Ty Levinsohn

Analysis

Community Shield 2020: Arsenal vs Liverpool – tactical analysis

  The first competitive match of the 2020/21 domestic season in England began last season’s FA Cup winners, Arsenal, taking on the…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

UEFA Europa League 2019/20: Inter Milan vs Shakhtar Donetsk – tactical analysis

After Inter Milan‘s 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen and Shakhtar Donetsk‘s convincing 4-1 win over Basel, the Italian and Ukrainian teams met…

August 19, 2020

Analysis

Roberto De Zerbi Style Of Play At Sassuolo 2020/2021 – Tactical Analysis

As a player, Roberto De Zerbi was a journeyman. He started off in the AC Milan youth academy before leaving to play…

September 6, 2025

Match Analysis

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

The first matchday of football returning to Serie A saw two of the most tactically interesting teams in Italy face off. Atalanta…

June 23, 2020

André Villas-Boas

The Role Of A Double Pivot In Build-Up Play In Football – Tactical Theory

With the popularity of formations such as the 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2, a midfield double pivot is one of the most common structures…

February 14, 2025

Head Coach Analysis

Paulo Fonseca at AS Roma 2019/20 Part 2: Defensive play – tactical analysis

In part 1 of my AS Roma tactical analysis, I took a look at Paulo Fonseca‘s offensive organisation and transition. In part…

July 26, 2022

Head Coach Analysis

Paulo Fonseca at AS Roma 2019/20 Part 1: Attacking play – tactical analysis

Despite being one of Italy’s biggest clubs, AS Roma have not won a Serie A title since the 2000/2001 season. It is…

July 26, 2022

Analysis

André Villas-Boas Tactics At Olympique De Marseille 2019/2020

Olympique de Marseille have not finished in the top three of Ligue 1 since 2012/13, but since then, Paris Saint-Germain have established a monopoly,…

October 28, 2025

AC Milan

AC Milan: Have They Improved Under Stefano Pioli Tactics?

Since AC Milan sacked Marco Giampaolo in October 2019 after just seven league games in charge, Stefano Pioli has taken charge of…

September 17, 2024

Tactic Wars

March 30, 2020: Tactic Wars Solution – Ty Levinsohn

Before we show you Ty’s solution, let’s remind ourselves of the challenge he was posed. It is January 2021, and your club…

April 2, 2020

Theory: Using rotations to create superiorities in build-up

As more and more teams start to adopt a philosophy, tactics normally used by ‘bigger’ sides have become more commonplace among lesser…

March 12, 2020

Analysis

Premier League 2019/20: Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool – tactical preview

Both Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool came into this match in contrasting recent form. Liverpool had only dropped points on one occasion so…

July 26, 2022

4-Diamond-2

Pressing With A Midfield Diamond – Tactical Theory

Pressing can be defined as applying pressure on your opponent with the intention of forcing a negative action on the opponent. These…

August 18, 2025

Analysis

Premier League 2019/20: Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton and Hove Albion – tactical analysis

After a 2-0 loss to Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur‘s gap to the top four was increased to six points, making this match a…

July 26, 2022

Match Analysis

FIFA Club World Cup 2019: Liverpool vs Flamengo – tactical analysis

Both Flamengo and Liverpool travelled to Qatar in dominant league positions, Flamengo had already wrapped up their league campaign, winning the Brasiliero…

December 23, 2019

Analysis

UEFA Champions League 2019/20: Bayern Munich vs Tottenham Hotspur – tactical analysis

Both Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur have had contrasting league and Champions League campaigns. Both sides had already secured qualification past the group…

July 26, 2022

Analysis

Serie A 2019/20: Genoa vs Brescia – tactical analysis

In a high stakes match between two potential relegation candidates in Genoa and Brescia, new Genoa head coach Thiago Motta managed to…

January 23, 2020

Match Analysis

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

Sassuolo have always been a “banana skin” team for Inter. Last season, Sassuolo kept clean sheets in both matches against Luciano Spalletti’s…

January 23, 2020

Team Analysis

AC Milan 2019/20: What went wrong for Giampaolo? – Scout Report

Admitting you were an Inter fan growing up is probably not the best way to regain the trust of the AC Milan…

October 13, 2019

Match Analysis

Serie A 2019/20: AC Milan vs Inter – tactical analysis

The first Derby Della Madonnina of the 2019/20 Serie A season came relatively early in the season on matchday 4. Inter, sitting…

January 23, 2020