Josip Juranović: Why Union Berlin snapped up the Croatian fullback
Josip Juranović who delivered a solid performance in the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Croatia has received plenty of positive publicity in the wake of the tournament, and he has now joined Union Berlin — the team occupying third place in the Bundesliga at the time of writing. In this tactical analysis, in the form [...]
Marco Baroni
Marco Baroni Tactics At US Lecce 2022/2023 – Tactical Analysis
Despite winning Serie B with a fantastic campaign in 2021/22, US Lecce’s future in Serie A was understandably questioned in the summer. Throughout their history, the Apulia-based club constantly yo-yoed up and down Italy’s football pyramid. If history was anything to go by, the Giallorossi’s survival chances were low coming into this season. However, with [...]
Máximo Perrone: The 19-year-old gem Manchester City signed from Argentina
Some might argue that it's a good thing that Lionel Messi and co. won the 2022 FIFA World Cup since it would further strengthen the bond between soccer and popular culture. River Plate and Boca Juniors are the two most successful clubs in Argentina — between them, they have won 70 league titles. Racing Club, [...]
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Luciano Spalletti Tactics At Napoli 2022/2023 – The Tactics Behind Napoli’s Title Dream
SSC Napoli are dominating Serie A. Italy’s football fans are enthusiastic not only about Napoli's success but above all about the kind of football they play. The country's sports press speaks of "La Grande Bellezza". Has the race for the Scudetto already been decided, even though the first half of Serie A will only conclude [...]
Mia Fishel: The 21-year-old American striker catching the eye in Mexico
When listing leagues considered to be at the top of the global women’s game, the first names that generally spring to mind are the likes of the WSL, NWSL, Frauen-Bundesliga and Division 1 Féminine. However, others are gradually catching up, and one country whose top flight is rapidly increasing in quality and interest is Mexico, [...]
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Gabri Veiga Scouting Report At Celta de Vigo 2022/2023 – Celta de Vigo’s Newest Star
Celta de Vigo are one of the sides struggling in this La Liga season. Their head coach, Eduardo Coudet, paid the price and was sacked in November, as Portuguese head coach Carlos Carvalhal took over the Galician side. However, Celta found a talented boy from their youth system — Gabri Veiga, who was only 20 [...]
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At the time of writing, Amiens SC sit in sixth place in Ligue 2 after 19 games — the midway point of the 2022/23 season, just four points off second-placed fallen giants Girondins de Bordeaux, and Tolu Arokodare (197cm/6’6”, 95kg/209lbs) played a crucial role in his team’s positive first half of the campaign. The Nigerian [...]
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Casper Tengstedt Scout Report At Benfica 2022/2023 – Player Analysis
It’s fair to say that over the past 10 years, Benfica have potentially been the best club in European football at identifying talented young players, developing them, and eventually selling these stars for obscene amounts of money. In recent years, players such as Darwin Núñez, João Félix, Rúben Dias, and Ederson have been signed for [...]
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Fabio Grosso Tactics At Frosinone Calcio 2022/2023 – Why They Are Serie B Title Favourites
Serie A has become somewhat of an old boys club — not that it ever wasn’t. Italy’s top-flight division has been less open to appointing talented coaches from abroad compared to the rest of the top-five leagues. While financial disparities have played a massive part, the Premier League is a prime example of the fruits [...]
Tactical Analysis: Identifying the best moments to engage opponents
The game's best pressing teams have an orchestral quality to them. Each movement is heavily synchronized and rhythmic. These sides often alternate between low-tempo structural movements and high-intensity chasing. These teams collectively identify the best moments to engage the opposition and showcase hypnotic teamwork to execute the defensive phase. There's so much to learn from [...]
Tony Mowbray
Sunderland AFC: Their journey back to the top under Tony Mowbray Tactics
Sunderland: A huge Premier League club that came across major issues on and off the pitch and before you knew it, were a fallen giant in the EFL League One. League One is an especially difficult division to get out of but last season, Sunderland finally achieved that via the playoffs, becoming a Championship club [...]
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Solly March Scout Report At Brighton – Premier League 2022/2023
Brighton are playing some of the most beautiful football right now in the Premier League. The transition from Graham Potter to Roberto De Zerbi has appeared seamless on the pitch. One player who seems to be at the centre of this transition has been Solly March. The 28-year-old, who has been at Brighton since their [...]
Serie A 2022/23: Percentage of minutes across each age group of all 20 teams
Serie A has been known to produce exciting young talent in recent years. The Italian top flight has seen the rise of Aaron Hickey, Dušan Vlahović, Sandro Tonali, and Dejan Kulusevski to name a few. 2022/23 has been no different in that aspect. Among the brightest prospects to emerge out of Serie A this season [...]
La Liga 2022/23: Do Real Madrid need a rebuild in the summer?
After winning La Liga and the UEFA Champions League last season, the biggest questions in a lot of football fans’ minds were: how long can the current Madrid players continue to keep performing? And how many years at the top do these current players have in them? The answer for that came a little later [...]
Bundesliga 2022/23: Why is Marcus Thuram attracting all of Europe’s top clubs?
Plenty of top European clubs including Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool will be looking to sign a centre-forward in the summer. One forward who will be on everybody’s list is Marcus Thuram of Borussia Mönchengladbach. The 25-year-old’s contract expires in the summer and all the signs now indicate that Thuram will be leaving the Bundesliga [...]
Ligue 1 2022/23: Nuno Tavares season so far
Arsenal are top of the Premier League table and look like clear favourites to finish as winners this season. Multiple Arsenal players seem to be having one of their best seasons so far at club level. One such player is Nuno Tavares, but the 22-year-old Portuguese is currently on loan at Marseille and has been [...]
EFL Championship 2022/23: The race for the promotion
The EFL Championship is probably one of the most exciting and thrilling leagues in the world. This season, unsurprisingly, has been one of the most competitive ones in recent times. Burnley, after getting relegated from the Premier League, have been one of the most attractive teams in the championship under Vincent Kompany this season and [...]
Eredivisie 2022/23: The underlying numbers behind Ajax’s season
Ajax, after having to sell a number of their star players in the summer of 2022, sit fourth in the Eredivisie table halfway through the season. The defending champions’ form just before and after the FIFA World Cup break has been poor, and they are quickly falling behind in the title race. The below radar [...]
Primeira Liga 2022/23: Pedro Porro’s season so far
Inconsistency has been the theme of Spurs’ 2022-23 season, not just in terms of results but also in terms of team selection. Right wing-back has been a problem position for Antonio Conte during his time at Spurs with the manager trying at least three players in that position. Emerson Royal was signed from Barcelona in [...]
Noah Mbamba: The highly rated teenager joining Leverkusen this summer
On the 23rd of May 2021, Noah Mbamba made his senior Belgian Pro League debut for Club Brugge at the age of just 16, starting against KRC Genk. Just six months later, the young Belgian made his debut in the UEFA Champions League against English powerhouse Manchester City. Since those two debuts, Mbamba has become [...]
Gijs Smal: The exciting left-back thriving at FC Twente
Following his signing in 2020 as a free transfer to Twente from Volendam, Gijs Smal's career has been on the rise. At 25 years old, he can say that he is one of the best full-backs in the Eredivisie, possibly even being the future of the Netherlands, with the National Team already making contact with [...]
Des Buckingham: Taking Mumbai City back to the top of the ISL
With six more games left to play in the Indian Super League, Mumbai City FC have already qualified for the playoffs and remain unbeaten, creating and breaking numerous records. Desmond Buckingham, appointed the head coach last season, had trouble settling down and failed to qualify for the playoffs in his debut campaign, but this season, [...]
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How Luka Elsner Tactics At Le Havre Turned Them Into Ligue 2 Leaders – Tactical Analysis
Le Havre have not been in Ligue 1 since 2009, meaning that Les Ciel et Marine have not seen the top flight of French football in 14 years. This club has been busy during that period, making a name for themselves for producing some excellent players such as Riyad Mahrez who has dominated the Premier [...]
Alan Matturro
Scouting Report: Identifying Next Wave Of South American Talent
South America has long been a hotspot for football talent. The passion for the game combined with the climate and economic environment contribute to creating almost the perfect melting pot for the development of exciting young football players. With Argentina now fresh off winning the 2022 World Cup the eyes of football scouts from around [...]
Tabea Wassmuth: The German forward at VfL Wolfsburg
Tabea Waßmuth is a German international player who started her career at 1899 Hoffenheim II in 2014 before playing with the 1899 Hoffenheim first team from 2015. In 2021, she joined Wolfsburg and proved that she has the potential to become one of the best in her position. Waßmuth is actually very close to her [...]