Category: Analysis

Analysis

Viktor Gyökeres Scouting Report At Sporting CP 2023/2024: Sporting’s Silver Ball Contender – Player Analysis

Who Is Viktor Gyökeres? Negotiations between Coventry City and Sporting CP seemed to slow down this summer, but early performances suggest Viktor…

July 7, 2025

Analysis

How To Create Chances Through Zone 14 – Tactical Theory

What is Zone 14 In Football? In football, the pitch is divided into several zones in various ways. For this following tactical…

July 6, 2025

Analysis

How To Coach Offside Trap And Highline In Football – Tactical Theory

The highline in football is not a new concept but one that coaches still treat with some trepidation, mainly because it is…

July 6, 2025

4-2-3-1 Formation

AS Monaco Recruitment Analysis 2025/2026: Has Adi Hütter Found His Missing Pieces In Paul Pogba, Ansu Fati & Eric Dier? – Team Analysis

Adi Hütter’s AS Monaco finished a respectable third place behind Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille in the 2024/2025 Ligue 1 season. Going into his third season…

July 6, 2025

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Chelsea Recruitment Analysis 2025/2026: Enzo Maresca Tactics To Break Low Blocks With Jamie Gittens & Liam Delap – Team Analysis

It took until the final day of the Premier League season, but Chelsea secured UEFA Champions League football for 2025/2026. They followed…

July 6, 2025

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Rocco Reitz Scout Report At Germany U21 2025: Fulham & West Ham Euros Target – Player Analysis

The 2025 U21 European Championships have ended, with Lee Carsley’s England ultimately emerging victorious. The Young Lions defeated Antonio Di Salvo-led Germany…

July 6, 2025

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3 Young Coaches In Ligue 1 To Watch This Season 2023/2024 – Luka Elsner, Francesco Farioli, Carles Martínez Novell

Ligue 1 has for a while been billed ‘The League of Talents’ — an apt title considering the number of exciting young…

July 6, 2025

Analysis

Aune Heggebø Scouting Report At SK Brann 2023/2024 – Player Analysis

One of the fun things about using our xGOLD tool to find similar players to the ideal profile is when the tool…

July 4, 2025

Analysis

Gabriel Heinze Tactics At Vélez Sarsfield 2019/2020 – Head Coach Analysis

Gabriel Heinze was a tough, aggressive defender who played at the highest level for both club and country before transitioning into management…

July 4, 2025

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Gabriel Heinze Tactics At Atlanta United 2020/2021 – How He Implemented His Marcelo Bielsa Ideology

Atlanta United were back in the hunt for a manager to continue to implement the club’s philosophy of playing attractive and expansive…

July 4, 2025

Analysis

Gabriel Heinze Tactics At Newell’s Old Boys 2022/2023 – Penetrating Progression, Defensive Discipline And Shocking Shot Quality

Gabriel Heinze’s managerial career has been in progress for almost a decade now. In that time, his ideas and application to the…

July 4, 2025

Analysis

Diogo Jota Scouting Report 2019/2020 – The Stats Of Liverpool’s New Signing

Defending champions Liverpool signed Diogo Jota from Wolves for a deal worth up to £45m. The Portuguese attacker will wear shirt number…

July 4, 2025

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Diogo Jota Scouting Report At Liverpool 2020/2021

Diogo Jota completed a £45m move from Wolves to Liverpool on the 19th of September 2020. The 23-year-old Portuguese winger became Jurgen…

July 4, 2025

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Diogo Jota Scouting Report For Portugal U21

By his own high standards, Diogo Jota has not hit the ground running for Wolves in the Premier League, not by a…

July 4, 2025

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UEFA Euro 2024 Tactical Preview: Portugal

There’s a new sense of excitement and anticipation for Portugal as they enter the Euros. After Roberto Martínez’s squad enjoyed the best…

July 4, 2025

AC Milan

Samuele Ricci Scout Report At AC Milan 2025/2026: Allegri’s Pirlo-Inspired Project – Player Analysis

Samuele Ricci is a 23-year-old midfielder who has joined AC Milan from Torino in a deal that is expected to reach €25m.…

July 4, 2025

3-4-2-1 Formation

Real Madrid Vs Juventus [1-0] Club World Cup 2025: Xabi Alonso Wing Play – Tactical Analysis

Real Madrid eliminated Juventus from the Round of 16 of the FIFA Club World Cup with a 1-0 win. Los Blancos advance…

July 3, 2025

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Andrej Djuric Scout Report At NK Domžale 2023/2024 – Transfer To Red Star Belgrade (FK Crvena Zvezda)

Andrej Đurić moves from NK Domžale to Red Star Belgrade (FK Crvena Zvezda). xGOLD first identified Đurić as an interesting profile in September 2022, and we…

July 3, 2025

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Noemi Ivelj Scouting Report At Grasshopper 2023/2024 – Why The 17 Year Old Swiss International Is One To Watch

Noemi Ivelj is an exciting seventeen-year-old deep midfielder who was listed on UEFA’s ten women’s players to watch in 2024, alongside players…

July 3, 2025

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Manfred Ugalde Scout Report At FC Twente 2023/2024 – How The Costa Rican Forward Is Driving Their Push For A Champions League Spot

FC Twente Enschede are a team on a mission at the moment. After suffering relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2017-18 season,…

July 3, 2025