Pep Guardiola Vs Chelsea 1999/2000 -UEFA Champions League
Barcelona were facing elimination after losing the first leg 1-3 at London to Chelsea in the 1999/2000 Champions League Quarterfinals. Back at Nou Camp,Louis Van Gaal’s team needed to be at their best to qualify for the next round. And in Luis Figo,Patrick Kluivert and Rivaldo they had the attacking quality to do the same. […]
A look at Michael Laudrup’s Swansea
There are teams in football that are not appreciated. They don’t win week in and week out and to the untrained eye don’t appear to be very good. Other teams play horrible football, it is a means to an end as opposed to a tactic and style that inspires hope for the future of football. […]
Five Best Football Pundits
Five Best Football Pundits With more televised football than ever before, the role of pundits is increasingly under the spotlight. Just as people like to see football change, punditry has now become something of an art – with an emphasis on more personable and interactive analysis. These five best football pundits demonstrate this […]
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Johan Cruyff Vs Franz Beckenbauer:The Total Footballer Vs The Libero
The 1974 World Cup final between West Germany and the Netherlands saw the clash between two of the most influential figures of the modern game. Johan Cryuff and Franz Beckenbauer. Plagued by security threats,the 1974 World Cup was a turning point in the history of football. The Dutch with their Total Football mesmerized fans while […]
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Why buy a Picasso when you can have a Bale? -Simon Kuper Portsmouth reborn as supporters prepare for a different type of battle – David Conn Jurgen Klinsmann: King Of Cool. And Cows.-The Offside I Know But I Don’t Know-Fredorrarci Also you can read our very own-Football Tactics for Beginners You read an interesting article […]
Football Tactics for Beginners:The False 9
What is The False 9? Pep Guardiola’s tenure as Barcelona’s head coach has changed the way modern football is being played in many ways. But the defining change came about when he moved Lionel Messi from the right to the center and made him play as The False 9 . Then, even in the International […]
Few Points on Mourinho’s New Look Chelsea
Roman Abramovich always craved for his team to play fantasy football,for them to play with style,panache and mesmerize the opponents. And this time,Jose Mourinho has probably promised him that. The last time when the Portuguese took over at Chelsea,he immediately installed Claudio Makelele in front of the defence. Ahead of him,he played two more midfielders […]
Arrigo Sacchi’s AC Milan playing the offside trap
Talking Tactics with Manuel Pelligrini
Xavi Hernandez Vs Bastian Schweinsteiger
Ever since Barcelona lost to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, tiki-taka’s demise was written,analyzed and confirmed by people all over the football world. And Spain’s loss against Brazil in the Confederations cup final just added fuel to the fire. Below is a short but quite interesting video of how the primary playmakers of the […]
A look at Guardiola’s early 4-1-4-1 Bayern system
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Premier League 2013/14- What can we expect from the title contenders?
In just a few weeks’ time, the new Premier League season starts. All 20 clubs will be limbering up for the first match, trying to bring in new faces while hoping to shift some of the fringe players. Inevitably, most of the focus will be on the race for the title, and realistically, six clubs […]
Confederations Cup: Analysing Italy’s Formation Against Spain
Discount Football Kits take a close look at the semi-final of the confederations cup and how Italy looked to set up against Spain. For their Confederations Cup semi-final against Spain, Italy reverted back to what many would consider a typically Italian defensive outlook. Their use of the three-man defence during Euro 2012 was superb, […]
A look on Luis Felipe Scolari’s Brazil
Brazil have comfortably won all their three group games and qualified for the semis of the Confederations Cup. Although Brazilians might have expected no less from their national team, there were a few doubts about this team as they have barely played any competetive football under Scolari and also their performances and results the friendlies were […]
Premier League’s Academy Football Needs to Shift Its Focus
The prospect of playing for a Premier League academy is, for many children, the stuff of dreams but it’s an arduous journey to get there. The select youngsters that really stand out when playing for their local team may get scouted and offered a highly competitive trial but, for those who show potential and […]
Arrigo Sacchi talking about Tactics
Borussia Dortmund – Road to Wembley
