Goals from Leonardo Spinazzola and Angeliño looked impressive on the highlight reels, but this was a game with very little to offer. A strange run of events between the league leaders and a changed line-up from a revitalized team. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. Almost ten years after Claudio Ranieri and Antonio […]
The proposition of 18 simultaneous fixtures on a final European matchday is bound to bring some jeopardy. AS Roma, rocked with a raft of dismissals, required a big performance to stay in the Europa League. The ultras received what they wanted. Even though the game was not spectacular, they— and their guests— could be content […]
Although both Bologna and AS Roma still have European fixtures on their calendars, their meeting in Northern Italy was more about the limitations that have grown into their game plans, from the original blueprints that got them into the competitions in the first place. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. Heading into the […]
Milan & Roma played out a tightly contested but entertaining draw at the San Siro in this Serie A fixture. Tijjani Reijnders’ early goal was cancelled out by an equaliser from Roma’s Paulo Dybala with both goals coming in the first half as both sides pushed & probed but couldn’t turn the balance of the […]
Atalanta Bergamo, enjoying their best-ever start to a Serie A campaign, struggled to get out of first gear in Rome, but in the end, they did not need to. Eventually, they found the right dynamics, whereas Roma continued to melt. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. In May, it was a game between […]
Once in Roman colors, Romelu Lukaku scored against his former team to puncture Claudio Ranieri’s return to managing in the capital. One of these teams had established much more control than the other, but this was a game more about the deficiencies in their systems than the advantages that either coach could bring to the […]
How much turmoil can it take for a manager to lose his job? The latest portion of Manchester United’s twisted experiment took them on a hellish trip to Vicarage Road, where five goals, a red card, and old friends turned enemies put the nail in the coffin for Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Tactical analysis and match […]
In their attempt to keep on putting pressure to the two Milan sides in their title hunt, Juventus took an important win in Genoa. Claudio Ranieri intended to take advantage of the guests’ weak points, however, poor overall execution meant that Pirlo’s men had a relatively easy day at the office. Tactical analysis and match […]
Pirlo’s career as Juventus manager could not have started on a better note, as his ideas can already be observed to a certain extent. Width, depth, and functional occupation of the field to guarantee options inside and outside, necessary to apply strong counterpressing, were all key elements in Juve’s win over Sampdoria. Tactical analysis and […]
After their elimination from the Coppa Italia, Inter took an important win against Sampdoria in an encounter full of tactical adjustments by both sides. Antonio Conte’s men dominated the first half, taking a 2-0 lead, but almost ended up losing the three points as their intensity dropped in the second half and Claudio Ranieri’s Sampdoria […]