5-4-1 Formation

Italy faced Northern Ireland at the New Balance Arena in Bergamo in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Playoff semi-finals, and Italy secured...

Genoa CFC hosted AS Roma in Gameweek 28 of Serie A 2025/2026. The hosts came out on top with a 2-1...

AS Roma faced Udinese in an away match at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine and lost by a single goal,...

Inter Milan secured an entertaining win against Pisa in the 22nd Serie A fixture, a match that featured a total...

Arsenal defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 in gameweek 12 of the 2025/2026 Premier League season. A thoroughly dominant display from the Gunners...

The Republic of Ireland kept their FIFA World Cup 2026 qualification hopes alive following an unprecedented performance and result against...

Olympique de Marseille hosted Atalanta BC in Gameweek 4 of the UEFA Champions League at the Stade Vélodrome, and the game...

Aston Villa defeated Manchester City by a slender margin of 1-0 in round 9 of the 2025/2026 Premier League. The...

Real Madrid faced Juventus for the third game of the UEFA Champions League group stage, and Los Blancos won three...

With four wins and two draws, Belgium has moved much closer to qualifying for the 2026 World Cup after beating Wales in Cardiff following...

Keith Andrews tactics are shaping Brentford's identity after his promotion to head coach. He’s been promoted internally to replace Thomas Frank,...

Last season was St. Pauli's first in the German Bundesliga in over a decade, and they performed pretty well. They...

We began this series intending to dissect Manchester City's in-possession approach for 2025/2026. First, we explored the build-up, analysing the...

After a season that fell short of their usual dominance, Manchester City approached the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup with...

After two seasons in Serie B, Cremonese secured their promotion to Serie A following a long and gruelling 2024/2025 campaign, which...

Massimiliano Allegri has been officially appointed as AC Milan’s new head coach following last week's negotiations. I Rossoneri started their...

This tactical analysis explores Vasco Matos' work at CD Santa Clara during their outstanding 2024/2025 Portuguese League season. After winning promotion as...

Tottenham Hotspur have lifted the UEFA Europa League trophy following a 1-0 win over Manchester United. In addition to the...

After a long and thrilling campaign, the Premier League season is nearing its end. The champions have been crowned, and the...

Welcome to part five of Total Football Analysis’s throw-in series. In the previous four parts, we have presented all the variables necessary...