Premier League 20/21: Breaking down the ball progression principles used by Liverpool
It may seem like odd timing to write a piece on Liverpool now given that in their last match they […]
Tactical Theory
Tactical Theory: The death of the number 10
In football, nothing surpasses the prestige of the number 10. The world’s most famous players, such as Pelé, Diego Maradona, […]
Video: Half-Spaces in football | How to use the half-spaces to progress the ball – tactical analysis
In this tactics video, we are going to explain how the half-spaces in football can be manipulated to progress the […]
Tactical Theory: Defending crosses in the Bundesliga – tactical analysis
Crosses are among the most frequently used concepts for chance creation in football. And they pose a real issue for […]
Tactical Theory: How to exploit opposition pressing triggers during build-up play
In this tactical analysis, we take a closer look at the build-up play and explain how opposition pressing triggers can […]
Tactical Theory: Inverted full-backs
Inverted full-backs are still quite a recent footballing innovation. Understanding them and their prominence fully emerged during Pep Guardiola’s spell […]
Tactical Theory: Overlapping and underlapping runs
In this tactical theory piece, we unveil the advantages and disadvantages of a certain attacking strategy on a group tactical level. As […]
Coaching: Training runs behind the backline in a two forward system
With the 3-5-2 and 4-4-2 back in fashion, the football world is rediscovering the benefits of two forward systems. Of […]
Tactical Theory: The long line pass
The long line pass is probably one of the simplest passes in all of football and therefore is a common […]
Tactical Theory: Compactness – part 2
Earlier this week, I wrote a tactical theory piece on compactness, focusing on how it affects the defensive phase of […]