Category: Tactical Analysis

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Serhiy Rebrov Tactics For Ukraine – UEFA Euro 2024 Tactical Preview

Football has long been dubbed the beautiful game, partly due to its entertaining and unpredictable nature. However, this summer, for one nation,…

September 19, 2025

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Alexander Blessin Tactics At St. Pauli 2025/2026: Early Season Form Or Taking The Next Step In The Bundesliga? – Tactical Analysis

For the longest time, the footballing power in Hamburg was rather easily settled. Hamburger SV was the city’s biggest club, while FC…

September 19, 2025

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Liverpool Vs Atlético Madrid [3-2] Champions League 2025/2026: Another Late Winner Masks LFC Defensive Concerns – Tactical Analysis

Wednesday night saw yet another stoppage-time winner for Arne Slot’s Liverpool.  Virgil van Dijk’s 92nd-minute goal gave Liverpool their fifth straight win,…

September 19, 2025

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Fenerbahçe Vs Benfica [0-0] – UEFA Champions League Playoffs 2025/2026: Attacking Errors Cost José Mourinho Team – Tactical Analysis

Fenerbahçe hosted Benfica at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League playoff round, which determines which team will advance…

September 18, 2025

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Jose Mourinho Tactics At Fenerbahçe Vs Okan Buruk Tactics At Galatasaray 2024/2025 – Tactical Breakdown

The 2023/24 season in the Turkish Süper Lig saw one of the closest title races we have seen in European football over…

September 18, 2025

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Bruno Lage Tactics At Botafogo 2023 – How They Are Running Away With The Brazilian Série A

Bruno Lage Tactics At Botafogo Botafogo are running away with this year’s Brazilian Série A. This was almost unthinkable at the start…

September 18, 2025

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Robert Klauß Tactics At SK Rapid Wien 2024/2025: How Klauss Is Bringing Red Bull Football To Rapid – Tactical Analysis

Austrian football was different 20 years ago. Rapid Wien and FK Austria Wien, the two most prominent clubs in the country’s capital, have been consistently…

September 18, 2025

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Paolo Vanoli Tactics & Formations At Venezia 2023/2024 – How Antonio Conte’s Former Assistant Has Fortified Venezia – Tactical Analysis

Who Is Paolo Vanoli? Though he’s only in his second first-team managerial role, Venezia boss Paolo Vanoli is no newcomer to coaching.…

September 18, 2025

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How Mark Van Bommel Tactics Are Transforming Royal Antwerp 2022/2023 – Tactical Analysis

Mark van Bommel was hired as Wolfsburg‘s new manager at the beginning of the 2021/22 season, but his spell in charge there…

September 17, 2025

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Andoni Iraola Tactics At Rayo Vallecano 2021/2022: How Andoni Iraola’s Side Thrived In La Liga – Tactical Analysis

Rayo Vallecano finished their first season back in La Liga in a very respectable 12th position. Their exciting debut campaign back in…

September 17, 2025

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Brentford Vs Chelsea [2-2] Premier League 2025/2026: Enzo Maresca Midfield Patterns & Defensive Weaknesses – Tactical Analysis

Brentford hosted Chelsea in matchweek 4 of the 2025/2026 Premier League season, which ended in a 2-2 draw. However, this matchup was far from monotonous,…

September 16, 2025

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Crystal Palace Vs Nottingham Forest [1-1] 2024/2025: Oliver Glasner Defence Tactics – Tactical Analysis

After a long and thrilling campaign, the Premier League season is nearing its end. The champions have been crowned, and the three teams…

September 16, 2025

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Oliver Glasner Set-Piece Tactics At Crystal Palace 2024/2025 – Tactical Analysis

Crystal Palace are 12th in the Premier League with 36 points after 27 matches, having won, drawn, and lost nine matches each. With a…

September 16, 2025