Good morning analysis fans and welcome to the #WomensFootballWednesday 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.
Each Wednesday, we focus the newsletter on analysis of the women’s game, showcasing the recent work by our excellent women’s football analysis team.
Head of that team, David Astill, has a full breakdown of the weekend’s NWSL Final – learn how NJ/NY Gotham won the tactical battle against OL Reign to lift the title.
Two of the WSL’s more interesting teams met at the weekend – Jamie Steenberg looks at the contrasting approaches to possession taken by Liverpool and Tottenham.
Napoli Femminile have had a terrible start to the season and are in a relegation battle – Selim Ben Hmida explains their issues and that needs to change to ensure they stay in Serie A.
Fintan O’Reilly dipped into the archives to find these articles of interest;
Wolfsburg’s Ewa Pajor has been linked with PSG and Manchester United; Selim explains why she’s one of Europe’s most underrated strikers.
According to reports, Alexia Putellas is in negotiations for a new deal at Barcelona despite interest from elsewhere. Though she was injured for a large chunk of last season, she remains one of the most valuable players in the world — read back over her and Barca’s 2020/21 UEFA Women’s Champions League triumph versus Chelsea, a victory in which Putellas played a key role.
Lyon Féminin earned an astonishing 9-0 victory over Slavia Praha in the UEFA Women’s Champions League last night; Danielle van de Donk scored one and assisted two, earning the Player of the Match award — a perfect time to check out the 2019 scout report detailing her game.
And it’s confirmed, Emma Hayes will take over as USWNT coach. Read analysis on how she turned Chelsea into European giants.
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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