Bordeaux 2021/22: Analysing Les Girondins’ crash course campaign – tactical analysis
FC Girondins Bordeaux ended the season at the bottom of Ligue 1. A catastrophic campaign saw Bordeaux concede 91 goals […]
Ligue 1
Monaco 2022/23: How can Les Monégasques rebuild their midfield and replace Tchouaméni – scout report
At the time of writing, Aurélien Tchouaméni’s €100m move from Ligue 1’s third-placed finishers Monaco to La Liga winners and […]
Thomas Mangani: ‘A lot of motivation’ – why 35 y/o maestro could prove a clever catch for Ajaccio – scout report
Olivier Pantaloni led his long-time club, Ajaccio, to Ligue 1 in 2021/22 as L’ours achieved a second-place finish in Ligue […]
Jean-Clair Todibo scout report: How the former Barcelona prodigy brought new life to Nice – scout report
Nice will take part in the Europa Conference League qualifiers next season after finishing 5th in the Ligue 1 2021/22 […]
Castello Lukeba 2021/22: How the Lyon 19 y/o became a €20m-rated YPOTY nominee in his debut season – scout report
At about the midway point of the 2021/22 season, a tactical analysis piece was published on Total Football Analysis focusing […]
Enlivening Les Dogues: Four essential areas Lille must strengthen in summer 2022 – scout report
Lille achieved the improbable in 2020/21 when they finished one point and one place above Paris Saint-Germain in the Ligue […]
Ligue 1 2021/22: How Clement’s clutch full-backs motored Monaco’s Champions League charge – tactical analysis
Before reading this article, go to your preferred search engine, type in ‘Monaco football news’ and check what’s returned to […]
Ligue 1 2021/22: How Sampaoli’s Marseille dominated spaces between Strasbourg’s lines to reach the UCL – tactical analysis
The final day of Ligue 1 2021/22 was very exciting. Even though PSG claimed the title very early, the second […]
Ligue 1 2021/22: How Monaco’s midfield pushed their victory against Lille – tactical analysis
The 36th game week of the 2021-22 Ligue 1 season saw Lille host Monaco at the Stade de I’Aube. While […]
Benjamin Bourigeaud 2021/22: Rennes’ creative force leading the way in Ligue 1 – scout report
Benjamin Bourigeaud is a 28 year-old French winger currently playing for Rennes in the French Ligue 1. Bourigeaud is having […]
Ligue 1 2021/22: How RC Strasbourg manager Stéphan’s brave tactics gained them a point against complacent PSG – tactical analysis
The 2021/22 Ligue 1 season has been quite ordinary in some ways. The capital club, Paris Saint-Germain winning another title […]
Gaetan Laborde 2021/22: The centre-forward lighting up Ligue 1 – scout report
Gaetan Laborde is a 27-year-old centre-forward currently playing in the French Ligue 1 with Rennes. Laborde has been a standout […]
Florent Da Silva at Villefranche 2021/22: The teenager described as one of Lyon’s ‘biggest talents’ – scout report
Florent Da Silva (178cm/5’10”, 66kg/145.5lbs) turned 19 years old at the beginning of this month. The young midfielder is an […]
Lovro Majer 2021/22: The Ligue 1 midfield maestro ready for the next step – scout report
Lovro Majer made a name for himself in his homeland with Dinamo Zagreb, where he established himself as one of […]
Lilian Brassier 2021/22: The 22y/o €2m Rennes academy product blooming under Der Zakarian at Brest – scout report
After spending 2020/21 on loan at Brest, and really only starting to enter the first-team picture in the latter stage […]