Pep Guardiola, packing up midfielders in close proximity and stretching the width, relying on his fullbacks, pulled apart Sean Dyche’s zonal defense to generate inroads down the inside channels. However, quick attacks remained a double-edged sword for Manchester City as they looked unable to halt Forest transitions. Tactical analysis and match report by Achraf Lamdarhri. After […]
A back four both with and without the ball was seen for the first time for Manchester United under Ruben Amorim here. A first-half goal from Patrick Dorgu put United ahead. They then proceeded to become more passive throughout the game, spending the second half defending their lead from a low-block which Newcastle were unable […]
Mikel Arteta and Oliver Glasner engaged in a high-stakes tactical chess match at the Emirates Stadium, where Arsenal’s territorial dominance was met by Crystal Palace’s legendary defensive resilience. A game defined by Arsenal’s structural expansion versus Palace’s compact discipline resulted in a stalemate that could only be settled by the narrowest of margins from the […]
On current form, is Morgan Rogers the best player in the Premier League? He certainly is making a credible case for that argument. The England international steered his club to third in the Premier League, registering a brace of beautiful strikes in a win over a Manchester United side that did very little wrong. Tactical […]
Early in this match, Liverpool looked tidy in possession with their central focus, although with some pressing weaknesses. Things got easier for them when Spurs needlessly went down to ten men, and they were able to score twice. They managed the game poorly late on though, allowing a Spurs resurgence that resulted in a chaotic […]
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 […]