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Valur have stormed to a third successive Icelandic women’s title, so we asked David Astill to explain to us the tactics underpinning such a successful team.
Alexandra Popp scored a double to help Wolfsburg earn a point from their UEFA Women’s Champions League clash with Paris FC last night. In the World Cup, we analysed how opponents managed to successfully nullify the German attacker’s threat — will we see a repeat of this at some stage in the Champions League?
Tabitha Chawinga scored PSG’s goal as they earned a 1-1 UEFA Women’s Champions League draw with Manchester United last night — we analysed her key role for Inter last season as part of this team analysis article; are Les Parisiennes getting the best out of her at the moment?
Eden Hazard has announced his retirement from professional football. Our December 2018 article analysed his deployment as a striker in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Manchester City — recap Maurizio Sarri’s unusual usage of the Belgian attacker and why it worked on that occasion.
As per reports, Filippo Inzaghi is set to take over at Salernitana after Paulo Sousa’s sacking. Revisit Inzaghi’s tactical philosophy during his time with Bologna.
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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