The ultimate goal in football is quite simple – to win the game by scoring goals. However you turn it, you always have to score to win, and whether that’s done in full time, extra time, or via penalties, it doesn’t really matter. And regardless of the style of play...
At this early juncture of the Bundesliga campaign, we just witnessed a telling tale of last season’s top two. While RB Leipzig have lost three and won one, Bayern Munich have won three of their opening four, on top of poaching arguably Leipzig’s best midfielder, Marcel Sabitzer. This tactical analysis will...
Earlier in the year, Lionel Scaloni talked about the impact of Marco Rose in an interview. When the Argentine head coach, now a Copa América winner, visited Rose in Germany, one of the subjects discussed was the use of the 4-3-3 formation. The former RB Salzburg coach believed the rhombus...
Bundesliga 2021-22 kicked off with a big clash between Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayern Munich on Friday night. Although the champions were clearly the favourites to win the game, Julian Nagelsmann could not secure his first victory in his debut game. At the Stadion im Borussia-Park, Bayern confronted a tough Adi...
On Friday evening, both Borussia Mönchengladbach and reigning Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich, will kick off their domestic campaigns in their first game of the season - against one another. Interestingly, both sides will have new faces in the dugout, with Mönchengladbach replacing now Borussia Dortmund manager Marco Rose with Adi...
The Red Bull network of clubs has had a well-deserved reputation for having good structures and systems in place to ensure that any vacancies in the coaching or playing staff are filled quickly and with the right personnel. Their scouting operation is the envy of many clubs - you will...
“It's like everything in football - and life. You need to look, think, move, find space, and help others. It's very simple in the end.” These were the words of the late and legendary Johan Cruyff who talked at length about the core elements of football. Constantly searching for and...
When analysing attacking play, many talk about the width and depth provided. However, it is also important to position players between the opposition lines, especially between midfield and defence, as this has a direct impact on the defensive behaviour of the opposition defenders. And the overall aim when building an...
The constraints-led approach to training design has steadily gained traction within the coaching realm in recent years. This approach is a core pillar of a larger teaching methodology known as “Nonlinear Pedagogy” which is an immensely deep and quickly developing approach. With that in mind, in this article, we will...
RB Leipzig’s season has been one that has caught many by surprise. While people expected them to find success under the leadership of their new manager, Julian Nagelsmann, most did not expect it to happen as quickly as it did. With 25 matches being played, RB Leipzig find themselves in...
Much has been written about Julian Nagelsmann’s RB Leipzig side this season, and rightly so. The 32-year-old’s principles of play and tactical flexibility has been analyzed in plenty of detail, whilst the individual performances of the likes of Timo Werner, Dayot Upamecano, Christopher Nkunku, and Marcel Sabitzer, alike, have been...
Who Is Christopher Nkunku? Christopher Nkunku’s first season in the Bundesliga has seen him become an incredibly important part of Julian Nagelsmann’s RB Leipzig, who are pushing for the title despite this being Nagelsmann’s first year at Leipzig. Nkunku came to RB Leipzig from Paris Saint-Germain for a reported $15...
Who Is Julian Nagelsmann? With the possible exception of Marco Rose of Borussia Monchengladbach, few coaches will enter 2020 on as high a note as Julian Nagelsmann. Of course, the current RB Leipzig coach is no stranger to the limelight. He attracted considerable attention when he was appointed coach of...
Having finished third in their 2018/19 Bundesliga campaign, RB Leipzig will play Champions League football this season for the second time in their 10 year history. With promising coach Julian Nagelsmann arriving from Hoffenheim, they will also hope to close the gap on rivals Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in...
