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Over the weekend, Fintan O’Reilly previewed the AFCON Final – how did his vision of how the game would play out match the reality?
Fintan then broke down the AFC Asian Cup Final – how did Qatar navigate their way past Jordan? (and no, the answer isn’t because of three penalties!)
Genk continue to do a lot of good stuff at Academy level and using EYEBALL, Beth Limb looks at three central defenders poised for first team football in the future.
And staying with centre backs, Coach Kevin Martin is back with some build-up tips that all budding defenders need to know.
From the archives, Fintan has found;
Bayer Leverkusen defeated FC Bayern 3-0 in what could prove to be a key fixture in the Bundesliga title race come the end of the season. Alejandro Grimaldo scored one of his team’s goals in a stellar performance; we analysed why he’s been a perfect addition to Die Werkself in a December scout report.
Jude Bellingham starred as Real Madrid saw off title rivals Girona with a 4-0 win at the weekend. The Englishman, who’s now been ruled out of action for a few weeks through a sprained ankle, continues to shine in Los Blancos’ diamond midfield setup; we explained how.
Go Ahead Eagles sit sixth in Eredivisie, far higher than would’ve been anticipated pre-season. We break down how they’ve made set-pieces a key part of their impressive campaign.
Heerenveen earned all three points versus Ajax as they won yesterday’s Eredivisie clash 3-2 thanks to a brace from Pelle van Amersfoort and Osame Sahraoui’s sixth league goal of the season. We scouted the latter at Vålerenga two years ago.
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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