Category: Player Analysis

Player Analysis

Tactical Analysis: The usage of the hybrid midfielder in modern football tactics

In the last decades, football has become more dynamic and styles such as Voetbal totaal have established themselves in the modern game.…

June 7, 2019

Player Analysis

Brasileiro Série A 2019 Tactical Analysis: What can Real Madrid expect from Rodrygo Goes?

This summer is expected to be one of turmoil and transfers in Madrid as Zinedine Zidane looks to rebuild a Real Madrid…

May 29, 2019

Player Analysis

Eredivisie 2018/19 Tactical Analysis: Hirving Lozano at PSV and could he add value to Manchester United’s performance?

Hirving Lozano came under the radar during last year’s World Cup, showing some great performances for his country, Mexico. He has been…

May 25, 2019

Player Analysis

Redmond’s positioning in attack is proving valuable in Hasenhüttl’s system

Straight from the kickoff at Vicarage Road this past Tuesday, Watford centre-back Craig Cathcart received the ball at his feet off the…

April 26, 2019

Player Analysis

Sadio Mané: Liverpool’s key factor in recent weeks

Sadio Mané is currently among the best wingers and even players in world football right now. Since his arrival at Liverpool in…

April 22, 2019

Player Analysis

Sporting’s Bruno Fernandes: the next great playmaker?

In recent years the word ‘playmaker’ has become more of a descriptive label than a clearly definable role. Playmakers have featured in…

April 19, 2019

Player Analysis

Paul Pogba’s decreasing xG and what it means for Manchester United

On 29 January Manchester United rescued a late draw at home to Burnley, in which Paul Pogba scored a penalty to get…

April 18, 2019

Player Analysis

Xaver Schlager: the next big RB Salzburg talent

It’s no secret that RB Salzburg belongs to the clubs which develop the best talents in Europe. And it is also no…

April 12, 2019

Player Analysis

Joël Matip: Liverpool’s unsung centre back

Liverpool’s back four this season has emerged as one of the best in Europe, with Liverpool conceding the least amount of goals…

April 10, 2019

Player Analysis

Vivianne Miedema: Arsenal Women’s complete striker

Vivianne Miedema has taken the FA Women’s Super League by storm. The previous highest number of goals scored in a single season…

April 5, 2019

Player Analysis

Martin Ødegaard: Real Madrid starlet wins plaudits at Vitesse

There’s Norwegian word, koselig, that can’t be directly translated into English. Roughly, it means ‘cosy’; a space, person or anything that has…

March 30, 2019

Player Analysis

Maxime Lopez: The next Samir Nasri?

Olympique Marseille have seen their much-vaunted Champions Project, under American owner Frank McCourt, struggle to take off, with its focus on established,…

March 30, 2019

Player Analysis

Auston Trusty: The next big star out of America?

Auston Trusty is a 20-year-old left-footed central defender playing for the Philadelphia Union in MLS. Having started his footballing career in the…

March 29, 2019

Player Analysis

Joao Cancelo: The missing piece to Juventus’ defensive puzzle?

Modern full-backs have become a rare breed with those of the highest quality in most demand. Many of the new systems employed…

March 28, 2019

Player Analysis

Swansea’s flying Wales international Dan James

Last summer before the 2018/19 season got underway, Swansea City winger Dan James was knocking on his manager’s door enquiring about Yeovil…

March 28, 2019

Player Analysis

Efrain Alvarez: LA Galaxy’s dual national wonderkid

As is true in nearly every case, the ethnicity of a country’s national team player pool often reflects the immigrant movements and…

March 23, 2019

Player Analysis

Marc Cucurella: The next one to get away from Barcelona?

Loaned out from Barcelona this summer with just one Copa del Rey appearance under his belt, few expected Marc Cucurella to hit…

March 22, 2019

Player Analysis

Analysing the numbers behind Europe’s goalkeepers

The goalkeeping position is one that has eluded analysts since the numbers revolution began. While strikers find the most concentration and admiration…

March 21, 2019

Player Analysis

Maximilian Wöber: Sevilla’s hidden gem

It is no secret that Ajax have plucked and developed young talent from around Europe and their native Netherlands. This season, the…

March 9, 2019

Player Analysis

Vamos Los Pibes: Ecuador’s Under-20 Champions

Following on from Argentina, Uruguay and Venezuela, we look at the recently crowned Under-20 Sudamericano champions Ecuador in the next installment of the…

March 6, 2019