The Rise Of The Back Five In League Two 2024/2025 – Tactical Analysis
In League Two this season, the top seven features six sides that predominantly play a five-at-the-back formation. Doncaster Rovers are...
Read moreDetailsIn League Two this season, the top seven features six sides that predominantly play a five-at-the-back formation. Doncaster Rovers are...
Read moreDetailsWalsall FC, who finished fourth, 16th, 16th and 19th in the last four seasons, respectively, are currently fourth on the...
Read moreDetailsBarrow AFC, the team with the joint-second-best defensive record in League Two, have been on the rise recently. After being...
Read moreDetailsFor some time, finding a left-sided, left-footed central defender (LCB) has been difficult for many EFL managers. The issue is...
Read moreDetailsDoncaster Rovers are in their third straight season in League Two after they were relegated to English football’s fourth division in...
Read moreDetailsEFL Category Three Academies It’s estimated that Category 1 academies in England incur around £3.5m in annual operating costs. This...
Read moreDetailsFootball season is officially in full swing, after an action-packed summer of Euro 2024 and the Paris 2024 Olympics. Our...
Read moreDetailsWe are just weeks away from the curtain closing on the EFL 2023/24 campaign. A season full of surprises, twists,...
Read moreDetailsLast week, we undertook an EFL data analysis to uncover where clubs were signing players from outside of England. Many...
Read moreDetailsTalent ID and recruitment in football have evolved immensely in recent years and continue to do so at a rapid...
Read moreDetailsNotts County’s rise from National League promotion contenders to League Two promotion contenders in such a quick time frame is...
Read moreDetailsWe are now in the second half of the EFL season, with clubs from League Two, One, and the Championship...
Read moreDetails"The first 90 minutes are the most important". Those were the words of the late Sir Bobby Robson, but if...
Read moreDetailsSuccessful football teams often have reoccurring patterns—scoring plenty of goals and having a strong defensive foundation are two key factors....
Read moreDetailsThe role of a target man may be something we see less and less of in top-tier football these days,...
Read moreDetailsArsenal, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, and Mansfield Town. At the time of writing, all of those four clubs have one thing...
Read moreDetailsOn 20th June 2023, Dan Crowley signed for the newly promoted Notts County in League Two. A product of Arsenal's...
Read moreDetailsWhile it is early in the EFL season, we are starting to see patterns and trends in all sorts of...
Read moreDetailsIf you have seen the EFL League Two table lately, you’ll know how close the race for the playoffs and...
Read moreDetailsCentral midfielders in the modern game are generally expected to be all-rounders. Gone are the days of specialists in the...
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