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There’s a very English football feel to today’s content – Jack Manship takes a close look at Sheffield United and thinks about what Chris Wilder needs to consider to mount a Premier League survival charge.
Today’s TFA Scouted report focuses on a player linked to Aston Villa, surprising many by being in the thick of the title race. We first scouted Villarreal’s Alex Baena back in April 2023 and we feel he is ideal for the EPL.
You might not know this, but Cardiff City are the EFL Championship’s most effective team from attacking corners – Karim El-Shesheiny goes deep into the detail.
ICYMI, Coach Kevin Martin was back with his fortnightly column, this week looking at how you can teach the movements of Luis Suarez on the training pitch.
ASEC Mimosas have a long and storied pedigree of producing top talent – in her latest search into Academy football, Beth Limb scouted some of their latest exciting players.
Anantaajith Raghuraman analysed FC Twente’s Costa Rican star, Manfred Ugalde.
Brandon Liss explained how Thorsten Fink has turned Aboubakary Koita into a key component at Sint-Truiden.
Head of Set-Pieces Marcel Seifeddine looked at how to sustain pressure from attacking corners.
From the archives, Fintan O’Reilly recommends;
Stephy Mavididi bagged a brace last night to help Leicester City take all three points at Birmingham City in a 3-2 win — a perfect time to revisit our 2020 scout report on the attacker from his time at Montpellier.
Sporting CP beat FC Porto 2-0 at home in the league last night, leaving the Lisbon-based side top of the table, one point clear of their city rivals Benfica. Can Rúben Amorim guide his side to a second Liga Portugal title of his reign this term? We analysed the now-38 y/o coach in 2021.
André Trindade has declared that his “dream” is “to be a Premier League player” and that he “would choose Barcelona” over Real Madrid. On departing Fluminense, where would the best possible destination be for the talented midfielder? We went into detail on the backbone of Fernando Diniz’s side.
Nuno Espirito Santo has been linked with Nottingham Forest — our latest tactical analysis on the Portuguese coach explains how he reinvented his tactical model in Saudi Arabia.
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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