Paulo Fonseca was appointed by Olympique Lyonnais on the 31st of January, 2025, to improve overall performance and achieve European qualification. Lyon had played 19 matches at that point and had only one win in their last five showings. With him on board, they won seven of the next nine games, setting a positive benchmark....
Back in June, the football world was rocked by the shocking news that one of France's most prestigious clubs, Olympique Lyonnais, had been provisionally relegated to Ligue 2. The DNCG made this ruling as a result of extreme financial mismanagement, which had led to debts exceeding €500 million. Fortunately, however,...
Earlier this week, French football was rocked by the news that Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon) will be relegated to Ligue 2 for 2025/2026. The relegation was handed to Lyon by the DNCG, French football’s financial watchdog, pending an appeal. The instability surrounding one of France’s biggest and most historic clubs represents...
Thiago Almada floats across the pitch like any playmaker raised in the Rioplatense school. He manages tight spaces, has lightning‑quick changes of pace, uses pauses as synonymous with rhythm, and delivers sharp passes (with a broad range of them). However, despite floating and possessing the traits of a classic Argentine...
The end of the season is always a time for reflection. One year ago, Total Football Analysis published our first-ever Ligue 1 Team of the Season for the 2023/2024 campaign. Now, we’re back again with an all-star XI from the French top flight for the 2024/2025 campaign, which saw Luis...
Tanner Tessmann is a very interesting profile, a right-footed 6/8, and possibly the best midfielder from the United States. He joined Olympique Lyon from Venezia on August 24, 2024, spending the past season in France. Before he moved to Venezia, he was still playing in the MLS with FC Dallas,...
Creative attacking wingers are experiencing a renaissance at the top level of European football, a welcome departure from the modern game's ever-increasing robotism. The best example of this is the form of Barcelona’s young talisman from La Masia, Lamine Yamal, who lit up the UEFA Champions League knockout stages. Another...
The possession-dominant teams featured in our high xG shot creation tactical analysis often make the game look easier. While there is beauty in simplicity, and they pull it off well, a certain degree of quality is necessary to execute attacking sequences with those levels of precision. We certainly won't assume that any...
Youth development has always been a critical pillar in the growth and sustainability of football clubs worldwide. However, the real testament to a club's commitment to nurturing talent is the actual playing time afforded to young players. Developing youth prospects is not simply about bringing them into the club's academy...
Youth development has always been a critical pillar in the growth and sustainability of football clubs worldwide. However, the real testament to a club's commitment to nurturing talent is the actual playing time afforded to young players. Developing youth prospects is not simply about bringing them into the club's academy...
What Is ELO Rating? The 2024/25 UEFA Europa League campaign of 36 clubs presents an intriguing competitive landscape when analyzed based on their current ELO ratings. ELO rating in football is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of teams based on their performance. In this data analysis, ELO...
As the 2024/25 Ligue 1 season kicks off, the battling between clubs will shift from being primarily conducted behind the scenes as each team tries to prepare themselves as best they can for the campaign ahead to taking place on the pitch when the squads that each competitor has assembled...
The present season has certainly become nothing short of a rollercoaster ride for fans of Lyon, with their attention focused on the wrong end of the table. For a club with such a rich and successful history, the managerial carousel this season has perfectly depicted the fall of a side once...
Last weekend, the Coupe de France Féminine semi-finals took place with the Paris derby on Sunday. Saturday’s game between Lyon and Fleury was expected to be a routine victory for European giants Lyon. However, we would be wrong to assume anything. This tactical analysis will explore the critical tactics involved...
Laurent Blanc became manager of Olympique Lyonnais in October 2022, tasked with preventing their season from going into freefall following a disappointing start under former manager Peter Bosz. To give Blanc his credit, he did manage to turn around the fortunes of the club; at the end of the 2022/23...
After several internal discussions with the club board, PSV Eindhoven made the decision to part ways with coach Ruud van Nistelrooy on May 24th. In light of this, the club eagerly anticipates embarking on a new era under the leadership of Peter Bosz. Expressing confidence in their choice, PSV's technical...
The Olympique Lyonnais academy system is famed for having produced some of the best players to grace a football pitch. Throughout his tenure as owner, Jean-Michel Aulas has emphasised the importance of a ‘Lyon DNA’ with a focus on creating a pathway to the first team for talented young players....
Damaris Egurrola is a 23-year-old footballer who was born in the United States but who is half-Dutch and half-Spanish. Nevertheless, Egurrola decided to represent the Netherlands and has been playing with them since 2022, despite having played a single match for Spain. She started her footballing journey at Athletic Bilbao...
Following a very positive 2021/22 campaign in which he scored 21 goals (trailing only Monaco’s Wissam Ben-Yedder and PSG’s Kylian Mbappé) and provided four assists in 30 Ligue 1 appearances for Lyon, Moussa Dembélé (183cm/6’0, 74kg/163lbs) has fallen back into the periphery for Les Gones in 2022/23. The centre-forward has...
2022 has been a unique year for football fans globally. The year has seen some great talent announce themselves on the big stage, with other top talents still standing by and waiting for their opportunity to shine. In this article, we will see one such player to watch out for...
