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Football Transfers
Do Premier League Players Have a Say in Their Transfers?
The False 9 - 0
Americans know that in sports, there is a widespread culture where players don’t have a final say in their destinies, with exceedingly rare exceptions.However,...
Football History
The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic and it’s impact on Football
Not in Kansas AnymoreA century ago, amidst the poultry and pig farms in a small corner of Kansas, a local doctor became inundated...
Football Books
The Best Football Books of 2020
The False 9 - 0
It's been another eventful year in the world of football. As we look forward to 2021, we have compiled a list of the best...
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Nicholas Peters
Chelsea
Eden Hazard’s defensive frailties remain an issue for Mourinho
Pundits, supporters, and fans alike were bemused by Chelsea’s January transfer window deadline day addition of winger Juan Cuadrado. While The Blues did need...
Barcelona
Analysing Barcelona’s 3-2-3-2 formation
Predictably, after Barcelona’s 7-0 2013 Champions League semifinal defeat to Bayern Munich, when they were physically overpowered by a compact and organized 4-4-2 press,...
Juventus
Should Claudio Marchisio Replace Andrea Pirlo?
The most mystifying managerial hire of any major European Club during the Summer of 2014 was Juventus’ hiring of...
International
Marcelo Bielsa’s tactical evolution-From Chile to Marseille
In a business where only strong personalities survive, Marcelo Bielsa could very well be the most unique of them all. Bielsa is the mad...
International
Rebuilding a Champion-Loew ‘s difficult task ahead
The greatest fallacy of success is that you will never have the opportunity to enjoy your achievements. Joachim Löw, the Manager of the German...
Barcelona
How Barcelona built Real Madrid
Barcelona Real Madrid Rivalry
To understand the rivalry between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid you must travel back to the Spanish Civil War and the...
Manchester City
How to Lose A Football Match
A Tactical and Statistical Analysis of How Manchester City Dropped Two Points
Make no mistake, even though Manchester City drew their homeChampions League match with...
Manchester United
Angel and Claude
Di Maria-Real's best player in the champions league final,2014Claude Makélélé is one of the most influential players in the history of modern football as...
Latest Posts
Football Transfers
Do Premier League Players Have a Say in Their Transfers?
The False 9 - 0
Americans know that in sports, there is a widespread culture where players don’t have a final say in their destinies, with exceedingly rare exceptions.However,...
Football History
The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic and it’s impact on Football
Not in Kansas AnymoreA century ago, amidst the poultry and pig farms in a small corner of Kansas, a local doctor became inundated...
Football Books
The Best Football Books of 2020
The False 9 - 0
It's been another eventful year in the world of football. As we look forward to 2021, we have compiled a list of the best...
Liverpool
Big Sam’s tactics against Liverpool show the template to stifle Klopp’s side
Josh Jaswal - 0
Two complete opposites came up in the congested Christmas fixture list, as Liverpool in great form sitting at the top of the table look...
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Bayern Munich
Lyon 0: 3 Bayern- Tactical Analysis
In this analysis, we will be observing the tactics of Rudi Garcia and Hans-Dieter Flick in their recent champions league semi-final clash. Bayern eventually...
PSG
Tactical Analysis: RB Leipzig 0-3 PSG
Josh Jaswal - 0
COVID-19 has brought a chain of strange events to football. Champions League has turned into 1-leg knockouts, all to be played in Southern Portugal,...
PSG
RB Leipzig 0-3 PSG: Tactical Analysis
Muratcan ÖS - 0
In this tactical analysis of the Champions League semifinals, we will take a look at the tactics of Thomas Tuchel and Julian Nagelsmann. PSG...
Football Tactics For Beginners
Total Football and it’s impact on the modern game
The popularism of the “Catennaccio” in the 1960s by Helenio Herrera was game-changing in that it focused its tenets on defending and the art...
Football Books
Foul- The Beautiful Game, An Ugly Truth [Book Excerpt]
The False 9 - 0
The clip-clop of football boot studs on concrete echoed through the tunnel over the hum of distant crowd noise. A drenched team of players...
