In every season of top-flight football, there are few stories more regular than utter turmoil going on at Olympique Marseille. In this season just gone - the 2020/21 campaign - André Villas-Boas, head coach since 2019, was sacked midway through the season after a debacle with the board over the...
With the popularity of formations such as the 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2, a midfield double pivot is one of the most common structures found in modern football. The balance afforded by a double pivot lends itself to almost any style of football, from possession-based sides who use positional play, to sides...
Olympique de Marseille have not finished in the top three of Ligue 1 since 2012/13, but since then, Paris Saint-Germain have established a monopoly, winning the title six out of the past seven seasons. André Villas-Boas has a tough job on his hands if he is to restore France’s joint most successful club...
