Category: Team Analysis

Analysis

How Preston North End currently boast the best defence in the Football League – scout report

Scoring goals is far and away the most entertaining and loveable aspect of the beautiful game. Watching supporters leap around in boisterous…

August 27, 2022

AC Milan

Data analysis: Is Pioli’s young AC Milan ready to defend their Serie A title?

The 2022–23 campaign is the 124th season in the existence of AC Milan and the club’s 89th season in the top flight of Italian football. In…

August 26, 2022

Analysis

Napoli 2022/23: Gli Azzurri’s high-flying start to the Serie A – scout report

Luciano Spalletti’s side started last season off in excellent form, going unbeaten in the first 12 games. They were a free-flowing side…

August 23, 2022

Analysis

Why the early signs show that Bolton Wanderers may be promotion contenders this season – scout report

The most depressing sight in football is watching the demise of once great football clubs slowly slipping down the savage pyramidical tier…

August 20, 2022

Analysis

“He believed in us”: Why Juan Carlos Amoros has given Houston Dash new life in their bid for a first NWSL playoff place – tactical analysis

Last season, Houston Dash finished the regular NWSL campaign with three successive defeats, missing out on the playoffs by one point and…

August 17, 2022

AS Roma

How AS Roma’s new attacking trident blended nicely within an archetypal Mourinho structure – scout report

One of the biggest narratives in Serie A over the summer months surrounded the future of the Argentinian  international forward Paulo Dybala.…

August 15, 2022

Analysis

AS Roma: Their smart market moves and Mourinho’s plans for the new season explained – scout report

AS Roma underwent a huge improvement under José Mourinho in the 2021/22 season, with the team building an identity and ending on…

August 13, 2022

Analysis

Premier League 2022/23: How Jesse Marsch has rebuilt Leeds without Raphinha and Phillips – scout report

The 2021/22 season was a difficult one for fans of Leeds United. Before being too critical of performance, however, we have to…

August 9, 2022

Analysis

Chelsea Women 2020/2021: Analysing their new midfielders – scout report

In order to strengthen their midfield, Chelsea Women made two important signings during the latest transfer window: Melanie Leupolz and Pernille Harder.…

July 26, 2022

Analysis

“A vision of the future”: Why Vivianne Miedema and Stina Blackstenius have given Arsenal a new attacking look – tactical analysis

Arsenal Women have been the frontrunners for the WSL title throughout 2021/2022, and currently sit five points clear of Chelsea Women (although…

July 26, 2022

Paulo Fonseca

Roma 2019/20: Season preview – scout report

After a poor season in 2018/19 which saw Roma finish sixth in Serie A, optimism has carefully returned to the capital at…

July 26, 2022

Paulo Fonseca

AS Roma 2019/20: Paulo Fonseca’s build-up patterns – scout report

Paulo Fonseca’s reign at Roma has got off to a promising start, particularly when looking at the style of play he has…

July 26, 2022

Everton F.C.

Everton 2019/20: August analysis – scout report

In this summer, Everton bought exciting new players such as Alex Iwobi, Moise Kean, Jean-Philippe Gbamin. They also signed experienced players, including…

July 26, 2022

Analysis

Fulham 2021/22: How The Cottagers dominated the Championship – tactical analysis

Fulham were relegated from the Premier League following yet another disappointing campaign last season. A change in management, as well as a…

July 26, 2022

ACF Fiorentina

Serie A 2021/22: How Fiorentina could reshape after Vlahovic’s Juventus departure – tactical analysis

Fiorentina have been moving around the European competitions’ spots in Serie A in the first half of the season and a huge…

July 26, 2022

Ernesto Valverde

Barcelona 2019/20: Season preview – scout report

Barcelona 2018/19 season went from glory to failure within a couple of games. At one point towards the end of the campaign,…

July 26, 2022

Lucien Favre

Borussia Dortmund 2019/20: Season preview – scout report

The 2018/19 season was nearly something special for Borussia Dortmund. Despite holding a seven-point lead in the Bundesliga at one stage, they…

July 26, 2022

Imanol Alguacil

Real Sociedad 2019/20: Season preview – scout report

Real Sociedad begin the 2019/20 looking to make amends for a wasted 2018/19, but with heaps of promise. A busy summer on…

July 26, 2022

Imanol Alguacil

La Liga 2019/20: What’s behind the surge of Real Sociedad – scout report

Imanol Alguacil is surely cursing the timing of La Liga’s suspension. Well, he will if the suspension doesn’t lead to the end…

July 26, 2022

Analysis

Real Sociedad 2021/22: Why struggling to score in La Liga hasn’t hindered La Real – scout report

Real Sociedad are a footballing anomaly.  Nowhere else in Europe will you find a team in the upper echelons of the league…

July 26, 2022