Player Analysis
Brenden Aaronson Scout Report At RB Salzburg 2021/2022: Among The Best Talents In Pressing- Analysis
During the summer, Red Bull Salzburg experienced great shocks as head coach, Jesse Marsch, departed along with several key players such as Patson Daka, Enock Mwepu, and André Ramalho. However, under the leadership of Matthias Jaissle, they achieved a historical breakthrough by entering the last-16 of the UEFA Champions League. One of the players stepping [...]
Rennes 2021/22: Can they become the best of the rest in Ligue 1
Rennes are currently the most in-form team in Ligue 1, recording five wins out of the last five league matches. They are sitting in third place, currently occupying the last of the Champions League places and reached the knockout stages in this season's Europa Conference League. Although not everything has been perfect this season, Les [...]
Player Analysis
Who Is Savinho? Throughout football history, Brazil has constantly developed world-class wingers. The unique flair and talent are consistently evident in the many prospects that emerge from the Brasileirão. One of the leading talents of the next generation is the 17-year-old winger Sávio Moreira ("Savinho"). According to Fabrizio Romano, Atlético Mineiro agreed to a reported [...]
Ricardo Soares: How he is leading Gil Vicente to European glory
“We have our feet on the ground. It's game by game but I like the happiness of my players. We played an excellent game, bordering on brilliance.” These were the words used by Gil Vicente boss Ricardo Soares after his team beat Portuguese giants Benfica 2-1 back in February and he was then asked about [...]
Burnley: Finding The Clarets a new Centre-back
Burnley have now become a mainstay in the Premier League, under excellent leadership, the small east Lancashire club has managed to consistently punch above their weight and survive in the Premier League. Sean Dyche has been instrumental in their Premier League tenure but so have the Centre-back pairing of James Tarkowski and Ben Mee. Both [...]
Analysis: Reinventing the Football Club
What makes a football club successful? The most obvious answer to this apparently simple question is certainly “the players on the pitch”. Yet, while this holds true matchday per matchday, there is much more to it. Just drill down, iterate the question and you will quickly find yourself going deep down the rabbit hole. What [...]
Jonas De Roeck: Can he lead KVC Westerlo back to the Belgian Pro League?
At the end of the 2016/17 Belgian Pro League season, KVC Westerlo were relegated to the 1B Pro League after flirting with relegation the prior season. Most fans, as well as people within the club, expected a quick return to the top flight. Instead, the opposite has happened. After four straight seasons with no promotion, [...]
Thomas Reis: Analysing his project at VfL Bochum
When observing the career of Thomas Reis, it is obvious to see where his allegiances lie. As a player, Reis played for VfL Bochum from 1995 to 2003 and featured for the club 176 times. Within a manager's context, Reis has woven through many Bochum teams, having managed their women's team in 2011, Bochum’s youth [...]
Tactical Theory
Even by our own standards at Total Football Analysis, this tactical theory article is on the niche side, I understand. However, details matter, and some teams pay a lot of attention to how they kick off. This isn’t the majority — in fact, when researching this article and watching an untold amount of kick-off “routines” [...]
Borussia Dortmund
What Makes Erling Haaland So Good? Erling Haaland is a unique talent in many ways. As a youth international, he scored nine goals in a game. Upon arriving in Dortmund, he scored on his debut in the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, and Champions League (becoming the first player in history to do this). He scored eight goals in [...]
Analysis
Aurélien Tchouaméni Scouting Report At Monaco 2021/2022 – Why He’s One Of Europe’s Hottest Prospects
Following in the footsteps of great French talents like Manchester United's Paul Pogba or Chelsea's N'Golo Kante, Aurelien Tchouameni is set to take Europe by storm. The 22-year-old Monaco midfielder has been on an upward spiral for the last couple of seasons and it's all likely to culminate with an explosive summer transfer window. If [...]
Sofia Huerta: OL Reign’s unsung hero
OL Reign had arguably the best-equipped squad during the 2021 NWSL season, with their use of sister club Lyon Féminin’s resources helping them to seal a place in the play-off semi-finals. However, whilst Germany midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsán and France duo Sarah Bouhaddi and Eugénie Le Sommer all made a big impact in Seattle, there were [...]
Charlotte FC: Analysing their recruitment strategy
Building a squad from scratch is something every football fan has dreamt of. It’s something that rarely happens in football as new clubs usually start in lower leagues where their markets are limited but it does happen in the MLS, with expansion teams starting directly at the highest level with a blank canvas they can [...]
Nicolas Dominguez: Is the young midfielder destined for a big move?
The 2021/22 season is another campaign that sees Bologna float around the middle of the Serie A table. The head coach, Siniša Mihajlović, struggles to find balance in their performance, and their inconsistency makes it difficult to progress into a better position in the league. Despite the unsatisfying collective job, though, some players have still [...]
Bernardo Silva
Premier League 2021/22: Bernardo Silva’s season so far
Bernardo Silva signed for Manchester City in the summer of 2017 and he has been pivotal to City’s domestic success ever since. However, last summer he was rumored to leave Manchester City. The move failed and Silva is once again proving this year what a mistake it would have been for City sto offload the [...]
La Liga 2021/22: Why Benzema has aged like a fine wine
Karim Benzema is currently in his 13th season at Real Madrid. He has finished with more than 20 goals in his last three seasons. With 22 goals in only 25 league games, the Frenchman looks well on course to finish the season as his highest ever in terms of goals scored. Recently, in the Champions [...]
Player Analysis
William Saliba Season So Far At Olympique Marseille Ligue 1 2021/2022 – Data Analysis
William Saliba moved to Olympique Marseille on loan last summer in search of regular game time, and he must be pretty happy with how the loan move has gone so far. The centre-back has played the most minutes in the league so far. Not only that, his performances have been impressive, and it will be [...]
Serie A 2021/22: A title race for the ages
The difference in points between the champions and the runners-up of Serie A last season was 12 points. Inter beat city rivals Milan to win the league title. It is altogether a different story this season. After 29 games, Milan are top of the table with 63 points, Napoli are second with 60 points, Inter [...]
Bundesliga 2021/22: RB Leipzig’s hot prospect Christopher Nkunku
After a poor start to the 2021/22 season, RB Leipzig have climbed up the table and currently sit fourth, one point behind third-placed Leverkusen. Leipzig are one of the inform teams of 2022 with the German club losing only once in their last nine games. Center-forward Christopher Nkunku has been pivotal in the turnaround. The [...]
EFL Championship 2021/22: Championship specialist Billy Sharp
We are approaching the business end of the 2021/22 EFL Championship season. Marco Silva’s Fulham are top of the table and are on track to clinch the top spot and win automatic promotion to the Premier League. Bournemouth are second and below them are eight clubs fighting for four playoff spots. This includes Paul Heckingbottom’s [...]
Analysis
Roles Of Central Midfielders In A Midfield Four – Tactical Analysis
Not too long ago, four-man midfields were the norm. The classic 4-4-2 ruled the global football scene. The only question was whether the team would play a flat midfield or with a diamond. With that diamond, did they play narrow or wide? As systems evolved, the four-man midfield gave way to the three-man midfield. It [...]
Analysis
Boubacar Kamara Scout Report at Olympique De Marsielle 2021/2022
Marseille’s Boubacar Kamara (184cm/6’0, 68kg/150lbs) is in one of the most interesting positions of any player as we approach the 2022 summer transfer window. The 22-year-old’s Marseille contract is set to expire at the end of June, and I believe the player will, or at least should, be one of the most sought-after names on [...]
Leah Williamson: Arsenal’s versatile defender
Leah Williamson is currently one of the most versatile and efficient defenders in the world of Women’s football. The 24-year-old centre-back started her football journey at Arsenal Women back in 2006 when she was playing with the youth, and she’s continued plying her trade with the Gunners up to today. This stability has helped Williamson [...]
Data Analysis: A closer look at Premier League teams
After a strong start to the season for Manchester City, many people thought that they would once again dominate the Premier League and win the title by a significant margin, but at one moment Liverpool started to catch up with them and now they look like contenders. This data analysis will give us a quick [...]
Scout report: Four strikers similar to Ogbeche that the ISL teams should go after
Bart Ogbeche, the former Paris Saint-Germain player, is that one striker any Indian Super League club would die to have, as he’s proven to be a game-changer and a true leader for any team that he plays for. With just 76 appearances in the league, Ogbeche has netted 52 goals for four different clubs, in [...]
Adrian Luna: A closer look at Kerala Blasters’ hero
The wait is over and finally, the fans of Kerala Blasters are going to see their team in the final of the Indian Super League after years of disappointment! In my previous tactical analysis, I analysed Kerala Blasters as a team and how they react to and play in different phases of the game. In [...]
Oladapo Afolayan: How he has thrived at Bolton Wanderers
Despite all of the money flowing around football these days, there is still room for the odd piece of romance in the game despite the over-saturation of information that surrounds it. The fact that we live in what is clearly a well-established information age means that with the presence of Twitter, along with all of [...]
Tactical Analysis: How to recruit different types of centre forwards
Centre forwards are amongst the most difficult positions to recruit in football. Ask any coach of any club and they will tell you that they are looking for a striker that will bring them 15 to 20 goals in the upcoming season. Simple, right? The issue is that there is more to a forward’s game [...]