The 4-4-2 appears to be the most common defensive shape for teams that form a mid-block, as it offers a more balanced vertical and horizontal compactness in contrast to other common formations. Even teams such as Barcelona, Manchester City, Real Madrid, and Juventus, who are renowned for playing in a 4-3-3 formation, are not...
For the first time in many years, 4-4-2 has returned as La Liga's formation of choice in 2019/20. After years of domination from 4-3-3, which is still the case in the big teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid, only two La Liga sides did not use 4-4-2 as one of...
Arsenal tremendously broke their transfer record in the summer of 2019 by signing Ivory Coast international Nicolas Pépé for a mouth-watering fee of £72m. The 24-year-old forward had a fantastic breakout campaign for Lille in the previous season scoring 22 goals and contributing 11 assists in Ligue 1 from...
The 2018/19 campaign was one to forget for Real Madrid. With a La Liga title race almost over by October and humiliation bringing their European dominance to an end, sights have been set on this campaign by most even before Christmas. Embarking on a new season in 2019/20, there were...
Marcelino took charge of Valencia last summer and led them back to the Champions League in his first season. Los Murciélagos are one of the biggest clubs in Spain, but after some disastrous managerial spells, García Toral has managed to turn the club around. The Spanish coach's method has been...
