Eduardo Camavinga Scouting Report At Stade Rennais FC 2020/2021
Only one person has achieved the honour of featuring in the TFA 2020 and 2021 magazines. That player is none...
UEFA Champions League 2020/21: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid – tactical analysis
Shakhtar Donetsk successfully completed the double against Real Madrid in the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League. The win leaves the Ukrainian...
Plotting the performances of mid-to-lower financial class clubs
Data Analysis: The Art of Overachieving was featured in last week’s Total Football Analysis Magazine #46. That article identified the...
Data Analysis: The art of underperforming
In the 46th Total Football Analysis Magazine, dated November 5th 2020, we ran a data analysis piece entitled, “The Art...
La Liga 2020/21: Valencia vs Real Madrid – tactical preview
With just one win and two draws in their past seven matches, Valencia opens the gate of the Estadio Mestalla...
Data Analysis: The art of overachieving
Do big clubs buy titles in the transfer market? Does the club with the highest wage bill win the league?...
UEFA Champions League 2020/21: Sevilla vs Rennes – tactical analysis
Sevilla hosted Rennes at an empty Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán. Though the stands lacked screaming fans, Sevilla made plenty of noise...
UEFA Champions League 2020/21: Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk – tactical analysis
“We have had ten important casualties. Ten!” Shakhtar Donetsk coach, Luis Castro didn’t hold back in his interview with MARCA,...
UEFA Nations League 2020/21: Portugal vs Sweden – tactical analysis
The massive headline from this matchup came before the game, not after. Portugal and Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo, tested positive...
International friendly 2020: Portugal vs Spain – tactical analysis
When The Iberian Derby appeared on the fixtures list, minds immediately raced to their last match. An epic World Cup...
Riley McGree 2020/21 – scouting report
Sergio Ruiz, who earned the honour of becoming Charlotte FC’s first-ever signing, now has a teammate, joking on Twitter that,...
La Liga 2020/21: Huesca vs Atlético Madrid – tactical analysis
Coming off a thrilling 6-1 win over Granada, Atlético Madrid entered the midweek match on a high. Looking to make...
La Liga 2020/21: Barcelona vs Villarreal – tactical preview
Chaos, conflict and in-fighting best describe Barcelona’s tumultuous offseason. After dropping La Liga to Real Madrid, then suffering an 8-2...
La Liga 2020/21: Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid – tactical preview
After lifting the La Liga crown two months ago to the day, Real Madrid returns to the pitch defend their...
UEFA Nations League 2020/21: France vs Croatia – tactical analysis
It was a rematch of the World Cup 2018 final, as each team came into the game with the hope...
Data analysis: Do Golden Generations live up to the hype?
One of the great excitements of tournament years is identifying the nations with Golden Generations. These wunderkinds turned superstars represent...
Coaching: Training sessions with COVID-19 restrictions
With the UEFA Champions League finals in the books, most professional teams are either returning to play or in their...
UEFA Youth League 2019/20: Benfica U19 vs Real Madrid U19 – tactical analysis
The final of the UEFA Youth League produced a dream matchup, pitting the academy powerhouse of Benfica against a highly...
Tactical Theory: The dark arts in the age of VAR
If you’ve followed the Total Football Analysis La Liga Podcast, you might recall this question: “Is there any place for...
Making sense of Real Madrid’s muddled outside-forward situation – data analysis
When Cristiano Ronaldo swapped the Real Madrid white kits for the black and white stripes of Juventus, he took his...
