"The main and most important aspect of the build-out is to produce a better quality of service for front players." Stewart Robson in an ESPN analysis on why teams build out. Think of service as attacking opportunities. Playing out of the back isn't simply a means of keeping the ball...
In June, we conducted an analysis of a small club in Sweden that had established itself as the most tactically sophisticated team in the Allsvenskan. Despite the lowest budget in the league, IFK Värnamo managed a 10th-place finish a year after earning a promotion to the top tier. At the...
Who Is Kim Hellberg? In June, we conducted an analysis of a small club in Sweden that had established itself as the most tactically sophisticated team in the Allsvenskan. Despite the lowest budget in the league, IFK Värnamo managed a 10th-place finish a year after earning a promotion to the...
Want to attend an IFK Värnamo home match? You’ll have to be one of the first 5,000 people at the gate. With the second smallest stadium in the Swedish Allsvenskan (by 500 seats), the club celebrates 110 years in 2022. Managed by the 34-year-old Kim Hellberg, Värnamo is also the...
