Assessing the INEOS era at Nice ahead of the company’s potential takeover of Manchester United – data analysis
Amid reports linking INEOS and CEO Jim Ratcliffe with a landmark takeover of EPL giants Manchester United — whose fans...
Evolution of Pascal Gastien’s Clermont Foot: Five key reasons for their 2022/23 success – scout report
Despite their squad possessing the second-lowest transfer market value in Ligue 1, trailing only Ajaccio who sit second-from-bottom and look...
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...
Ligue 1 2022/23: Nantes’ dismal defensive demise putting them in danger of the drop – scout report
On the one hand, Nantes fans will be delighted to see their team embarking on a second straight Coupe de...
Breitenreiter’s rise, Foda’s fall and Henriksen’s healing: The FC Zürich saga of 2021/22-2022/23 – scout report
Go back to the summer of 2007 and you’ll find FC Zürich perched atop the Swiss footballing landscape, having just...
Didier Digard’s 12-Game Unbeaten Nice Run: How He Refined Favre’s Floundering Fleet – Tactical Analysis
Reims boss Will Still garnered a cult following as the 30-year-old led his team to a 17-game unbeaten Ligue 1...
‘Completed My Mission’: Paul Mitchell’s Monumental Impact At Monaco – Data Analysis
Paul Mitchell has become one of the most highly sought-after names in football for a certain select group of clubs...
How John Caulfield has turned Galway United into one of the most effective pressing teams in the country this season – scout report
At the time of writing, Galway United sit top of the table in the Republic of Ireland’s second-tier, the League...
Structure, width and pressing: Paulo Fonseca’s tactics at Lille 2022/23 – tactical analysis
At the end of the 2020/21 campaign, Christophe Galtier’s Lille were crowned French champions, overcoming the financial might of Paris...
How PSG’s UCL failure magnifies their prime problems in 2022/23 – scout report
PSG are out of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League and yet again, it raises major questions about the overall strategy...
Finding The Next Dante: Exploring Young Left Centre-Backs For OGC Nice – Scout Report
Throughout my time watching and writing about French football, few players have given me as much joy as Nice’s left...
Top Five U23 Starlets To Watch In J1 League 2023 – Makoto Mitsuta, Taisei Miyashiro, Kuryu Matsuki, Sota Kawasaki, Shūto Machino Scout Report
Last week, the 2023 J1 League season got underway. This league has grown in stature in recent years, with some...
Mamelodi Sundowns: Empowering the goalkeeper in build-up and ball progression – scout report
Like plenty of those who’ll read this, without a doubt, I’ve dabbled in a bit of the game ‘Football Manager’...
‘Great knowledge of the club’: Michel Der Zakarian’s 2022/23 Montpellier return – scout report
Following a poor run in which they picked up just one Ligue 1 win in six games, Montpellier have made...
Ligue 1 2022/23: Assessing five standout late-January transfers – scout report
The 2023 January transfer window has slammed shut. In Ligue 1, we’ve seen plenty of noteworthy moves take place over...
Mousa Dembélé Scout Report At Lyon 2022/2023: Potential Bargain Scoring Machine’s Attacking Profile – Player Analysis
Following a very positive 2021/22 campaign in which he scored 21 goals (trailing only Monaco’s Wissam Ben-Yedder and PSG’s Kylian...
Toulouse 2022/23: Why Le Téfécé signed €600k Warren Kamanzi from Tromso – scout report
Warren Kamanzi (177cm/5’9”, 70kg/154lbs) is a name that started being hyped a little bit among some of those interested in...
Bye-bye Benoit Badiashile: Finding a left centre-back for Monaco – data analysis
Last week, it was confirmed that one of Ligue 1’s best centre-backs for the past few years, Monaco’s 21-year-old youth...
Replacing Ounahi: Why Angers must monitor Caen’s Bilal Brahimi – tactical analysis
Every FIFA World Cup cycle, some players deliver standout performances on the biggest possible stage, illuminating their names in lights...
A masterclass in movement: How Laurent Blanc’s Lyon broke Brest’s brittle bones – tactical analysis
After locking up on 13th November to make way for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Ligue 1 is back. Top-flight...
