Good morning analysis fans and welcome to the #TFAFriday newsletter – full of analysis, scouting and tactics. Fill up on your football knowledge – follow the Total Football Analysis page and be part of the squad that want more than just a match report.
This week, Rui Martins looks closely at the two worlds of Gabriel Martinelli – the freedom of Diniz’s relationism versus his fixed role in Arteta’s Arsenal system.
Fiorentina continue to impress under Vincenzo Italiano – Andrew Hanna looks at their principles, variations and flexibility in possession.
ICYMI yesterday, Alexandra Hunt looked at the EFL Championship promotion battle – teams are starting to find ways of combatting Leicester City and that approach gets explained in full.
Austrian Andreas Wieland is leading Beerschot back to the Belgian top flight – Brandon Liss talked about his tactical approach.
Fintan O’Reilly got stuck into the archives and found these pieces of interest and relevance;
Magdalena Eriksson scored the winner for FC Bayern vs PSG in the UEFA Women’s Champions League last night — check out our 2020 scout report on the Swedish defender from her time at Chelsea.
Roma dismantled Ajax to remain top of their UEFA Women’s Champions League group; we broke down why their coach, Alessandro Spugna, is one to watch in our TFA 23 for 23 January magazine special.
Wesley Fofana has returned to Chelsea training, how big of a boost will his return be for Mauricio Pochettino’s side? Revisit our 2020 player analysis of the Frenchman from his time at Saint-Étienne.
According to reports, Hugo Ekitiké may be on his way out of PSG soon, check out how he rose to prominence with Reims back in 2021/22 via our player analysis piece.
And that’s it for this week – we’ll be back on Monday with more pieces old and new about everything analysis in the football world.
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