Chelsea defeated current Premier League champions Liverpool 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to keep their Champions League qualification hopes alive. An early goal by Enzo Fernandez gave the Blues the lead which was followed by an own goal from Jarell Quansah in the second half extending Chelsea’s lead to two goals. However, Virgil Van Dijk’s header […]
Aside from an early scare, everything went to plan for Liverpool here as they wrapped up the league title with a thrashing of Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool’s pressing forced turnovers against Spurs’ deep buildup, and their attacking movement was simply too much for Spurs’ fragile defensive system. Tactical analysis and match report by Josh Manley. Liverpool hosted […]
Newcastle United ended their seventy-year trophy drought with a gameplan based around strong coverage of the midfield in their 4-5-1 shape against the ball, plus a targeted set-piece strategy that ultimately proved fruitful, helping them overcome a lacklustre Liverpool side. Tactical analysis and match report by Josh Manley. We decided to make this article free to […]
Over three hours of football could not split the league leaders of England and France, only for an Italian to make all the difference. Gianluigi Donnarumma denied two penalties as Paris Saint-Germain stormed through, after a highly competitive second leg that had different states than the first. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. […]
This was not the game we had expected. Paris Saint-Germain had dictated proceedings throughout their first-leg clash with Liverpool, yet Alisson Becker inflicted his own dominance between the posts. With minutes left, Liverpool found the winner for the definitive “smash-and-grab” victory. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. We decided to make this article […]
Title races in the Premier League rarely hit the stage of comfort, Liverpool knows more than most, but Arne Slot has genuinely got his team in that position. A midweek visit by Newcastle United may have hit some difficult patches, but dominant periods at the start and finish saw the league leaders execute another comfortable […]
This was a game of few chances, but Liverpool took theirs in the first half to beat Manchester City here. The home side had some decent sequences of play and won some individual battles on the wings, but were not able to match the away side’s clinical edge in the final third. Tactical analysis and […]
Everton are on the final stretch of their stay in Goodison Park and treated fans to a furiously contested derby fitting for the occasion. Three red cards, a share of the spoils, and a leveler at the death dialed up the drama and rattled their rivals in the fight for the Premier League. Tactical analysis […]
Two goals from Mohamed Salah were the difference between the sides in this game of fine margins. Liverpool made advances against Bournemouth’s aggressive pressing, but the home side were still able to make Liverpool work hard for their victory. Ultimately, Bournemouth were unable to make the necessary breakthrough with their direct wing-play. Tactical analysis and […]
A game with two of the four highest scoring sides in the league promised plenty of excitement. But while both teams threatened to break the deadlock, the score stayed goalless till the death. Suddenly, a peripheral player proved why the league leaders paid so much for his services and should help his manager sleep safer […]