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Tactical Theory: The Art Of Collective Dismarking — Manchester City
On March 13, 2021, Manchester City traveled to Craven Cottage stadium to meet Fulham, beating them 0–3 thanks to the written names on the score sheet, John Stones, Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Agüero. Fulham’s Man-Oriented Approach Against Manchester City The locals had a plan to stop the Citizens as they formed in a…
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The Bundesliga 2020/21 Season Review
Another Bundesliga season has come and gone, where perhaps the only thing that has remained the same throughout this most peculiar of campaigns is that FC Bayern is once again Deutscher Meister. In the past season we have witnessed it all, with 892 goals flying into the net, 1,112 cards being brandished by disgruntled referees,…
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Tactical Analysis: Ryan Mason’s Tottenham Hotspur
Another big English football club, another post-José Mourinho salvage mission. The Portuguese manager’s time at Tottenham Hotspur was probably his worst overall as a manager, as his 86-match stint was the shortest since his União de Leiria days in 2001 and 2002, and this was also the first time he failed to lead a club…
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Dani Ceballos — What Next?
The boy from Utrera, Spain is nearing the end of his second loan spell at Arsenal, and Mikel Arteta now has an important decision to make regarding the future of Dani Ceballos. The young Spaniard is expected to return to Madrid at the end of the season, where he has a contract until 2023, although…
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Deja Vu – Arsenal’s Worst Premier League Campaign
This season has been at times calamitous for Arsenal. Finishing eighth, crashing out of the domestic cup competitions and two tepid performances in the Europa League semi-final against Villarreal has left a bitter taste in the mouth of fans. Add the vociferous protests against owner Stan Kroenke over the doomed European Super League, but also…
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Tactical Preview: The 2021 UEFA Champions League Final
With the Champions League Final just a few days away, this article analyses the previous match played between Chelsea and Manchester City and seeks to find out what challenges lie ahead for both teams on the big night. Both teams did not field their best eleven in the game, but there were some patterns that…
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The Rise and Fall of Bernard Tapie’s Marseille: Part 3: Nuits Blanches Et Thés Frelatés
This is the third installation of a six-part series on Olympique de Marseille. You can read “Part 1: L’homme d’affairs,” here, and “Part 2: La Nuit Les Projecteurs Se Sont Éteints,” here. You can read “Part 4: La Balance,” here. You can read “Part 5: Les Retombées,” here. You can read “Part 6: Le Mec…
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Player Analysis: Eldor Shomurodov
Genoa endured another tumultuous season in Serie A but the northern Italian club was able to avoid relegation for the umpteenth time. Volatile president Enrico Preziosi had hired Rolando Maran at the start of 2020/21 campaign but the former Cagliari coach was sacked in December and replaced by Davide Ballardini. The coaches placed their faith…
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Kral Chronicles: Why Nobody Else in World Football Could Be Burak Yılmaz
Today, footballers who spend their swansong in Turkey and China are seen to be slowing their career down, bracing for the impact of their decorated and storied careers are coming to an end. It is rare that a player lives that story in reverse. It is even rarer that anyone has the career of Burak…
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The Rise and Fall of Bernard Tapie’s Marseille: Part 2: La Nuit Les Projecteurs Se Sont Éteints
This is the second installation of a six-part series on Olympique de Marseille. You can read “Part 1: L’homme d’affairs,” here. You can read “Part 3: Nuits Blanches Et Thés Frelatés,” here. You can read “Part 4: La Balance,” here. You can read “Part 5: Les Retombées,” here. You can read “Part 6: Le Mec de…
