Fintan O'Reilly

Analysis

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 have been…

May 12, 2023

Analysis

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 destined for…

May 5, 2023

Analysis

How Damien Comolli Led Toulouse Recruitment Recovery From 2020 – Analysis

Let’s take a brief trip back to the 2019/20 season (sorry, Toulouse fans!). As part of the world being thrown into disarray…

June 3, 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

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 France final.…

April 21, 2023

Analysis

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 won back-to-back…

April 14, 2023

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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 run after…

October 25, 2024

4-3-3 Formation

Il Boemo: The Evolution Of Zdeněk Zeman Tactics Over Time

On 27th February 2023, certain members of the football world were given a shot of excitement that left them salivating. Those people…

September 9, 2025

Analysis

‘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 that could…

August 31, 2024

Analysis

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 of Ireland…

March 24, 2023

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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 Saint-Germain to…

March 17, 2023

Analysis

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 on display…

March 10, 2023

Analysis

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 centre-back, Dante…

February 7, 2025

Marijan Budimir: His pressing principles with Hajduk Split U19s

Since initially joining the club as a youth team coach back in 2016, Marijan Budimir has performed a few different roles at…

February 28, 2023

Analysis

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 clubs in…

August 19, 2025

Analysis

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’ from time…

February 17, 2023

Analysis

‘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 the decision…

February 10, 2023

Analysis

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 the course…

February 3, 2023

Amiens SC

Tolu Arokodare Scouting Report At Amiens SC 2022/2023 – The 6’6″ Nigerian Erling Haaland On Loan From Valmiera

At the time of writing, Amiens SC sit in sixth place in Ligue 2 after 19 games — the midway point of…

May 22, 2025

Analysis

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 Mbappé) and…

May 14, 2025