How Sevilla ended Mourinho’s unbeaten run in European finals, Edward Still’s journey from analyst to head coach + what Poch at Chelsea could look like
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In his first-ever interview in English, Edward Still joined Adam Scully on this week’s TFA Podcast talking about his journey from video analyst to Head Coach – this is 100% worth an hour of your time today
Jose Mourinho’s unbeaten streak in European Finals came to an end on Wednesday as Sevilla continued their domination of the Europa League – Joe Payne has a match analysis of the game
Pochettino has been confirmed as the new manager of Chelsea, taking over on July 1st – Luis Kircher looks at how his traditional tactical approach could have an immediate impact on the expensively-assembled squad
In Argentina, San Lorenzo find themselves in second place as they near the halfway point in the season – Sakhu Mpoko explains their defensive set-up which has given them the foundation on which to build
Thorsten Fink has been appointed as coach of Sint-Truiden – Brandon Liss looks at what that could mean for the Belgian side tactically
Loucas Sialis has a tactical preview of tomorrow’s FA Cup Final
Yesterday, we launched our Euro U21 Tactical Preview Magazine – in our latest edition of the digital magazine read by thousands of people in the professional game each month, we tactically preview all 16 nations in the tournament with five full data-driven articles looking at players you should keep an eye on along with 5x data viz shorts for you to enjoy.
This preview magazine is 198 pages – it’s a beast, but with it you will understand how each team attacks, how they defend, what they do in between and their key players.
Each of our analysts will put their neck on the line and tell you where they think each country will get to during the tournament – who will win the whole thing?
You can get your copy immediately by becoming a TFA member for just €5.99 a month now – along with our monster monthly magazine you get a second TFA Scouted magazine mid-month, where we tell you about 20+ under-the-radar talents. You also get 40+ articles a month delivered daily on the websites. On top of that you get access to the archives of 8,000+ tactical, data and scouting analysis articles from the last five years
Chelsea have rejected a £30 million bid for Levi Colwill according to reports – read our scout report to see why the Blues are keen on keeping the talented central defender
Magdalena Eriksson has signed for Frauen Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich – read our scout report from when the Swedish defender was plying her trade with WSL champions Chelsea
Lauren James has extended her contract with Chelsea, keeping her at the club until 2027 – we have an analysis of the attacker’s role under Emma Hayes
Phil Neville has been dismissed from his role as head coach at Inter Miami – we previously looked at Neville’s tactical problems with the MLS side
And all this will keep you going until next week – come and join the squad!
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