Lee Scott

Georges Mikautadze: France’s up-and-coming centre-forward

At the age of 20 we are seeing the French forward Georges Mikautadze enjoy something of a breakout season in the Belgian…

February 16, 2021

Premier League

Klopp has passive problems: How Pep can exploit Liverpool’s issues in EPL clash

This coming weekend sees a fascinating match-up in the English Premier League as Pep Guardiola takes his Manchester City side to Anfield…

February 5, 2021

Dijon FCO

Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe Scouting Report At Dijon 2020/21

Who Is Éric Ebimbe? Eric Ebimbe is a 20-year-old French winger or midfielder who is currently on loan at Dijon FCO from…

September 9, 2024

Analysis

Nayef Aguerd Scouting Report At Rennes 2020/2021

Nayef Aguerd is a 24-year-old Moroccan international central defender currently under contract with Rennes in the French top flight. Aguerd is listed at 188cm…

June 24, 2025

Analysis

Thomas Letsch Tactics & Style Of Play At SBV Vitesse – Tactical Analysis

The 52-year-old German coach Thomas Letsch is very much a part of the new breed of football coaches. He has secured opportunities…

December 5, 2024

Borussia Dortmund

Jude Bellingham Technical Analysis At Borussia Dortmund

Over the past decade or so one of the most interesting narratives in football has been the improvement in terms of youth…

August 6, 2024

Liga Portugal

Rúben Amorim Tactics & Coaching Style At Sporting CP – Tactical Analysis

Update 10/29/24: Sporting CP has confirmed that Rúben Amorim is leaving to become the new Manchester United manager. The History Of Portuguese…

October 29, 2024

Ajax Amsterdam

Mohammed Kudus Scout Report At Ajax 2020/2021 – His Role In The Ajax Midfield

In all of the rumours and narrative surrounding the end of the summer transfer window, it can be argued that the best…

July 1, 2025

Chelsea FC

Premier League 2020/21: Manchester United Vs Chelsea – tactical preview

The early weeks of the English Premier League season have been anything but predictable with all of the pre-season favourites being on…

July 16, 2021

Premier League

Premier League 20/21: Breaking down the ball progression principles used by Liverpool

It may seem like odd timing to write a piece on Liverpool now given that in their last match they capitulated so…

April 17, 2026

Theory – Using inverted fullbacks to control the centre

When Pep Guardiola moved to Germany to join Bayern Munich in 2013 there was a sense that the Spaniard would favour consistency…

September 30, 2020

Champions League

The Analysis – Tactical Features from the Champions League Final

In this first episode of The Analysis Lee Scott, Cam Meighan and David Seymour discuss a range of key tactical features from…

September 22, 2021

Scout Report: Kai Kennedy

Kai Kennedy is an 18-year-old Scottish winger who is currently contracted to Rangers in the SPFL. He has represented Scotland at various…

August 26, 2020

Aston Villa: Creating a recruitment strategy

Promotion from the Championship to the Premier League is the culmination of one of the toughest seasons in European football. Not only…

June 10, 2020

Data Analysis: Using expected goal contribution to scout young attackers

The use of data as a key tool in the recruitment of players is not a concept that is new. For the…

May 21, 2020

Analysis

Packing In The Bundesliga 2020 – Data Analysis

In recent years, we saw pass completion rates held up as an indicator of performance on the football field. A player with…

December 21, 2025

Data Analysis

Scouting Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia – data analysis

Football is in a strange position at the moment. The current pandemic is, understandably, taking priority and clubs, players and fans alike…

April 28, 2020

4-3-1-2 Formation

Peter Zeidler Tactics At FC St. Gallen 2019/2020 – Team Analysis

At the point in which football came to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Swiss Super League had a somewhat…

February 1, 2025

2. Bundesliga

Recruiting Strikers From The Second Tier Divisions – Data Analysis

This is the final instalment of a three-part data analysis series that I have been writing this week concentrating on using data…

April 5, 2025

Data Analysis

Data Analysis: Recruiting from the second tier – Central Midfielders

This is the second part of a three-part series that I am currently writing looking at recruitment from the second tiers of…

April 6, 2020