Football Tactics For Beginners-The Christmas Tree Formation

Football is a result oriented business. Whatever succeeds, earns fame for itself and for its conceiver. And if it captures the imagination of spectators and experts alike, they do it the kindness of rewarding it with an imaginative name and legend. ‘The Christmas Tree’, erstwhile fixture in festive households suddenly became a football formation […]
Guardiola’s tactical journey from Barca to Bayern and why he is destined to fail at Manchester City

There was a moment after Bayern Munich’s 1-1 draw with Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga at the Allianz Arena, when Pep Guardiola trudged off with his head down towards the exit and his name was called out. He looked up surprised, and realised the caller was Andre Schubert (Monchengladbach’s manager). Guardiola looked genuinely abashed as […]
Football Tactics For Beginners:Catenaccio

Some people are etched in our collective minds, as are some legends and indeed, perceptions about such words and legends. When it comes to football, skillful build-up and continuous passing is the way really to play according to millions over the world. If you keeping winning 1-0 over and over, you’re parking the bus. If you invented […]