Jadon Sancho

Following a season spent at Chelsea, Jadon Sancho returned to Manchester United with one season left in his contract. Given that the Red Devils are not planning to keep Sancho, as they do not believe he fits Ruben Amorim tactics, the latest rumours suggest that Man United are in advanced...

Listen to this article free on the Total Football Analysis podcast.  Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, or RSS. Chelsea defeated Real Betis 4-1 in the 2024/2025 UEFA Conference League Final to become the first club to win all three of Europe's major continental trophies. With this win, they also became the first...

Real Betis will face Chelsea on Wednesday, May 28th, 2025, at the Wrocław Stadium in Poland in the UEFA Conference League Final. Although the UEFA Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan is obviously getting a lot more attention and debate this week, it is fair to say that...

Chelsea have faced substantial criticism over the past two seasons for purchasing numerous young talents at high prices, especially in their attack, which now consists of nine players who could comfortably start at other clubs in Europe’s top-five leagues. This tactical analysis explains how Enzo Maresca has been integrating all his attackers...

Manchester United’s poor start to the season has left them sitting in 13th place with just seven points from six matches. A deeper look into Erik ten Hag's tactical approach reveals that they’ve only scored five goals, the second-lowest in the Premier League, with only Southampton scoring fewer, with three...

As the 2023/2024 Bundesliga season comes to a close, Borussia Dortmund find themselves at a critical juncture. Despite an impressive run to the UEFA Champions League Final, the club only managed to secure a fifth-place finish in the Bundesliga, marking a frustrating and inconsistent campaign. From a recruitment analysis perspective, Dortmund's...

The transfer of Jadon Sancho from Manchester United to Borussia Dortmund is now official. The winger will be on loan from Manchester United until the end of the season. Dortmund, according to Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, didn't secure an option to buy. Sancho previously played for Dortmund from 2017...

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change." — Albert Einstein Erik ten Hag is widely regarded as an elite coach. He is capable of deploying various tactics and using players in different ways to optimise his team's performance by using his players' strengths in innovative and unconventional ways....

The use of half-spaces is not new, but they gained more prominence in the football vernacular during Pep Guardiola’s time as Barcelona’s head coach, where he frequently referred to using them.  In this tactical analysis, I will provide a brief overview of the tactical theory on how half-spaces can be manipulated to advance the ball. We...

Jadon Sancho has exploded onto the German football scene in exciting fashion. Joining Borussia Dortmund at 17-years-old after turning down a mouth-watering contract with Manchester City, Sancho went in search of first team football over a season that would have likely resulted in sitting on Pep Guardiola’s bench. Playing in...