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Fortaleza and LDU Quito go head-to-head in the Copa Sudamericano Final on Saturday and Rui Martins has a complete tactical breakdown of where the game will be won and lost.
Millwall recently parted company with Gary Rowett and Alexandra Hunt as a deep analysis of why the team has been so inconsistent so far this season.
One of the most incredible stories of the European season so far is that of Ajax – the Dutch giants are in the Eredivisie relegation zone and have sacked coach Maurice Steijn. Brandon Liss has a shortlist of three coaches they must consider to save their season.
ICYMI, yesterday was our Women’s Football Wednesday – AIK women have won the Elitettan title and will return to the top flight next season – our Head of Women’s Football Analysis David Astill decoded the tactics that saw them win the league.
Jamie Steenberg explained the three key tactical points that saw NY/NJ Gotham overcome NC Courage in the NWSL playoffs.
Fintan O’Reilly has dipped into the TFA archives and pulled out these articles which are relevant today;
Evanilson’s hat-trick helped Porto earn a 4-1 UEFA Champions League win over Royal Antwerp last night; check out our 2021/22 scout report highlighting him as Primeira Liga’s latest star.
Heorhiy Sudakov is said to be catching the eye of Europe’s elite. The Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder scored his first UEFA Champions League goal last night as his side fell to a 2-1 defeat versus Barcelona — his ball progression and key passing stood out among his fellow midfielders in this Euro U21 data analysis from earlier this year.
Felix Nmecha scored the only goal as Borussia Dortmund earned three points at St. James’ Park last night — we knew he’d be impactful for Edin Terzić’s side this term, as we explained in a scout report from this past summer.
Fluminense came out on top of an entertaining 5-3 clash with Goiás in Brazil’s top-flight — read our tactical analysis detailing the concept of space in functional play, which uses Fernando Diniz’s side as an example when discussing the importance of proximation.
And that’s it for today – we’ll be back tomorrow with more pieces old and new about everything analysis in the football world.
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