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Tactical Analysis: Czech Republic vs. Denmark
First off, it would be appropriate to finally bury the common narrative that this Danish team has made it this far into the Euros as a response to the Eriksen situation. Apart from being almost cynical in nature, that argument does Kasper Hjulmand’s side a huge disservice. Denmark are very, very good. They overcame…
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Tactical Analysis: Belgium vs. Italy
Now that’s what I call tournament football. Apologies at a risk of sounding like the cheesy advert of the NOW! Series in the UK that compiles chart music, but I am still recovering from that high-octane thriller that was Belgium-Italy. We have been completely and utterly spoilt with the rambunctious, nutty football this tournament…
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Tactical Preview: England vs. Ukraine
As the dust barely begins to settle from the historical victories of both England and Ukraine, they are now aiming to go one step closer to the ultimate goal. Two sides that are very much polar opposites. England are one of the favourites to win and are yet to lose a single game, whilst Ukraine…
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Tactical Analysis: Switzerland vs. Spain
In the early hours of the evening in St Petersburg, the Spanish and last 16 shocks of the tournament Switzerland faced off at the Krestovsky stadium for the quarter-final, in another action-packed match of Euro 2020. This fixture, already played 2 within the last year, were both cagey affairs, and both started off and remained…
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Syria’s Ravaged Road to Doha
Since 2015, Syria have jumped from 155th to 78th in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s Rankings… Little over a year ago, FIFA visited Syria for the first time since 2012. They combined this visit with the mission to “assess the country’s footballing situation” for the first time in eight years. Additionally, when FIFA announced this on…
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Player Analysis: Joakim Mæhle
After coming close to being eliminated from Euro 2020 in the group stages, Denmark has been in splendid form, registering comprehensive victories against Russia and Wales. The Danes defeated Russia 4-1 to finish second in Group B on goal difference, and progressed to the Round of 16, where they thrashed Wales 4-0 on Saturday. Now,…
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Nuno Tavares’ Ascent to Arsenal
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Benfica decided to go against the grain and reclaim what was rightfully theirs. After falling short to Porto in the league for the second time in three years, the club, in an attempt to curry favor with president Luís Filipe Vieira before the upcoming elections, engineered the biggest…
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The History of Golden Boot Winners at the Euros
Many facts about the men’s European Championships are well-known, like that it started in 1960 and Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top-scorer with 14 goals. However, you may not be aware of the individual Golden Boot winners in each edition since the European Nations Cup as it was initially known started 60 years ago with…
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Player Analysis: Memphis Depay
Dutch players have come and gone from the Premier League, some have been a roaring success like Dennis Bergkamp or Robin van Persie, some not so much like Nigel de Jong but in the summer of 2015 when Manchester United splashed out £25million on the Dutch sensation Memphis Depay from PSV Eindhoven on the insistence…
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Player Analysis: Glen Kamara
It’s Christmas 2019, and a man walks into a bar and opens his briefcase. He tells everyone in that bar that he has £50,000 to spend and wants to purchase something then and there. Every man and woman in the bar approaches him with an idea; however, only a few stick out to the savvy…
