Category: Tactical Analysis

Al-Ittihad Club

Nuno Espírito Santo Tactics At Al-Ittihad 2022/2023 – How He Reinvented His Tactical Model In The Middle East

Nuno Espírito Santo’s time at Tottenham Hotspur went horribly wrong. After sitting at the top of the Premier League with the Lilywhites…

September 27, 2025

Analysis

How Nuno Espírito Santo Rotation Unsettled Cardiff & Won The Game For Wolves – Premier League 2019/2020

Another home game at Molineux, another positively dominant performance from Nuno Espirito Santo’s Wolverhampton Wanderers. Two goals, both in the first half,…

September 27, 2025

AFC Bournemouth

How Nuno Espírito Santo’s System Switch Earned Wolves A Point – Premier League 2018/2019

In a game marred by some horrific refereeing decisions, Bournemouth and Wolves shared the spoils at the Vitality Stadium. The man in the…

September 27, 2025

Adrien Truffert

Andoni Iraola Tactics At AFC Bournemouth 2025/2026: Why The Cherries Remain A Pressing Machine Despite Summer Exits – Tactical Analysis

Bournemouth have been one of the major positives to begin the 2025/2026 Premier League season. They are currently in fourth place with…

September 27, 2025

Analysis

Real Betis Vs Nottingham Forest [2-2] UEFA Europa League 2025/2026: Clinical Betis Punish Wasteful Forest – Tactical Analysis

Nottingham Forest played their first European football match after 30 years of absence, but were not capable of getting the three points…

September 27, 2025

Analysis

Luke Shaw Scout Report At Manchester United 2025/2026: Man United Defensive Struggles Show Where Lisandro Martínez Is Missed – Team Analysis

Five games into Ruben Amorim’s first start to a Premier League season, there are likely to be mixed feelings among Manchester United…

September 26, 2025

5-3-2 Formation

Olympique De Marseille Vs PSG [1-0] Ligue 1 2025/2026: Roberto De Zerbi Tactics Stifle Luis Enrique In Le Classique – Tactical Analysis

Although PSG had players and some fans missing, including their star forward Ousmane Dembélé who was crowned the Ballon d’Or winner on the same night, Le…

September 25, 2025

4-1-4-1 Formation

Juan Carlos Carcedo Tactics At Pafos FC 2025/2026: From Mid-Table Stability To UEFA Champions League – Tactical Analysis

Formed just over a decade ago from a merger of two modest local sides, Cypriot club Pafos were never expected to trouble…

September 25, 2025

2-3-5 Formation

Resurrecting Football’s 2-3-5 Pyramid – Tactical Theory

If you have read Jonathan Wilson’s extraordinary book Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics, you are well aware of football’s historic…

September 25, 2025

3-3-4 Formation

Bruno Lage Tactics At SL Benfica 2024/2025: How Benfica Thrive On Fluid Attacking Play – Tactical Analysis

Benfica have always been known as a selling club, producing great young talents that are then sold for hefty fees, but can…

September 24, 2025

3-4-2-1 Formation

Bayer Leverkusen Vs Borussia Mönchengladbach [1-1] Bundesliga 2025/2026: Early Kasper Hjulmand & Eugen Polanski Tactics – Tactical Analysis

Even though Leverkusen and Mönchengladbach are relatively close to each other, most fans wouldn’t call the game a derby, simply because it…

September 24, 2025

4-4-2 Formation

Keith Andrews Tactics At Brentford 2025/2026: From Thomas Frank Legacy To A New Defensive Identity – Tactical Analysis

Keith Andrews tactics are shaping Brentford‘s identity after his promotion to head coach. He’s been promoted internally to replace Thomas Frank, who was…

September 22, 2025

Analysis

Iker Bravo Scout Report At Udinese 2025/2026: Can The La Masia Talent Become The Next Serie A Breakout Star? – Player Analysis

Iker Bravo is a Spanish striker who plays for Udinese in Serie A and is becoming a reliable player within Kosta Runjaić‘s team. Bravo…

September 22, 2025

Analysis

Manchester City Vs Napoli [2-0] Champions League 2025/2026: How Antonio Conte Dealt With Numerical Inferiority – Tactical Analysis

Manchester City hosted Napoli for the opening game of both teams’ UEFA Champions League journey. The match ended with a 2-0 win…

September 21, 2025

Analysis

Hernan Losada Tactics At Beerschot 2020/2021 – Head Coach Analysis

Back in 2013  Beerschot were declared liquidated after financial debts. Consequently, the club was sent down to ‘eerste provinciale’, the fifth tier…

September 20, 2025

4-2-3-1 Formation

Bodø/Glimt Vs Lazio [2-0] – Europa League Quarter-Final First Leg 2024/2025 – Tactical Analysis

Bodø/Glimt hosted Lazio last Thursday in their UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg and succeeded in playing one of their best games…

September 19, 2025

Analysis

Viking FK Tactics 2023/2024 – The Key Tactical Points That See Them Top Of The Eliteserien

In recent years, the Eliteserien, one of the most interesting tournaments in Scandinavia due to the amount of young talent and variety…

September 19, 2025

Analysis

Nicky Hayen Tactics At Club Brugge 2023/2024 – Tactical Analysis

In what turned out to be yet another tumultuous season for Club Brugge, the 18-time Belgian champions sacked Ronny Deila in mid-March,…

September 19, 2025

Analysis

Kjetil Knutsen Tactics At Bodø/Glimt 2022: Why Europe’s Sweet Scandinavian Darlings Have Turned Sour – Tactical Analysis

FK Bodø/Glimt quickly became everybody’s Scandinavian darling over the last few seasons. In 2020, under the guidance of Kjetil Knutsen, the Norwegian…

September 19, 2025

3-4-1-2 Formation

How Nicky Hayen Tactics Took Club Brugge Past Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta In Champions League 2024/2025 – Tactical Analysis

The UEFA Champions League provided another fascinating matchday, with three huge Italian sides crashing out in the Round of 32. Whilst each…

September 19, 2025