Chelsea’s £97m summer investment in Romelu Lukaku was touted as the ‘final piece in the jigsaw’ to catapult Thomas Tuchel’s […]
It may seem like odd timing to write a piece on Liverpool now given that in their last match they […]
In football, nothing surpasses the prestige of the number 10. The world’s most famous players, such as Pelé, Diego Maradona, […]
In this tactics video, we are going to explain how the half-spaces in football can be manipulated to progress the […]
Crosses are among the most frequently used concepts for chance creation in football. And they pose a real issue for […]
In this tactical analysis, we take a closer look at the build-up play and explain how opposition pressing triggers can […]
Inverted full-backs are still quite a recent footballing innovation. Understanding them and their prominence fully emerged during Pep Guardiola’s spell […]
In this tactical theory piece, we unveil the advantages and disadvantages of a certain attacking strategy on a group tactical level. As […]
With the 3-5-2 and 4-4-2 back in fashion, the football world is rediscovering the benefits of two forward systems. Of […]
The long line pass is probably one of the simplest passes in all of football and therefore is a common […]
Earlier this week, I wrote a tactical theory piece on compactness, focusing on how it affects the defensive phase of […]
If you’ve read my article in April’s edition of the Total Football Analysis Magazine, you’ll know that I point to […]
If you had to guess which of Europe’s top five leagues had the most pressing in their games, you would […]
In this video analysis, we explain the tactics behind attacking with inverted wingers in football and therefore use in-game scenarios […]
The idea of compactness has become a constant when talking about modern football tactics, especially when it comes to chit-chatting […]