Mohamed Salah’s curled effort tried to change the narrative, but Liverpool had no solution to stop Kevin de Bruyne from being engaged. He and İlkay Gündoğan stretched their double pivot, built the pathways to the wingers and arrived in the box as Manchester City cruised to victory. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel […]
England took a fairly early lead thanks to Declan Rice’s goal from a corner, before another set-piece late in the half led to a penalty which Harry Kane dispatched. Italy would go on to dominate the ball in the second half as England sat deeper, but England’s low-block was able to hold out for a […]
A taut Stamford Bridge crowd observed the second leg of a matchup in close balance. Graham Potter, whose work has been under extreme scrutiny, could not afford to bow out in the Round of 16 of this tournament. Fortunately for him and the fans, the display appeased their desires. Tactical analysis and match report by […]
Come at the king, you best not miss. Hoping to end the recent Anfield drubbings, Manchester United entered Sunday’s premier fixture in high spirits. But a cautious approach and problems down the channels failed to throw down the gauntlet for Liverpool to punish their opponents. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. We decided […]
With a whopping eighteen-point lead at the top of Serie A heading into the weekend, it seems no one but themselves can prevent them from lifting the Scudetto. They suffered a bit of a blip against a very well set up Lazio side, but there should not be any real cause for concern. Tactical analysis […]
Barcelona were able to take the lead against the run of play after Real Madrid’s early attempts at pressing. After this point, Xavi’s side mostly played in a deep defense and allowed Madrid’s ill-prepared possession structure to take the ball and try to break them down. They were unable to do so, and Barcelona were […]
Liverpool’s last three Champions League ventures have all ended at the hands of a team from the Spanish capital. That fate seems to have caught them out once more at the hands of the reigning champions. But never before has their downfall been so dramatic or damning. Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere. […]
After a near-two-year absence, the Champions League knockouts returned to Signal Iduna Park. Borussia Dortmund tasted defeat last time out against English opposition in Manchester City, and were obviously looking to avoid a repeat whilst hosting Chelsea. They were able to succeed, but only at the end of a very close match. Tactical analysis and […]
Elimination from the Round of 16 in the Champions League would represent a black mark on both clubs’ campaigns. But only one outfit flew out of the traps with the aggression to control their destiny. The passivity of the Parisians was decisive, and a figure who could have solved this problem caused his former employers […]
In what was a drastic change from the norm, Barcelona ceded control to their opponents and let Villarreal play the match on their own terms. Without a brilliant goal from Pedri it might have cost them, but Barcelona’s sound defensive structure (and some fantastic individual defending) allowed them their twelfth straight win. Tactical analysis and […]