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Arne Slot's team are not afraid to go long. If you want to press man-to-man, they will bypass the press. Low risk, high reward. Tactically, the players recognise this. Here, Tren...
✍️ AC Milan revealed to Real Madrid how to progress through Atalanta's aggressive man-to-man press. AC Milan used rotations in midfield to manipulate Atalanta players and free the...
Manchester United were flawlessly coached from a tactical perspective against Crystal Palace. This was one of the very first times Erik ten Hag's team controlled the game with AND...
City used a 2-3 build-up with both fbs inverting alongside the dm on Monday. But instead of using the cbs narrow to create the standard triangles you’d associate with that shape, C...
Last night we spent the entire game analysing every move, scan, & pass from Phil Foden. This is what we found. 🧠 https://t.co/t4owSlBNtf
I haven’t got any serious opinions on Matthijs de Ligt — will defer to the Bayern & Dutch analysts. — I think this closes Maguire’s chapter at United. — Yet, as a value-exchange...
My brief thoughts on every DGW34 team. (A SHORT THREAD) #FPL #FPLCommunity https://t.co/fin2LHco9g
We have to be careful when talking about Jackson, if we overestimate a player too much he’ll be overly criticised when he doesn’t reach the levels some think he can, a good value f...
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal vs FC Porto “We Always Play” [THREAD] https://t.co/XKunx6EBa7
Why did Chelsea falter in the 2nd half against Brentford? A very worrying trend Thread
Erik ten Hag's tenure at Manchester United taught me that overly fluid build-up structures do not work. A thread 🔻 https://t.co/hBi0hf70kr
A disappointing 2-2 draw against Mallorca saw Barcelona fail to extend their lead at the top of the table Why did Barcelona struggle a lot against Mallorca ? THREAD ~ https://t...
GW 4 Thread 🧵 - Fixture to target - Midfielders - Player to keep - Tips - Captaincy - Differentials - Wildcard - My team #FPL | #FPLCommunity https://t.co/bVSOihakcU
GAMEWEEK 1 - MEGA-THREAD 🧵 Everything you need to know in one thread ⬇️ 📌 Fixture runs to target 📌 Structure 📌 Key players 📌 Captaincy 📌 My current draft I post a similar thread...
part of the reason why Pep doesn't like duel-engagements particularly after possession-loss is that his containment approach to counterpressing is ESSENTIAL to the subsequent techn...
Guardiola explained why it will be difficult for Manchester City against Inter tonight when Henry asked him about their 5-3-2 structure: "With five [at the back] they are wide. Whe...
A sign of elite coaching is fluid rigidity. That means specific spaces on the pitch are consistently occupied, but many different players occupy those zones across the entirety of...
Barcelona-Manchester United: Tactical Analysis (a thread) https://t.co/omuKT7TOah
Traditionally, the role of a fullback was preventing spaces between the back four which the opposition could exploit. Trent has been doing that but what makes him a special right...
Juanma Lillo: The professor who stopped teaching How his article for The Athletic and his tactics at Al Sadd are leading a philosophical revolution in football.🧵 https://t.co/kFcr...
Pablo Gavi, The Relevance. One of the most commonly asked questions in the football world is "what makes Gavi crucial to the system, what does he have/gives" There is no magic form...
It was very clear how Morocco was going to play against Spain. Luis Enrique had made his plan accordingly. It could’ve worked on another day, but it failed this time. The frame bel...
Brighton-Chelsea: Tactical Analysis (a thread) - Brighton utilising the spaces out wide left by Chelsea's lack of cover for the back three - Brighton's excellent pressing and ear...
🔎 Thread - the process of Liverpool’s decline did not start this season. This has been several years in the making & a common theme of Klopp being left short in the transfer market...
