Why Tim Sherwood has Started Well at Aston Villa
Recently, an ever-present Premier League club fallen on hard times sacked an unpopular manager whose defensive style had alienated fans and players and replaced him with Tim Sherwood. Sherwood...
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Lucien Favre’s Tactics at Borussia Monchengladbach
Though they’ve received far less fanfare than Kevin De Bruyne’s Wolfsburg, Roger Schmidt’s frantic Leverkusen, or even Jurgen Klopp’s struggling Dortmund, it’s entirely possible that the most...
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Alan Pardew is the Best English Manager Today. Here’s Why.
So there’s this scene in a Winnie-the-Pooh movie my daughter loves.1)When you have a 2-year-old daughter you lede your soccer blogs with Winnie-the-Pooh illustrations. I’ve decided it’s best to accept...
View ArticleMax Allegri and the Danger of Snap Judgments
Four years ago a team featuring Gareth Bale and Luka Modric met a team managed by Max Allegri in the Champions League knockout rounds. This happened: Around a month ago a team featuring Bale and Modric...
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Why Spurs Should Sign Heung-Min Son
A number of reports have Spurs making a sizable bid to sign South Korean international and Bayer Leverkusen winger Heung-Min Son: Kicker confirm that Heung-Min Son is in London right now to undergo a...
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A Guide to Manuel Pellegrini’s Tactics at Manchester City
In the past we’ve written about how Manuel Pellegrini’s tactics at Manchester City have traditionally called for a narrow 4-4-2 at Manchester City to control possession, play neat, quick passes in the...
View ArticleThis is why Jurgen Klopp and Lucien Favre Quit
It’s common to talk about the Bundesliga as something of the hipster darling of European football. It’s well-run, has great fans, affordable ticket prices, and is generally defined by a fast, attacking...
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The Movement of Strikers in Mauricio Pochettino’s Tactics
In a Match of the Day segment last week, both Danny Murphy and Ruud Gullit argued that Tottenham striker Harry Kane isn’t really a pure center forward. Indeed, he would be better off, they said,...
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A Guide to Paulo Sousa’s Tactics at Fiorentina
Over at Just Football I have written a general overview of Fiorentina’s tactics in the 2015-16 season under new boss Paulo Sousa. Here I want to do a more in-depth treatment of the team’s approach that...
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A Guide to Mauricio Pochettino’s Tactics at Totteham Hotspur
It’s no surprise given the success his side has seen this season that Mauricio Pochettino is now being touted as one of England’s finest young managers. Earlier this week marked the third anniversary...
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Atletico Madrid 5-1 Real Betis: A Tactical Recap
Ahead of today’s Champions League quarterfinal first leg fixture between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, it is worth reviewing the Atleti’s impressive weekend win over Real Betis. The match showed a...
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Why Atletico and Tottenham Over-Achieve
As we near the end of the 2015-16 domestic season, we might profitably ask what the biggest surprises of the season have been. Obviously Leicester City’s Premier League title is the biggest shock, but...
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