Lee Scott

Austrian Bundesliga

Erling Haaland Scout Report 2019/20

On the 23rd of July last year, we published an analysis of a young player who was starting to make significant waves…

August 7, 2024

Chelsea FC

Premier League 19/20: Chelsea vs Liverpool – Tactical Analysis

At the start of this season, we saw Chelsea and Liverpool face-off in the European Super Cup as winners of last seasons…

July 16, 2021

Champions League

UEFA Champions League 2019/20: RB Salzburg Vs Genk – Tactical Analysis

Over the last few seasons, one of the most surprising narratives of the Champions League has been that Red Bull (RB) Salzburg…

January 24, 2020

Champions League

UEFA Champions League 2019/20: Napoli vs Liverpool – Tactical Analysis

The end of the 2018/19 season saw Liverpool crowned champions of Europe for the sixth time. This has been covered extensively throughout the…

January 24, 2020

Match Analysis

Serie A 2019/20: Roma vs Sassuolo – tactical analysis

There is always a certain amount of intrigue surrounding the appointment of a new coach. This is especially true when that coach…

July 26, 2022

Match Analysis

Community Shield 2019: Liverpool Vs Manchester City – tactical analysis

The overriding narrative over the course of this summer has surrounded the lack of new signings at Anfield. A Liverpool side which…

August 5, 2019

Recruitment Analysis

Long Read: How Lyon have replaced Tanguy Ndombele

When it comes to developing players and selling them at a huge profit, few clubs in European football are better than Lyon…

July 26, 2019

Chelsea FC

Frank Lampard at Chelsea 2019/20 – tactical analysis

Few things in football are more appealing to a clubs fan base than a former legend of the club returning to them…

July 16, 2021

Bundesliga

Bundesliga 2019/20 Tactical Analysis: Dejan Joveljic at Eintracht Frankfurt

There are few transfer deals in modern football that have been more one-sided than the signing of the Serbian forward Luka Jovic…

January 19, 2020

FIFA Women's World Cup 2019

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 Tactical Analysis: Netherlands vs Canada

The third and final group stage match of any World Cup is always slightly difficult especially if one or more teams in…

January 25, 2020

FIFA Women's World Cup 2019

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 Tactical Analysis: Netherlands vs Cameroon

In some senses, an international tournament such as the World Cup does not really get going until after the opening round of…

January 25, 2020

Match Analysis

Julian Nagelsmann provides a lesson in playing without possession

This past weekend saw Hoffenheim host a resurgent Bayer Leverkusen in what promised to be an interesting match from a tactical point…

April 1, 2019

Chelsea FC

How Man City struggled to break down a stubborn Chelsea side

It is one of the oddities of football that sometimes you can become a victim of your own success. This was the…

July 16, 2021

Match Analysis

Red Bull Salzburg find their feet to ease past Club Brugge

The performances of Red Bull Salzburg in Europe over the last few seasons have been superb. They have still to qualify for the…

February 23, 2019

Gennaro Gattuso

How Milan overcame an impressive Atalanta

Atalanta vs Milan is a relatively local derby with Bergamo, the home of Atalanta, sitting to the north-west of Milan. However, the…

July 26, 2022

Ajax Amsterdam

How did Ajax dominate Real Madrid?

Make no mistake about it, Real Madrid are football royalty. They have been crowned European Champions for the last three seasons and…

July 26, 2022

Lucien Favre

Hoffenheim come back from the dead in six-goal chaos

Going into this matchday Borussia Dortmund held a seven-point lead over fierce rivals Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga table.…

July 26, 2022

DFB Pokal

DFB Pokal 2018/19: Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen

At the time of writing Borussia Dortmund sit at the top of the Bundesliga table enjoying a seven-point lead over second-place Borussia…

July 26, 2022

Arsenal

Premier League 2018/19: Manchester City vs Arsenal

Now that we are firmly in the second half of the season we have reached a point where every result counts. In…

July 16, 2021

Head Coach Analysis

Long Read: The Sampdoria model

Sampdoria are something of a model club in terms of their ability to survive in the top half of Serie A despite…

January 4, 2019