To Rescue Result For England (2-1)
After early goals for both teams in the opening minutes, England struggled in buildup play against Czech Republic’s man-oriented pressing. In the second half, Gareth Southgate changed to a more famili...
Liverpool – Leicester: Liverpool Superior But Require Late Goal To Overcome Leicester (2-1)
Neither team played spectacular football in this game, but Liverpool still created enough chances to ultimately deserve the win. Leicester stayed in the game but massively struggled to create going fo...
Barcelona – Internazionale: Inter Impressive But Barcelona Win With Moments Of Quality (2-1)
After going ahead early on, Internazionale impressed at the Camp Nou with their organization against the ball and their sequences of playing out from the back with possession. For much of the game, Ba...
Getafe – Barcelona: Barcelona prevail against Getafe pressing (0-2)
Getafe tried to press with a high defensive line against Barcelona. The away side had some success in outplaying this, but the game still ended up being a somewhat scrappy affair at times, which suite...