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For much of Sunday’s AFCON final it looked like Nigeria would be victorious – however, Emerse Fae’s tactical turnarounds saw Ivory Coast lift the trophy – Karim El-Shesheiny explains what changed and why.
Jack Manship looks at Sheffield United’s January transfer activity to decide whether it was enough to mount a serious survival bid in the Premier League.
ICYMI yesterday, Fintan O’Reilly 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 looked at three central defenders poised for first team football in the future.
And staying with centre backs, Coach Kevin Martin was back with some build-up tips that all budding defenders need to know.
From the archives, Fintan suggests;
Conor Gallagher scored two as Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park last night. Are we seeing the best of Gallagher for the Blues this season? We looked into that back in December.
After much speculation around his future, 21 y/o holding midfield prospect Federico Redondo is on his way to Inter Miami in the MLS. Read all about the future star.
Piotr Zieliński is on his way to Inter from Napoli as a free agent this summer. Our 2020 scout report broke down his vital role for Napoli after four Diego Armando Maradona Stadium seasons at the time! How big of a loss will he be to their Serie A rivals?
Takefusa Kubo has penned a new long-term deal at Real Sociedad, keeping him at the club until June 2029. We looked into how Kubo, his compatriot Kaoru Mitoma and how they can help us learn more about 1v1 attacking in an analysis.
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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