Stuart Reid

Match Analysis

UEFA Nations League 18/19: Croatia vs Spain

Both teams went into the match knowing a win would put them in contention for topping the group and making it to…

November 19, 2018

Set Piece Analysis

Real Madrid’s set-pieces – what’s changed?

Much has been made over the sacking of Julen Lopetegui in recent weeks, with many blaming the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo as…

November 10, 2018

DFB Pokal

DFB Pokal 18/19: Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin

Borussia Dortmund went into the DFB-Pokal 2nd round fixture against the 2. Bundesliga side FC Union Berlin as one of the most in-form teams…

July 26, 2022

Bundesliga

Bundesliga 2018/19: Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund

Bayer Leverkusen hasn’t had the greatest of starts in the Bundesliga this season, with 2 wins and 3 losses out of their…

July 26, 2022

La Liga

La Liga 2018/19: Villarreal vs Valencia

Both teams had strong seasons during the 17/18 season, with Valencia reaching 4th place and Villarreal achieving 5th place in La Liga. Both…

January 20, 2020

Ajax Amsterdam

Champions League: Dynamo Kiev Vs Ajax

Ajax emerged victorious from the first leg, with a convincing 3-1 victory over Dynamo Kiev at the Johan Cruyff Arena – going…

July 26, 2022

Match Analysis

UEFA Supercup 2018: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid

The 220th Madrid derby saw Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid face off in the UEFA Supercup (the winners of the Champions League…

August 23, 2018

Match Analysis

English Championship: A first look at Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds

When rumours first broke of Marcelo Bielsa potentially heading to Leeds, I was filled with intrigue – would Bielsa take a job…

August 12, 2018

Everton F.C.

Marco Silva at Everton

Marco Silva’s appointment at Everton certainly drew some controversy, with Everton now embroiled in a legal dispute with Watford over the way…

July 26, 2022

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Poland vs Colombia

Both teams were hoping to bounce back from surprise losses in their opening games, with Poland losing 2-1 to Senegal and Colombia…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Panama vs Tunisia

Both teams were already ruled out of qualifying for the knockout rounds, so this was essentially a dead rubber match. Both teams…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Senegal vs Colombia

The final game in group H for both these sides saw the group finely poised, with both teams able to qualify for…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: England and their use of set-pieces

It seems a long time ago since Roy Hodgson put Harry Kane on corner duty at the Euros, now England are set-piece…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Nigeria vs Argentina

It’s safe to say neither team has had a fantastic World Cup, with Argentina only picking up a single point in their…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Japan vs Poland

Poland had already been eliminated from the tournament after a disastrous group stage. Japan, on the other hand, could still qualify with…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Brazil vs Mexico

After several of the bigger teams have exited the competition, Brazil are now the bookies joint favourites (along with France), after looking…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Uruguay vs Russia

Both teams went into the match wanting a win to win the group – Russia have so far looked impressive, scoring 8…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Colombia vs Japan

I did team previews of both Colombia and Japan before the tournament started, so I knew this would be a fascinating match. Colombia are…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Costa Rica vs Serbia

Both teams were surely expecting this match to be their best chance of earning some much-needed points considering the rest of the…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Senegal

Squad On paper Senegal has a strong squad, filled with players playing in top leagues such as the Bundesliga, Premier League and…

January 25, 2020