Two old rivals would meet at the start of new eras. Mark Van Bommel’s Belgium would play host to Zinédine Zidane’s France. Like in their playing careers, where they briefly met during their respective times at Barcelona and Real Madrid, there was a clear clash of styles on display: the speed and directness of Belgium […]
Thomas Tuchel’s side went behind early on but were able to turn the scoreline around thanks to a high pressing approach. In the second half though, Spain showed their quality on the ball, to break down England’s defense, as well as pouncing on England’s errors against the Spanish high press. Tactical analysis and match report […]
With Xavi Hernández and Jürgen Klopp kicking off their international managerial tenures, the Netherlands versus Germany match-up was one to keep an eye on for the Nations League group stage round. The visitors took the lead despite the Netherlands generating more tactical advantages in the first half. Klopp tried to minimise them after the half-time […]
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. On Matchday 28, Cruzeiro managed to return to winning ways and aim higher up the table, but this came after an away comeback, taking advantage of events and mistakes from Vitória, who managed to dominate and take […]
It was a brilliant showcase of attacking football with these two teams. Both teams implemented the same approach in all phases of the game but the players ultimately play the game on the pitch, not the coaches. Mirror tactics don’t always lead to the stalemate on the pitch. Vélez imposed themselves more but made structural […]
Not many opponents bring an archetypal Inter performance to life quite like a Gasperini team. Roma rode these extreme game states in their favor when Manu Koné repeated the same trick, only for Internazionale to gain more control of the duels in the second half and hit the same combinations to deny a statement victory. […]
Defensa proved to be the superior side in every aspect of the game. Tactically, physically and in terms of effort, they were better than their opponent on the pitch. The first sixty minutes gave them a real edge to the game before they were able to hold on to their two goal lead. For Gimnasia, […]
Flamengo had ten times more shots than Corinthians in a classic Brazilian football matchup on Matchday 27. This was, of course, partly because Fernando Diniz decided to physically preserve practically his entire starting lineup due to their still undecided Libertadores Cup tie in midweek. In an “attack versus defense” scenario, Flamengo were dominant with their […]
After a competitive first twenty minutes, Phil Foden’s red card forced Manchester City to sit deep and reduced their attacking chances. Despite this, Manchester United were unable to capitalize due to their deficiencies against low blocks, meaning that Erling Haaland’s wrongly awarded goal was decisive in this Manchester Derby. Tactical analysis and match report by Josh […]
José Mourinho’s Real Madrid opened their Champions League campaign against an Inter side that enjoyed greater possession and midfield control. Madrid’s compact structure closed the central spaces before using selective pressing triggers and quick transitions to exploit weaknesses in Inter’s build-up, producing two early goals. Inter responded through wide overloads and sustained pressure, while Madrid […]