Pragmatism and purposeful possession: What can be expected from Paulo Fonseca at Lille? – tactical analysis
In 2021, LOSC Lille pulled off one of the greatest title victories of the last decade in European football. It...
The Total Football Analysis Podcast: Women’s EURO 2022 preview – with David Astill and Selim Ben Hmida
In this episode, Adam Scully sat down with our women’s football experts here at Total Football Analysis, David Astill and...
How table-toppers LAFC are redesigning the modern MLS blueprint – scout report
Often wrongly labelled as a league equivalent to world football’s retirement home, the MLS has been through a massive glow-up...
From West Sussex to Udine: The tactics that shaped Hellas Verona’s new head coach Gabriele Cioffi – tactical analysis
In recent years, the managerial division of Serie A has become a never-ending carousel. While new and exciting coaches are...
Malcolm Ebiowei: Why Crystal Palace have pulled off a masterstroke to sign one of England’s most exciting teenagers – scout report
The last twelve months were topsy-turvy for Derby County fans, being forced to watch chaos ensue off the field, rapidly...
Are Borussia Mönchengladbach taking a massive risk appointing Daniel Farke? – tactical analysis
The billionaire Bill Gates once said, “to win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.” Borussia Mönchengladbach can be...
World Cup Qualifier 2022: How Costa Rica and New Zealand played out one of the greatest chess matches of the year – tactical analysis
The final World Cup spot was up for grabs on Tuesday afternoon. Just one more game had to be played...
Matteo Cancellieri Scout Report At Hellas Verona 2022/2023 – The Arjen Robben-esque Winger Showing Massive Maturity In Serie A
In November 2017, a goalless draw against Sweden in Milan, preceded by a 1-0 defeat to the Scandinavian country in...
Kjetil Knutsen Tactics At Bodø/Glimt 2022: Why Europe’s Sweet Scandinavian Darlings Have Turned Sour – Tactical Analysis
FK Bodø/Glimt quickly became everybody’s Scandinavian darling over the last few seasons. In 2020, under the guidance of Kjetil Knutsen,...
Predictable play and pliable pressing: Why things have gone stale for Julen Lopetegui at Sevilla – tactical analysis
From 2010/11 to 2018/19, Sevilla finished in the top four on just one occasion in those nine separate campaigns. The...
Premier League: How Guardiola’s substitutes helped Man City overcome Aston Villa’s stubborn structure to clinch the title – tactical analysis
Bedlam, pandemonium, mayhem. These are just a few different words of the many that can be used to describe the...
UEFA Europa League: How Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers went the distance in a brutal chess match – tactical analysis
It’s fair to say that at the beginning of the season, very few people, if any, would’ve predicted the UEFA...
Premier League 2021/22: How Tottenham Hotspur gunned down the Gunners to reduce top-four gap – tactical analysis
On Thursday evening, one of the English football's fiercest derbies took place as Tottenham Hotspur hosted bitter rivals Arsenal. In...
UEFA Europa League: How Rangers ran ragged in Glasgow by limiting lame Leipzig – tactical analysis
An all-German European final awaited the world on Thursday night, in what would have been the first in just under...
Marco Silva Tactics At Fulham 2021/2022 – How Positional Play Conquered The Championship – Tactical Analysis
By the end of the 2018/19 season, Marco Silva’s stock was sky-high. Everton had just finished eighth in the Premier...
La Liga: How Real Sociedad exposed Barcelona’s tactical frailties despite taking all three points – tactical analysis
Xavi Hernandez has rightly received plaudits for the resurgence of Barcelona this season. The club was nosediving towards the deadly...
Fernando Gago Tactics At Racing Club 2022 – Tactical Analysis
Throughout history, European coaches have helped revolutionise the beautiful game as we know it. From Rinus Michels to Johan Cruyff,...
UEFA Europa League: How Gasperini changed Atalanta’s structure to stifle Leipzig in Saxony – tactical analysis
There was something incredibly juxtaposing from RB Leipzig’s 1-1 draw with Atalanta on Thursday evening. A side doused in a...
How minnows Cremonese are on the brink of becoming Serie B champions under a Benitez disciple – tactical analysis
One could easily make the case that Serie B is the most competitive league in Europe right now. Just ten...
How Damien Duff is attempting to revive the League of Ireland’s fallen giant – tactical analysis
“I said giant, I didn’t say sleeping giant, it’s just a giant,” barked the new Shelbourne manager Damien Duff at...
