Fintan O'Reilly

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 2020/21: Saint-Etienne vs Lille – tactical analysis

Saint-Étienne hosted Lille at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in the late kick-off in Ligue 1 this past Sunday. Despite these two teams sitting quite…

December 1, 2020

Analysis

Ligue 1 2020/21: Monaco vs PSG – tactical analysis

Monaco hosted Paris Saint-Germain at Stade Louis II on Friday in a Ligue 1 clash. Having gone into half-time trailing the Ligue…

November 23, 2020

Ligue 1

Adam Lewis at Amiens 2020/21 – scout report

Liverpool academy product Adam Lewis joined Ligue 2 side Amiens on loan for the 2020/21 season this past summer following the French club’s…

November 18, 2020

RC Lens: Why has Gael Kakuta been so effective this season?

Gaël Kakuta’s career came full circle when he made his loan move back to RC Lens from Amiens SC this past summer.…

November 11, 2020

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 2020/21 – PSG vs Rennes – tactical analysis

First-placed Paris Saint-Germain hosted third-placed Rennes in Ligue 1’s late kick-off this past Saturday evening. PSG came into this game off the…

November 9, 2020

Analysis

Bafode Diakite 2020/21 – scout report

Toulouse defender Bafode Diakite has been one of the standout players in Ligue 2 this season. The 19-year-old Toulouse academy graduate broke into…

November 7, 2020

Gonçalo Ramos: Benfica’s UEFA Youth League ace

After scoring nine goals in eight appearances for Benfica in the 2019/20 UEFA Youth League, including two in the Round of 16…

November 5, 2020

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 2020/21: Lille vs Lyon – tactical analysis

Second-placed Lille took on Lyon in this past Sunday’s late kick-off in Ligue 1. The two teams shared the spoils at the…

November 3, 2020

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 2020/21: Lille vs Lens – tactical analysis

Le Derby du Nord took place on Sunday as Lille hosted Lens at Stade Pierre Mauroy in a clash between two of…

October 20, 2020

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Tottenham Hotspur 2020/21: Has Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Unlocked The Potential Of Tanguy Ndombélé? – Scout Report

For the majority of the time since he moved to the EPL and became Tottenham Hotspur’s club-record signing in the summer of…

January 27, 2025

Ligue 1

Nice: Dante’s role in the build-up – scout report

Dante has been an ever-present at the heart of Nice’s defence for each of their first six Ligue 1 games of the…

October 13, 2020

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 2020/21: Lyon vs Marseille – tactical analysis

The most recent Ligue 1 game week ended with Le Choc des Olympiques, as Lyon hosted Marseille at Groupama Stadium. This clash…

October 6, 2020

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 2020/21: Bordeaux vs Nice – tactical analysis

Girondins de Bordeaux took on OGC Nice in this past Sunday’s early Ligue 1 kick-off. Both teams were coming into this game…

September 29, 2020

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 2020/21: Nice vs PSG – tactical analysis

After suffering two straight losses at the start of their 2020/21 Ligue 1 campaign, PSG managed to earn their second straight league…

September 22, 2020

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 2020/21: PSG vs Marseille – tactical analysis

Paris Saint-Germain suffered a second straight 1-0 Ligue 1 loss in their second game of the 2020/21 season this past Sunday as…

September 15, 2020

Analysis

UEFA Nations League 2020/21: Sweden vs Portugal – tactical analysis

After winning the first UEFA Nations League back in the 2018/19 season, Portugal got their 2020/21 UEFA Nations League campaign off to…

September 10, 2020

Scout Report: Maxime Bernauer 2019/20

Maxime Bernauer is playing with Le Mans in France’s third tier – Championnat National – for the 2020/21 campaign. The central midfielder…

September 9, 2020

Head Coach Analysis: Moïn Chaabani 2019/20

After coming up through the club’s youth academy and subsequently spending nine years of his professional playing career at Espérance de Tunis,…

September 2, 2020

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 2020/21: Nantes vs Nimes Olympique – tactical analysis

After securing a dominant 4-0 win in their opening game of the 2020/21 campaign against Stade Brestois, Nîmes Olympique came up short…

September 1, 2020

Analysis

Ligue 1 2020/21: Nice vs Lens – tactical analysis

OGC Nice got their 2020/21 Ligue 1 campaign off to a positive start on Sunday as they managed to earn a 2-1…

August 25, 2020