Category: Set Piece Analysis

Analysis

Austin Macphee Set-Piece Tactics At Aston Villa 2023/2024 – Tactical Analysis

At the time of writing, Aston Villa are still vying for a UEFA Champions League qualification position, a result of their top-class…

June 9, 2025

AFC Bournemouth

Innovative Corner Tactics From Bayern Munich, Man City, USMNT, & Aston Villa 2025/2026 – Set-Piece Analysis

Recently, set-piece analysis has evolved rapidly as teams have begun to recognise the importance of capitalising on every detail during the game.…

June 7, 2025

5-4-1 Formation

Thomas Frank Tactics At Brentford 2024/2025: Set-Piece Coach Keith Andrews’ Long Throw-Ins – Analysis

Welcome to part five of Total Football Analysis’s throw-in series. In the previous four parts, we have presented all the variables necessary to understand…

June 7, 2025

Analysis

Bradley Carnell Tactics At St. Louis City SC 2023: How Set Plays Have Made Them The Team To Beat In Their Debut Season – Set-Piece Analysis

St. Louis City are a new club taking part in their first-ever league campaign in the MLS. The newly assembled squad has enjoyed a…

June 6, 2025

Analysis

Vincenzo Vivarini Tactics At Us Catanzaro 2023/2024 – How Their Decoy Runs Are Disrupting Defences – Set-Piece Analysis

US Catanzaro are one of the most interesting teams making an effort to utilise set-pieces in Italian football this season. The movements…

June 5, 2025

Achraf Hakimi

PSG Vs Inter Milan – Champions League Final Preview 2024/2025 – Set-Piece Analysis

Listen to this article free on the Total Football Analysis podcast.  Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, or RSS. The world’s eyes will be on…

May 30, 2025

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Bernardo Cueva Corner Tactics At Chelsea 2024/2025: Why Chelsea Corners Lack Execution & Fall Flat – Set-Piece Analysis

The competition for qualifying for the UEFA Champions League has reignited in the final stages of the Premier League. While new champions…

May 15, 2025

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Gary Bowyer Tactics At Burton Albion 2024/2025: Back Post Corner Expertise – Set-Piece Analysis

It was a tale of two halves for Burton Albion in the 2024/2025 EFL League One season. By the middle of December,…

May 14, 2025

3-5-2 Formation

Fiorentina Vs Real Betis [2-2] UECL Semi-Final 2024/2025: Raffaele Palladino Set-Piece Tactics & Manuel Pellegrini Counter-Attacks – Tactical Analysis

Fiorentina met Real Betis for the UEFA Europa Conference League semi-finals second leg on Thursday. The game ended with a 2-2 draw,…

May 10, 2025

Analysis

John Eustace Corner Tactics At Derby County 2024/2025: An Instant Impact – Set-Piece Analysis

Derby County managed to stay up by the skin of their teeth, securing safety in the EFL Championship with a 0-0 draw…

May 6, 2025

Analysis

Barcelona Corner Defence Weaknesses 2024/2025: Inter Milan’s Opportunity – Set-Piece Analysis

You can now listen to this article on the TFA Podcast! Subscribe for free on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or via RSS. Barcelona…

April 30, 2025

Analysis

Wrexham Throw-In Tactics Using Ben Tozer 2022/2023 – Set-Piece Analysis

Wrexham currently sit top of the National League and are in an FA Cup fourth-round replay with Sheffield United after an awe-inspiring…

April 29, 2025

Analysis

How Ben Tozer Throw-Ins Helped Cheltenham Town Become League Two Champions – Tactical Analysis

Cheltenham Town capped off a brilliant season by winning League Two, their first-ever Football League trophy, and thereby securing promotion to League One for the…

April 29, 2025

AC Sparta Praha

Brian Priske Tactics At Sparta Praha 2023/2024: Scrutinizing The Czech Champions’ Set Plays – Set-Piece Analysis

Sparta Praha are the current champions of the Czech First League, having achieved success under manager Brian Priske tactics in his first…

April 21, 2025

Analysis

Direct Free-Kick Tactics Like Arsenal’s Declan Rice – Set-Piece Analysis

We have all observed how Declan Rice scored two goals from direct free kicks to facilitate Arsenal‘s victory over Real Madrid in…

April 16, 2025

AIK Fotboll

Allsvenskan 2021: The Secrets Behind AIK’s Threat From Corners – Set-Piece Analysis

Do you know who had the best offensive corners in Allsvenskan 2021? The answer is not Malmö FF or Djurgården, but Bartosz…

April 11, 2025

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Vincent Kompany & Aaron Danks Bayern Munich Free-Kick Tactics 2024/2025 – Set-Piece Analysis

The world’s attention is now fixed on the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals as we draw ever closer to a series of thrilling…

April 10, 2025

Aarhus GF

Uwe Rösler Tactics At Aarhus GF 2024/2025: Using Screens At Set Plays – Set-Piece Analysis

AGF are one of the best-performing sides in the Danish Superliga. Currently sitting in third, they are battling for a spot in European…

April 9, 2025

Analysis

Brian Riemer Tactics In Corner Defence Mastery 2023/2024 – Set-Piece Analysis

In a recent article by The Athletic, statistics suggested that Real Madrid were the best defensive side in Europe’s top five leagues from…

March 29, 2025

Analysis

Set-Piece Specialist Stuart Reid’s Corner Tactics At CD Castellón Under Johan Plat

CD Castellón‘s recent change in ownership has given them the economic potential for growth as a club to return to the top…

March 20, 2025