Why Top Teams Like Arsenal & Liverpool Need A False Nine: The Hidden Geometry Behind Dropping Strikers – Tactical Theory
As the tactical game evolves rapidly, more and more money is spent on teams of analysts, data scientists, and research departments to get ahead in a game of often-narrow margins. Whilst murmurs of football becoming more 'boring' have grown over the last few years, I believe this can be boiled down to the fact...

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