A lot has changed in the last three months. Filipe Luis, who had been highly successful with Flamengo as a coach, did not have a good start and was dismissed after excessive pressure from the fans. Portuguese coach Leonardo Jardim (former Monaco), who had left Cruzeiro by choice, took over the club from Rio de […]
Santos is a historic team, the club that revealed legends like Pelé, which this year saw the heir to the number ten shirt, Neymar, return to the place where he emerged into international football. Physical and emotional decline made Neymar go through a turbulent year, but at the most crucial moment of the season, he […]
Cruzeiro had already fallen slightly behind, while Palmeiras managed to stay at the top of the table even after losing to Flamengo. Considering their league positions, a higher tactical and technical quality was expected, but the refereeing ended up standing out negatively on matchday 30, in a goalless draw. Tactical analysis and match report by […]
Flamengo and Cruzeiro, two teams battling at the top of the Brasileirão table, faced off on Matchday 26 but stood out more for their defensive organization and how they prevented goals than for playing attractive football. Still, the coach of the league leaders praised the match, saying it had the “intensity of European football.” How […]
Santos and Cruzeiro took the field for the 19th Matchday of the Brasileirão. On one side, Neymar’s team, looking to pull away from the bottom of the table after a win. On the other, Cruzeiro, with the best coaching work in this Brazilian season, aiming to stay in the title race after losing their last […]
Monaco’s 3-5-2 system at times proved relatively effective in manipulating Nantes’ defense and creating forward passing routes to the strikers and attacking midfielders. They earned themselves a first half goal, which would end up being the winner. This was not for lack of effort from Nantes, who increasingly imposed themselves on the game with some […]
Both teams took turns scoring goals against terrible defensive structures, with Olympique Marseille ultimately ending up on top. While manager André Villas-Boas might be able to move past this performance, this loss might end up being fatal for Leonardo Jardim. Tactical analysis and match report by Om Arvind. AS Monaco have had a tough time […]
Sylvinho’s Lyon won their first game in Ligue 1. After Monaco were brought down to ten men, there was nothing left in the tank to stop Lyon from controlling the entire game. By no means an offensive orgy, yet Lyon showed efficiency to win the game three goals to nil. Tactical analysis and match report […]
An intense relegation dogfight between two teams in a 4-4-2 formation ultimately went Monaco’s way. This stretched, back-and-forth encounter made for some intriguing end-to-end attacks. It was very clear that these two teams have shortcomings in their game, and sit at the bottom of the league table for a reason. Tactical analysis and match report […]
It could be argued that Lille were the better team for substantial parts of the match with their fluid attacking game. This was especially true in the first half, where they almost certainly should have gone ahead. As the game approached its end, it seemed as if the teams would end up goalless despite chances […]