Category: Coaches

4-2-3-1 Formation

Crystal Palace Vs Manchester City [1-0] FA Cup Final 2024/2025 – Post-Match Tactical Analysis

After finishing runners-up in 1989/1990 and 2015/2016, Crystal Palace won the 2024/2025 FA Cup. This is the first major trophy in the…

September 28, 2025

3-4-3 Formation

Oliver Glasner Tactics At Wolfsburg 2019/2020 – Tactical Analysis

Despite a sixth-place finish last season, Wolfsburg and Bruno Labbadia decided, with four games to play, that come the summer, they would…

September 28, 2025

Analysis

Maxime Estève Scout Report At Burnley 2024/2025: The New Premier League Wall – Player Analysis

France has long been a conveyor belt of top-level centre-back production. In recent years, the Premier League has benefited significantly from this…

September 28, 2025

4-4-2 Formation

Chris Davies Tactics At Birmingham City 2025/2026: Building A Premier League Worthy Team – Tactical Analysis

Birmingham City is a club that’s been through a lot in recent years. While the club played in the Premier League for…

September 28, 2025

3-4-3 Formation

How Nuno Espírito Santo Built Wolves Into The Premier League’s 5th Best Side – Tactical Analysis

Having played 29 games, Wolverhampton Wanderers are currently sixth in the Premier League. The Nuno Espírito Santo team is two points behind Manchester…

September 27, 2025

Analysis

Nuno Espírito Santo Tactics At Nottingham Forest 2024/2025: His Formula For Premier League Success – Tactical Analysis

Nottingham Forest started their EPL journey once again in the 2022/23 season. They underwent over 20 transfers in an attempt to revamp…

September 27, 2025

Analysis

Video: Nuno Espirito Santo Tactics At Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019/2020 – Tactical Analysis

In this video analysis, we take a closer look at Nuno Espirito Santo’s philosophy at Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers. Their current…

September 27, 2025

Analysis

Wolverhampton Wanderers Tactical Analysis 2020/2021 – Did Nuno Espírito Santo Back Four Experiment Work?

Ever since Nuno Espirito Santo arrived at Wolves, their subsequent success has been based on a very recognisable style and brand of football. The…

September 27, 2025

Al-Ittihad Club

Nuno Espírito Santo Tactics At Al-Ittihad 2022/2023 – How He Reinvented His Tactical Model In The Middle East

Nuno Espírito Santo’s time at Tottenham Hotspur went horribly wrong. After sitting at the top of the Premier League with the Lilywhites…

September 27, 2025

Analysis

How Nuno Espírito Santo Rotation Unsettled Cardiff & Won The Game For Wolves – Premier League 2019/2020

Another home game at Molineux, another positively dominant performance from Nuno Espirito Santo’s Wolverhampton Wanderers. Two goals, both in the first half,…

September 27, 2025

AFC Bournemouth

How Nuno Espírito Santo’s System Switch Earned Wolves A Point – Premier League 2018/2019

In a game marred by some horrific refereeing decisions, Bournemouth and Wolves shared the spoils at the Vitality Stadium. The man in the…

September 27, 2025

Adrien Truffert

Andoni Iraola Tactics At AFC Bournemouth 2025/2026: Why The Cherries Remain A Pressing Machine Despite Summer Exits – Tactical Analysis

Bournemouth have been one of the major positives to begin the 2025/2026 Premier League season. They are currently in fourth place with…

September 27, 2025

Analysis

Real Betis Vs Nottingham Forest [2-2] UEFA Europa League 2025/2026: Clinical Betis Punish Wasteful Forest – Tactical Analysis

Nottingham Forest played their first European football match after 30 years of absence, but were not capable of getting the three points…

September 27, 2025

1-4-3-2-1 Formation

Carney Chukwuemeka Scout Report At Borussia Dortmund 2025/2026: From Chelsea Prospect To Bundesliga Playmaker – Player Analysis

It is easy to lose track of the number of players Chelsea have purchased since the new ownership took control at Stamford…

September 27, 2025

Analysis

Luke Shaw Scout Report At Manchester United 2025/2026: Man United Defensive Struggles Show Where Lisandro Martínez Is Missed – Team Analysis

Five games into Ruben Amorim’s first start to a Premier League season, there are likely to be mixed feelings among Manchester United…

September 26, 2025

5-3-2 Formation

Olympique De Marseille Vs PSG [1-0] Ligue 1 2025/2026: Roberto De Zerbi Tactics Stifle Luis Enrique In Le Classique – Tactical Analysis

Although PSG had players and some fans missing, including their star forward Ousmane Dembélé who was crowned the Ballon d’Or winner on the same night, Le…

September 25, 2025

4-1-4-1 Formation

Juan Carlos Carcedo Tactics At Pafos FC 2025/2026: From Mid-Table Stability To UEFA Champions League – Tactical Analysis

Formed just over a decade ago from a merger of two modest local sides, Cypriot club Pafos were never expected to trouble…

September 25, 2025

2-3-5 Formation

Resurrecting Football’s 2-3-5 Pyramid – Tactical Theory

If you have read Jonathan Wilson’s extraordinary book Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics, you are well aware of football’s historic…

September 25, 2025

3-5-1-1 Formation

Kaine Kesler-Hayden Scout Report At Coventry City 2025/2026: From Aston Villa Product To Frank Lampard Project – Player Analysis

Kaine Kesler-Hayden is still only 22 years old and emerging as one of the EFL Championship’s most promising full-back and wing-back talents…

September 24, 2025

Analysis

Diego Gómez Scout Report At Inter Miami And Paraguay 2024/2025 – MLS’s Brighton Bound Standout

Who Is Diego Gómez? After the recent international break, Gustavo Alfaro’s Paraguay is one of the teams that inspired the most discussion,…

September 24, 2025