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Three fresh pieces for you to dive into today, plus what you might have missed yesterday and the usual dip into the vast archives at TFA HQ.
Signing Folarin Balogun, especially if you were a Ligue 1 side, was meant to be a guaranteed goal return, right? Yeah about that – his goals have dried up and Alexandra Hunt explains how Monaco can help them reappear.
Whisper it quietly, but Sevilla are in some serious decline – sitting just one point above the relegation zone at the time of writing, last season’s European success continues to mask some serious decay. Jack Chippendale explains more around their defensive issues.
Cercle Brugge are certainly improving in Belgium but their recent draw with Genk summed up their season – Brandon Liss explains the match against the backdrop of Muslic’s tactics this campaign.
ICYMI yesterday, it was Women’s Football Wednesday – David Astill scouted a ‘complete attacker’ playing college soccer ahead of the NWSL draft.
Selim Ben Hmida took a closer look at a new signing for Juventus women.
From the archives, Fintan O’Reilly suggests;
Arthur Vermeeren is set to join Atlético Madrid from Royal Antwerp — check out our TFA Scouted report highlighting why Atleti have splashed out to snap Vermeeren up ahead of LaLiga rivals Barcelona.
Cher Ndour is reportedly on his way to Braga on loan from PSG, we analysed the young midfielder’s game as part of this article highlighting six stars to watch before this past summer’s EURO U19 tournament.
Kalvin Phillips is on his way to West Ham United for the rest of the season, can he get back to playing regular first-team football under David Moyes? Remind yourselves of what he’s capable of with our scout report from his time at Leeds United.
Feyenoord are said to be keen on Auxerre right-back Paul Joly — our analysis of Christophe Pélissier’s daunting attacking outfit sheds light on Joly’s key role within the side and why the Dutch club may be so interested in signing him.
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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