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Fintan O’Reilly flips France for Finland as he goes deep into the approach of Stevie Grieve of SJK for his weekly column – the benefits of being tactically flexible.
Luis Kircher gets into the data and calls out three U23 talents breaking through in Austria.
In his weekly column, Marcel Seifeddine looks at Feyenoord and how preparation can lead to set-piece efficiency.
ICYMI yesterday, there are issues a-plenty at FC Basel in Switzerland and Alexandra Hunt has gone on a deep dive to explain the tactical fixes Fabio Celestini needs to employ to turn the ship around.
In Belgium, Leuven have turned to Oscar Garcia to change the course of their season – Brandon Liss explains what you can expect to see on the pitch.
In Paraguay, Libertad are on the verge of winning the championship – Rui Martins gets under the hood of their tactics and explains why they are title winners in waiting.
Then Fintan spent the night trawling through the archives of 8500+ articles to hand-pick these ones for you today;
As per reports, PSG are interested in bringing Amandine Henry back to the club — a good move for all? We analysed why she’s such an effective deep-lying playmaker.
There are now three teams on 59 points atop the Brazilian Serie A, with Grêmio earning a 4-3 win over Botafogo — who are still just about hanging on to first place — last night. Luis Suárez bagged a hat-trick to help his side achieve their win; back in 2020, we took on the unenviable task of trying to replace him at Barcelona.
Toulouse earned a 3-2 win over EPL giants Liverpool in the UEFA Europa League last night; a good time, perhaps, to revisit how Redbird and former Liverpool Sporting Director Damien Comolli led a rapid recovery for the French club following their 2019/20 relegation.
Diego Simeone has penned a new deal keeping him with Atlético Madrid until June 2027 — we broke down how the Argentinian coach has revamped his side going forward this term.
And that’s it for today – we’ll be back on Monday with more pieces old and new about everything analysis in the football world.
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