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A lot of the talk post-City vs Liverpool was around Trent Alexander-Arnold, however Andrew Hanna believes Virgil van Dijk’s taming of Erling Haaland proves the Dutchman is back to his best – he explains why in detail.
Set-piece specialist Karim El-Shesheiny says an outswinging corner aimed at the near post has a high chance of catching the defence off-guard – he goes into detail in his weekly column.
Last week, Jack Manship dipped into England’s National League to call out some data-driven talent – this week, he goes a level lower to find players in the North/South divisions that are destined for a higher level of football.
ICYMI yesterday, in his latest theory piece, Coach Scott Martin looked at how to coach creating counterattacking situations from a mid-block using examples from Napoli, Osasuna, Real Madrid and more.
No doubt you are aware that the CONCACAF Central American Cup Final is soon upon us – Beth Limb had a full tactical preview of how Alajuelense’s dominant attack will play versus Real Esteli’s adaptable defence.
In his weekly column, Fintan O’Reilly looked at some managers coaching in our Tier 2 grouping who are ready to step up to the Tier 1 leagues.
From the archives, we have;
Joshua Zirkzee scored his fifth goal of the 2023/24 Serie A campaign last night to help Bologna defeat Torino 2-0 — we broke down the FC Bayern academy product’s game back in 2021.
Nahuel Molina is reportedly set to sign a new long-term deal with Atlético Madrid — have you been impressed by his performances this season? Check out our 2022 scout report analysing the Argentinian right-back in detail.
Florian Wirtz is reportedly top of FC Bayern’s transfer wishlist for 2024 or 2025, though Bayer Leverkusen will demand a high transfer fee. We looked into why he may have been Europe’s best teenage talent back in 2021.
Jorge Sampaoli is said to be a candidate for Boca Juniors manager depending on the results of their next elections — we went into detail on some key aspects of his approach ahead of his 2022 move to Sevilla.
That’s it for this today – we are back at the same time tomorrow.
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