The game was sold as a six-pointer, but Internazionale and Napoli were incapable of finding their fluency. Although the peaks of Inter are well known, where this Napoli team stands under Antonio Conte remains a mystery. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. Three weeks after ending an eleven-year wait for Scudetto victory, Antonio […]
Eight wins had Neapolitans on cloud nine, but Atalanta Bergamo soon brought their opponent back to reality. Allowing them to work into their problems, they benefitted from Napoli’s poor dynamics in the attack whilst being able to move the game in any direction they pleased. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. After Atalanta’s […]
Antonio Conte’s Napoli managed a 2-0 away win at the San Siro. Two goals in the first half from Romelu Lukaku & Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gave Napoli the victory as they strengthened their position at the top of the Serie A table leaving Milan biting the dust. Tactical analysis and match report by Gaurav Krishnan. Few […]
It is not unlike Antonio Conte to arrange a different game plan, but not many expected it from a team that has yet to develop his automatisms. Despite Napoli’s early ambition, Thiago Motta ensured that Juventus would gain control and neither team could produce in the final third from it. Tactical analysis and match […]
Antonio Conte’s Napoli got the much-needed three points in their first home game of the season at the Diego Maradona. Goals from Di Lorenzo, Kvaratskhelia & Simeone gave Conte’s side a statement home victory after their 3-0 loss to Verona on the opening matchday of the season. Tactical analysis and match report by Gaurav Krishnan. […]
Delays in the transfer market and unhappiness from the coach, the last thing that Napoli needed was a bad start to the season. Hellas Verona grew into the game and Antonio Conte’s team “melted like snow in the sun” on his Serie A return. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. It was away […]
In-game tactical tweaks had been established as Graham Potter’s strongest muscle. Yet Tottenham Hotspur built down the left and found Emerson Royal free in space, time and time again. In an unproductive affair, how such gambles from the Chelsea coach could have made an important difference. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. The […]
Manchester City turned up to Tottenham Hotspur and lost. It’s a narrative we have come used to, a bizarre trend in their period of absolute dominance. Yet the spaces left for Spurs to transition into cast an uncomfortable light on a piece of City security that has begun to show cracks. Tactical analysis and match […]
Two elite managers are leading teams struggling to play in their image. The outcome of their meeting at the Etihad was another exciting encounter that gave both questions to answer. Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere. Clubs do not win titles in January but can lose before the final bout has begun if […]
Arsenal clinched another victory and this time the three points would have felt huge. This was a complete performance not only from a tactical standpoint but also in terms of their ability to adapt to different situations thrown at them. An own goal from Hugo Lloris was followed by a thunderous strike by Martin Ødegaard […]