Whilst Morgan Gibbs-White and Elliot Anderson made creative combinations in the halfspaces, Brentford’s new boss looked lost in the woods. Three goals before half-time settled the score, before Nottingham Forest showed mercy. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. Although both Nottingham Forest and Brentford finished in the Premier League’s top ten last year, […]
Liverpool beat Bournemouth 4-2 at Anfield to start the new Premier League season by getting the three points. Goals from Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo gave the Reds the lead in the game but Bournemouth equalised via a brace from Semenyo. However, late goals from Federico Chiesa and ultimately Mo Salah gave the Reds the […]
Sunderland marked their return to the Premier League in style, downing a toothless West Ham side in front of a raucous Stadium of Light. The promoted side showed energy, compactness, and opportunism, while West Ham under Graham Potter failed to find rhythm either on or off the ball. Tactical analysis and match report by Sander […]
Football is a funny sport. Last year, Liverpool leapt ahead of the chasing pack to win a title that few people expected. But if there was any second guessing the strength of the Premier League, this fixture showed that Arne Slot shall not have it all his way at the second attempt. Tactical analysis and […]
As the race to finish in the top five concluded, City Ground set the stage for a straight shootout between two contenders. This ‘winner takes all’ affair would be the cagey clash that was touted on paper, but there would be no fairytale ending for the unfancied Forest at the final whistle. Tactical analysis and […]
Ruben Amorim’s side put on the kind of performance rarely seen from them this season, as their 3-4-3 system helped them dominate against an underwhelming Aston Villa side trying to play on the counter-attack. There was controversy as Villa were unfortunate to see a goal disallowed, but United eventually saw the fruits of their dominance […]
Manchester City bid farewell to Kevin De Bruyne at the Etihad Stadium with a composed and structured 3-1 victory over Bournemouth. Goals from Omar Marmoush, Bernardo Silva, and Nico Gonzalez were enough to see off the Cherries in a match where City’s positional dominance and fluid control underpinned the gap in class between both sides. […]
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, one of Arsenal’s leading lights stood up as a savior to bail out his team in a tricky situation. But make no mistake: there were still signs of the drastically different form from both clubs that have colored the outlook on their campaigns as they come to a close. Tactical […]
Oliver Glasner set up Crystal Palace to defend and counter in this FA Cup Final, and the plan ended up working. Eberechi Eze scored the decisive goal from a brilliantly constructed attack, while Palace’s defending was just about able to overcome Pep Guardiola’s interesting attacking scheme, securing the club’s first ever major trophy. Tactical analysis […]
Chelsea defeated Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, in a must-win game winning by a solitary goal. Marc Cucurella’s pin-point header gave the Blues the victory in a tightly contested affair at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea moved into 4th place after the win keeping their hopes of finishing in the top five and qualifying for next season’s […]