Innovative coaching methods are continually being developed, introduced, and implemented in world football. Perhaps more than ever, these innovations include the defensive side of the game. This tactical theory focuses on exercises that develop players’ 'emergency defending' skills. For the purposes of this tactical analysis, emergency defending is defined as...
Defending from set-pieces is still a topic that invokes much debate in the footballing community, with the debate of man-to-man vs zonal marking still one which splits opinion. Anyone who has played football in their life is likely to have used man-to-man marking from set-pieces simply because its simplicity leads to...
Right after the end of the international break, the English Premier League had witnessed one of the most waited-for games every season between Pep Guardiola's Manchester City and Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool, in which the home side is only one point ahead, leading the title race. A draw in the Etihad Stadium was the...
The highly anticipated UEFA Champions League 2021/2022 final saw two of the best teams in the world go up against each other. In the end, Real Madrid gained the edge in a very tight battle, winning their 14th Champions League title. The former AC Milan and Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti...
League One side Lincoln City hosted the defending Premier League champions, Liverpool, on Thursday night in the third round of the EFL Cup. After finishing 15th in the third tier last season, Lincoln City jumpstarted this campaign by winning their first five matches in September. The Reds began their league title...
Who Is Kylian Mbappé? Kylian Mbappé is one, if not the most talented player of his generation. He revealed himself to the world at a very early age during the 2016/17 season with Monaco, where his club won Ligue 1 ahead of Paris Saint-Germain and reached the UEFA Champions League...
Liverpool were crowned Champions League winners on Saturday evening after seeing off Tottenham at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano. It will come as little surprise to many that one of the stand-out performers was defender Virgil van Dijk, who capped a marvellous season with another excellent display. What was more surprising...
The showpiece event of European football took place at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid on Saturday evening. For the first time since 2008, the Champions League Final was an all-English affair, pitting Tottenham against Liverpool. Having been defeated in last year's final by Real Madrid, Liverpool were one of the...
The Merseyside derby saw Liverpool head to windy Goodison Park. The result was an end-to-end goalless draw. The match left Everton fans delighted as they put a dent in Liverpool’s title chase against Manchester City. Despite the joy of the draw, this fixture set up perfectly for Everton to steal...
