5-3-2 Formation

Paris Saint-Germain have ended their wait for continental success—and in some style, too. Les Parisiens demolished Inter Milan 5-0 in the 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League Final, earning the record for the largest-ever margin of victory in the final of Europe’s elite footballing competition. For Luis Enrique, it’s an exceptional feather...

The Wrexham fairytale embarks on its newest and most ambitious chapter yet in 2025/2026. After back-to-back promotions under Phil Parkinson from National League to EFL League Two in 2022/2023 and then League Two to EFL League One in 2023/24, the Red Dragons have made it a three-peat of promotions in...

Real Madrid faced a considerable challenge in overturning the three-goal deficit against one of Europe’s most disciplined defensive sides. To stage a remontada against Arsenal, Madrid needed creativity and courage to disrupt Arsenal’s defensive structure. Yet, this was far from reality. Arsenal, content to concede possession, managed the game with...

In League Two this season, the top seven features six sides that predominantly play a five-at-the-back formation. Doncaster Rovers are the only exception; however, they have also switched to this system for certain games.  For comparison, in League One only three of the playoff sides play this shape, two of...

With football tactics constantly evolving and defensive systems becoming increasingly structured and organised, any football fan needs to understand the basics of football defending. Defending is applying pressure, both as a player and as a whole team, on the opponent to prevent him from progressing forward to your own goal. A team...

We were treated to another exciting period of midweek Premier League action, with the London Stadium playing host to the final match on Thursday night. West Ham United welcomed Leicester City's visit in a match in which both sides were desperate to collect all three points. Graham Potter’s Hammers have experienced mixed...

Juventus defeated Inter Milan 1-0 on Sunday in a crucial and decisive match in both teams' Serie A campaigns. This result saw Napoli take sole possession of the league's top spot with 56 points, two points ahead of Inter, while Juventus climbed to fourth place with 46 points. Inter Milan put...

When it comes to defending in football, much of the content that has been written about it online usually mentions the same principles or similar versions of the same principles. These principles are generally centred around the defensive shape of a team needing to be compact near the ball to...

After a tremendous start to the Challenger Pro League campaign for Beerschot, in which they topped the league for an extended period, manager Andreas Wieland informed the club just before Christmas that he wished to leave the club to take up the technical director role at his previous club, Austrian...

In the previous season of Serie A, Atalanta found themselves in the title race that was finally settled by Juventus. Many believed that Atalanta lacked the ingredients to compete for the Serie A title. Still, coach Gian Piero Gasperini surprised everyone with the high level presented by his players throughout...