A few days ago, we analysed the playing style of Renato Gaúcho’s Fluminense and Fluzão's remarkable performance at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. The team captured attention not just for reaching the semi-finals — eliminating Inter Milan and Al Hilal along the way — but for the way they...
The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in the United States delivered far more than entertainment; it provided a competitive stage where established stars and emerging talents showcased their quality against the world's best. While the headlines were dominated by Chelsea’s tactical discipline and PSG’s attacking flair, the real story of...
Fluminense emerged as one of the biggest sensations of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. The team led by Renato Gaúcho arrived at the competition with questionable credentials, sitting in seventh place in the Brasileirão standings. Even though teams like Palmeiras, Botafogo (reigning Copa Libertadores champions), and eternal rival Flamengo...
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage served as a captivating tactical analysis case study, particularly through the performances of Brazilian clubs Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo, and Palmeiras. This report provides a detailed Club World Cup data analysis examining how these teams navigated difficult groups and delivered some of the...
At the time of writing, Fluminense are 14th in the Brazilian Serie A, having recorded 10 wins, seven draws, and 16 defeats after 33 games played; quite clearly, they are a struggling team. However, not all is lost. Despite their difficulties keeping up with the rest of the Brazilian elite,...
At the time of writing, Fluminese are 14th in the Brazilian Serie A, having recorded 10 wins, seven draws, and 16 defeats after 33 games played; quite clearly, they are a struggling team. However, not all is lost. Despite their difficulties keeping up with the rest of the Brazilian elite,...
Welcome to TFA today, where we share essential articles from the TFA archive that are relevant once again. Robin Van Persie's High Press Problems At Heerenveen Back in May, Heerenveen made an exciting decision to appoint Robin van Persie, a Dutch footballing legend and the nation’s all-time leading scorer, as...
South America is an endless generator of top-class footballing talent, as both the past and present make evidently clear. Plenty of the game’s most prestigious clubs, such as Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City, have made it a habit to recruit players directly from South America in recent years. LaLiga...
The current season has been nothing short of a nightmare for Fluminense. The team's worst start since 2006, with just six points after twelve games, leaving fans and analysts alike scratching their heads. Despite a talented roster and a coaching staff with a proven track record, Fluminense is struggling to...
On the fourth of November, the most important game in South America will be played to disclose the winner of the 2023 Copa Libertadores. The sixth-time Libertadores champions Boca Juniors will face the Brazilian side Fluminense at their own stadium, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, also known as Maracanã. Jorge Almirón's...
This Thursday, Fluminense FC will dispute the first leg of the semi-finals of Copa Libertadores 2023 against another historical Brazilian side, SC Internacional. This game will be played at Fluminense's Maracanã home in Rio de Janeiro at 1:30 am Madrid time zone. Fernando Diniz's Fluminense was the 2023 Carioca champion and...
André Trindade da Costa Neto, better known as Andre, has again been linked to Liverpool - we scouted Andre in March and it was clear he is ready for a move to Europe at the top level. You can read that scout report below.
In this episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by TFA analyst Caio Miguel to discuss the idea of relationism in contrast with the worldwide trend of positional play by using two extremes from either end of the scale – Fluminense under Fernando Diniz and Brighton under...
The recent growth in Functional Play is undeniable, and with it, many questions arise. As discussed in the latest TFA Podcast, analysing aspects of these tactics through the lenses we have become accustomed to may prove problematic. The core ideas behind this style, which is most notably found in Fluminense,...
In this tactical analysis video, we look at Fernando Diniz and his tactics and Fluminense. Diniz is being talked of as a potential coach of Brazil, so it is important we understand his tactics and philosophy. Over the last few years, Fernando Diniz has become one of the most polarising...
Five years ago, Vinícius Jr showed his talent to the world at only 16 years of age in Brazil, specifically at Flamengo, his youth football team since 2010, when he was only 10 years old. There he thrived through all the youth categories until being capped for the first time in...
Who Is André Trindade? Fernando Diniz has taken the world by storm with his unorthodox tactics at Fluminense. As an antidote to the modern positional play concept dominantly adopted worldwide, Diniz employs a “Jogo de Apoio” based on relentless mobility and an ever-changing structure. While these tactics have already been...
