A maiden trip to the Hill Dickinson Stadium still came with the trap of student facing master and Arsenal’s away day woes in Merseyside. But not for the first time this season, they did what was needed to weather the storm and get the job done. With a significant present gift wrapped for the third […]
Christmas came early for fans at Old Trafford on Monday evening as they were treated to an exhilarating eight goal thriller. For the managers of the two teams involved in this affair, it was not such a pretty sight— but both camps can take positives from their offensive intentions. Tactical analysis and match report by […]
Results are the be-all and end-all in football, but it does not mean that they are a fair reflection of a full 90 minutes of action. In this rematch of one of the highlights of the English sporting calendar, the ‘underdogs’ were even more impressive, yet they walked away emptyhanded. Tactical analysis and match report […]
Chelsea beat David Moyes’ Everton side 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. In what was a business as usual performance, Cole Palmer got on the scoresheet on his return to the Chelsea side as Malo Gusto added a second with both goals coming in the first half. The win saw the Blues move into the top four […]
All the activity was spent on tackles and exchanges, rather than creative final third passages and shots. However, the Newcastle United defensive arrangement matched poorly against Sunderland’s positional rotations, and an own goal handed a famous win. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. It had been ten years since the last Tyne-Wear derby […]
Arne Slot set his Liverpool team up to overload the midfield here, and it worked well against Brighton’s man-oriented defensive system. Two goals from Hugo Ekitike were enough to see the Reds through here, despite their continued defensive issues. Tactical analysis and match report by Josh Manley. We decided to make this article free to read. […]
Unai Emery’s compact Aston Villa side overcame Arsenal’s asymmetric pressing system plus their right-sided attacks to eventually claim the three points at Villa Park. After a relatively even ninety minutes, substitute Emiliano Buendía popped up to grab the decisive goal and reduce Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League. Tactical analysis and match […]
Bournemouth and Chelsea played out a painstaking stalemate at the Vitality. A game that was broken up & staggered for most parts ended in a 0-0 draw as neither side could find the breakthrough. The result saw Chelsea drop to 5th in the Premier League table as Bournemouth moved into 13th. Tactical analysis and match […]
Liverpool’s misfortunes appear to have no end in sight in the near future. After a two-goal lead, the Reds seemed to have smooth sailing toward a win at Elland Road. Nonetheless, mistakes in crucial areas, frailties out of possession, and vulnerability in setpieces revived Leeds United’s hope and saw them out of the relegation zone. […]
The Premier League defending champions continue to stumble and Sunderland are the latest side to hammer home the reality of their crisis. Where next for Arne Slot and his side? Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere. Sunderland’s season soared to new heights on the weekend as they overturned a 2-0 deficit to take […]