Category: Team Analysis

AFC Bournemouth

Premier League’s Race For Champions League 2024/2025: Battle For Europe By Numbers – Data Analysis

Liverpool will almost certainly be in next season’s UEFA Champions League mix (with only mathematics preventing that from being a definite) and…

March 19, 2025

Analysis

Marcelo Bielsa’s Tactics At Uruguay 2024: Manuel Ugarte Build-Up Problems & Solutions

Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay have not been at their best since the early games of this past summer’s Copa América. In general, they…

March 19, 2025

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Claudio Ranieri’s Challenge In Fixing AS Roma’s Fatal UEFA Europa League Flaws – Tactical Analysis

Last week, AS Roma’s 2024/25 European journey came to an end. Despite having met Athletic Club in the first match of the…

March 17, 2025

Analysis

Men’s Olympic Final 2024: France Vs Spain – Tactical Preview

As the Olympic 2024 soccer tournament finishes up, all eyes are on the thrilling final matchup between France and Spain, as they…

March 17, 2025

Analysis

Why KV Mechelen Early Season Scoring Is Built On Shaky Ground – Team Analysis

KV Mechelen have been a respectable side in the Belgian Pro League for quite a long time. Having spent all but one…

March 16, 2025

AJ Auxerre

Ligue 2 2023/24: How Christophe Pélissier has crafted a daunting attacking outfit at Auxerre – scout report

Nine games into the 2023/24 Ligue 2 season, Auxerre — who were relegated from Ligue 1 last term — sit third on…

March 14, 2025

1. FSV Mainz 05

Bundesliga 2024/25: The Biggest Overperforming And Underperforming Teams

FC Bayern have started their new era under Vincent Kompany as well as anybody can—unbeaten after 10 games and top of the…

March 12, 2025

Analysis

Tim Walter Tactics At Hamburger SV – Rotating Back-Four And A Ball-Playing Goalkeeper

After being relegated from the German Bundesliga for the first time in their history in the 2017/18 campaign, Hamburger SV appointed four…

March 12, 2025

Alessandro Buongiorno

How Antonio Conte Tactics Will Shape The Future Of Napoli – Tactical Analysis

After finishing a staggering 39 points behind the title-winning Inter Milan, SSC Napoli officially entered the record books with one of the worst…

February 20, 2025

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TFA Exclusive Interview: Coaching Positional Play Tactics With La Liga B’s Rayo Vallecano

After analysing Rayo Vallecano’s philosophy (part one), today we dive deep into Jorge Vallejo’s tactics that Rayo Vallecano B uses in Tercera RFEF. Considering Rayo Vallecano B…

February 17, 2025

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TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Under Christian Ilzer Tactics 2024/2025: What’s Improved & What’s Needed – Team Analysis

As we go into the middle of February, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are hovering just above the relegation zone in the Bundesliga, four…

February 15, 2025

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How Ernesto Valverde Tactics At Athletic Club Bilbao Turned Them Into European Contenders – Tactical Analysis

After a two-and-a-half-year sabbatical from the sport, Ernesto Valverde finally returned to football to take his seat in a dugout when he…

February 10, 2025

Álvaro Morata

Diego Simeone Tactics At Atlético Madrid 2023/2024: Why The Revamped Side Are La Liga’s Top Scorers

Famed for his defensive tactics, Diego Simeone and his Atlético Madrid side have only conceded once this season. More impressively, they’re top…

February 10, 2025

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Hansi Flick Tactics & Formations At FC Barcelona 2024/2025 – Tactical Analysis

Who Is Hansi Flick? The Barcelona season resembled a soap opera in 2023/24, with on-the-pitch struggles compounded by hierarchical uncertainty, which left…

February 9, 2025

Amady Camara

SK Sturm Graz Scouting Report 2024/2025 – Filling The Void Left By Mika Biereth & Jusuf Gazibegović

The second half of the season starts in Austria this week after a two-month pause over the winter. Sturm Graz are sitting…

February 9, 2025

Analysis

Carlos Corberán Tactics In Possession: West Brom’s Attacking Dynamism Explained

Who Is Carlos Corberán? Carlos Corberán is in his second year implementing his coaching philosophy at West Bromwich Albion, who have begun…

February 9, 2025

Analysis

Millwall FC Tactical Analysis 2024/25: Early-Season Underperformance Under Neil Harris

At the time of writing, Millwall sit 18th in the Championship after three losses, two draws, and one win. Needless to say,…

February 9, 2025

Alexis Sánchez

How Inter Milan Look Under Simone Inzaghi Tactics 2021/2022 – Tactical Analysis

Last season’s Serie A champions Inter Milan have jumped into a new challenge with a managerial change that will make their title…

February 4, 2025

Analysis

NIFL Premiership Showdown: Larne Vs Linfield’s Tactical Manoeuvres Revealed – Scout Report

Another season of the NIFL Premiership is drawing to a close, and the top two teams are locked in a title race…

February 4, 2025

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Franck Haise Tactics At Lens 2022/2023: How Lens Are Once Again Competing For The European Places In Ligue 1

After losing three key players in the summer, finishing in seventh place for the second year running and missing out on European…

February 3, 2025