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LATEST
See the latest posts in each category listed below.
TEAM & MANAGER ANALYSES
- Why Alfred Schreuder would be the perfect Ten Hag replacement
- I will change your mind about automatisms
- Nathan Jones – Luton Town – Tactical Analysis
- David Moyes – West Ham United – Tactical Analysis (2021-22)
- Solving Manchester United’s defensive concerns
- Assessing Manchester United’s future centre-back options
- How Crystal Palace shocked Arsenal – Match Analysis
- Tactical Thinker: How would you solve Manchester United’s defensive concerns?
- Costa Rica 1-0 Canada – Match Analysis
- Ralf Rangnick – Manchester United – Tactical Analysis
- Oliver Glasner – Eintracht Frankfurt – Tactical Analysis
- What Jesse Marsch will bring to Leeds United
- Juan Reynoso – Cruz Azul – Tactical Analysis
- Erik Ten Hag – Ajax Tactics – Ebook
- How Southampton’s attacking transitions vary between phases of the game
- Why Manchester United should play 3-4-1-2
- Domenico Tedesco – RB Leipzig – Tactical Analysis
- Analyzing Barcelona’s attacking brilliance vs. Atletico
- Why Dortmund are so bad in defensive transitions
- Canada 2-0 USA – Match Analysis
- Jurgen Klopp – Liverpool – Tactical Analysis (2021-22 Edition)
- Urs Fischer – Union Berlin – Tactical Analysis
- Dean Smith – Norwich City – Tactical Analysis
- Steven Gerrard – Aston Villa – Tactical Analysis
- Eddie Howe – Newcastle United – Tactical Analysis
- Jose Mourinho – AS Roma – Tactical Analysis – with Edward Stratmann
- Xavi Hernandez – FC Barcelona – Tactical Analysis
- Bruno Lage – Wolves – Tactical Analysis
- How to beat a low-block like Antonio Conte’s Spurs
- Graham Potter – Brighton & Hove Albion – Tactical Analysis (2021-22)
- Antonio Conte – Tottenham Hotspur – Tactical Analysis
- Our Ten Most Popular Analyses of 2021
- Wolves 0-0 Chelsea – Tactical Analysis – Bruno Lage’s Defensive Masterclass
- What’s Wrong With Adi Hütter’s Monchengladbach – Tactical Analysis
- Mikel Arteta – Arsenal – Tactical Analysis (2021-22 Edition)
- Marco Rose – Borussia Dortmund – Tactical Analysis
- Christian Streich – SC Freiburg – Tactical Analysis (2021-22 Edition)
- Bruce Arena – New England Revolution – Tactical Analysis
- John Herdman – Canada – Tactical Analysis
- Why Daniel Farke Paid the Price for Abandoning ‘Farkeball’ at Norwich City
- Patrick Vieira – Crystal Palace – Tactical Analysis
- West Ham United 3-2 Liverpool – Tactical Analysis – How Moyes’ Men Claimed Victory
- What Antonio Conte will bring to Tottenham Hotspur – Tactical Analysis
- Tottenham 0-3 Manchester United – Tactical Analysis – Ole’s New Formation
- Pep Guardiola – Manchester City – Tactical Analysis (2021-22 Edition)
- What Newcastle fans can expect of Paulo Fonseca and his tactics
- Julian Nagelsmann – Bayern Munich – Tactical Analysis
- Luciano Spalletti – Napoli – Tactical Analysis
- What’s gone wrong for Jesse Marsch at Leipzig? – Tactical Analysis
- Dortmund grind out win, but remain terrible in transition – Match Analysis
- Quick Take: Tottenham’s tactical tweaks are a subtle genre switch
- Man United 5-1 Leeds – Tactical Analysis – Pogba’s Masterclass
- Tottenham 1-0 Man City – Tactical Analysis – Nuno’s First Game
- Borussia Dortmund 5-2 Eintracht Frankfurt – Tactical Analysis – Marco Rose’s First Game
PLAYER ANALYSES
- Explaining the Wide Warrior – Player Role Analysis
- Kevin de Bruyne Masterclass vs. Wolves – Tactical Analysis
- What happens to Julian Alvarez now?
- Why Erling Haaland is perfect for Manchester City
- Finding Aurélien Tchouaméni’s next club
- Canadian Premier League – Player Ratings
- Finding Obite Evan Ndicka’s next club
- What Nico Schlotterbeck will bring to Borussia Dortmund
- Explaining the Sweeper Keeper – Player Role Analysis
- Finding the next Jamie Vardy – Tactical Analysis
- Why patterns and context are so essential to analysis in football
- Explaining the Shot Stopper – Player Role Analysis
- The myth of Nick Pope’s ‘poor’ distribution
- David De Gea – Player Analysis
- Finding the next Fabinho – Tactical Analysis
- Why Thiago has been Liverpool’s second best player this season
- Why Sadio Mane’s killer instinct makes him a perfect striker
- Assessing Manchester United’s future centre-back options
- Evaluating players based on role continuity
- The real problem with Harry Maguire’s defending
- How Diogo Jota scores so many headed goals
- 6 Premier League stars who unfairly lost their place this season
- Why Dejan Kulusevski is perfect for Tottenham
- Analyzing Dortmund’s future right-back options
- Facundo Torres – Orlando City – Player Analysis
- Why Luis Diaz is perfect for Liverpool
- Why Dusan Vlahovic is perfect for Juventus
- Analyzing Europe’s best ‘Progressive Pass Receivers’
- Analyzing Dortmund’s future centre-back options
- Joelinton – Player Analysis
- Why Julian Alvarez is perfect for Manchester City
- Why Wout Weghorst is perfect for Burnley
- Conor Gallagher – Player Analysis
- Finding the next Sadio Mane – Tactical Analysis
- Finding the next Mohamed Salah – Tactical Analysis
- Finding the next Roberto Firmino – Tactical Analysis
- Why Declan Rice is perfect for Manchester United
- Why Manuel Akanji is perfect for Chelsea
- Why Raphinha is perfect for Manchester City
- Goalkeepers in the build-up – a new meaning to the ‘Sweeper Keeper’
- Why Nathaniel Phillips is perfect for West Ham United
- Why Jonathan David is perfect for Arsenal
- Fred – Manchester United – Tactical Analysis
- Man City 5-0 Norwich – Tactical Analysis – How Jack Grealish Fits
- Andre Silva set to carry on where Timo Werner left off at RB Leipzig – Player Analysis
- Leicester, Leipzig and Southampton – Finding the best fit for Matheus Pereira
- Guendouzi returning to Arsenal: is he the right fit for Arteta?
- The race to sign Andre Silva – Player Analysis
- Why Denis Zakaria should be on every top club’s radar – Player Analysis
- Mahmoud Dahoud’s Revival at Borussia Dortmund – Player Analysis
- What would Ibrahima Konaté bring to Liverpool? – Player Analysis
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic – AC MIlan (2020-21) – Scout Report
- Futbol Masterminds – Aguero’s Legacy, Tuchel’s First Defeat and Liverpool’s Hot Streak
- Futbol Masterminds – UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Predictions
MATCH ANALYSES
- Chelsea 3-2 Manchester City – Women’s FA Cup Final Analysis
- Kevin de Bruyne Masterclass vs. Wolves – Tactical Analysis
- Canadian Premier League Matchday 5 – Tactical Review
- Canadian Premier League – Player Ratings
- How Cavalry’s staggered shape stunned Edmonton – Match Analysis
- Washington Spirit 2-1 OL Reign – Match Analysis
- Angel City FC 2-1 North Carolina Courage – Match Analysis
- Why patterns and context are so essential to analysis in football
- Canadian Premier League Matchday 4 – Tactical Review
- Canadian Premier League Matchday 3 – Tactical Review
- Forge FC 3-0 FC Edmonton – Match Analysis & Player Ratings
- Atletico Ottawa vs. Valour FC – Tactical Preview
- Pacific FC vs. Halifax Wanderers FC – Tactical Preview
- Forge FC vs. FC Edmonton – Tactical Preview
- York United vs. Cavalry FC – Tactical Preview
- How Brighton beat Arsenal & Spurs in a 3-5-1-1
- Why Sadio Mane’s killer instinct makes him a perfect striker
- Canadian Premier League Matchday 2 – Tactical Review
- The tactical tweaks every CPL team must make ahead of Matchday 2
- Evaluating players based on role continuity
- Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool – Tactical Analysis
- Pacific FC 2-1 Forge FC – Match Analysis
- Canadian Premier League Opening Weekend – Tactical Review
- Manchester City 1-0 Atletico Madrid: Debunking the 5-5-0
- How Crystal Palace shocked Arsenal – Match Analysis
- Why Toronto FC’s persistence with youth will ultimately come good
- Costa Rica 1-0 Canada – Match Analysis
- Cruz Azul 3-1 Forge FC – Match Analysis
- Why Dortmund should persist with the 3-4-2-1 – BVB 6-0 Gladbach – Match Analysis
- How I watch football matches for tactical analyses
- Forge FC 0-1 Cruz Azul – Match Analysis
- How Southampton used positional automatisms to gain advantages v. Man United
- Analyzing Barcelona’s attacking brilliance vs. Atletico
- Why Dortmund are so bad in defensive transitions
- Canada 2-0 USA – Match Analysis
- Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea – Match Analysis
- Goalkeepers in the build-up – a new meaning to the ‘Sweeper Keeper’
- How to beat a low-block like Antonio Conte’s Spurs
- Wolves 0-0 Chelsea – Tactical Analysis – Bruno Lage’s Defensive Masterclass
- MLS Playoff Final – Portland Timbers vs. New York City FC – Tactical Analysis
- West Ham United 3-2 Liverpool – Tactical Analysis – How Moyes’ Men Claimed Victory
- Tottenham 0-3 Manchester United – Tactical Analysis – Ole’s New Formation
- Bundesliga 2021-22 Matchday 9 – Tactical Review
- Bundesliga 2021-22 Matchday 8 – Tactical Review
- Bundesliga 2021-22 Matchday 7 – Tactical Review
- The 4-4-2 Pitfall Evident in Sampdoria vs Napoli [Quick Take]
- Bundesliga 2021-22 Matchday 6 – Tactical Review
- Bundesliga 2021-22 Matchday 5 – Tactical Review
- How Crystal Palace Shocked Tottenham Hotspur – Tactical Analysis
- Bundesliga 2021-22 Matchday 4 – Tactical Review
- Premier League Tactical Review – Matchday 4
- Bundesliga 2021-22 Matchday 3 – Tactical Review
- VfB Stuttgart 2-3 SC Freiburg – Match Analysis
- Dortmund grind out win, but remain terrible in transition – Match Analysis
ANALYSES BY LEAGUE
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PREMIER LEAGUE
- Explaining the Wide Warrior – Player Role Analysis
- Kevin de Bruyne Masterclass vs. Wolves – Tactical Analysis
- What happens to Julian Alvarez now?
- Why Erling Haaland is perfect for Manchester City
- I will change your mind about automatisms
- Explaining the Sweeper Keeper – Player Role Analysis
- Finding the next Jamie Vardy – Tactical Analysis
- Tactical Thinker: Picking the PFA Team of the Year
- Explaining the Shot Stopper – Player Role Analysis
- The myth of Nick Pope’s ‘poor’ distribution
- David De Gea – Player Analysis
- Finding the next Fabinho – Tactical Analysis
- David Moyes – West Ham United – Tactical Analysis (2021-22)
- Solving Manchester United’s defensive concerns
- How Brighton beat Arsenal & Spurs in a 3-5-1-1
BUNDESLIGA
- Explaining the Wide Warrior – Player Role Analysis
- Picking the Bundesliga Team of the Season (2021-22)
- Why Erling Haaland is perfect for Manchester City
- Finding Obite Evan Ndicka’s next club
- What Nico Schlotterbeck will bring to Borussia Dortmund
- Oliver Glasner – Eintracht Frankfurt – Tactical Analysis
- Analyzing Dortmund’s future right-back options
- Analyzing Europe’s best ‘Progressive Pass Receivers’
- Analyzing Dortmund’s future centre-back options
- Why Dortmund should persist with the 3-4-2-1 – BVB 6-0 Gladbach – Match Analysis
- Domenico Tedesco – RB Leipzig – Tactical Analysis
- Finding Jude Bellingham’s next club
- Why Dortmund are so bad in defensive transitions
- Urs Fischer – Union Berlin – Tactical Analysis
- Why Manuel Akanji is perfect for Chelsea
SERIE A
- Why Dusan Vlahovic is perfect for Juventus
- Analyzing Europe’s best ‘Progressive Pass Receivers’
- Serie A Observations: Juventus Quick Take Tactical Analysis
- Jose Mourinho – AS Roma – Tactical Analysis – with Edward Stratmann
- Serie A Observations: Empoli’s 4-1-3-2 vs. AC Milan (Quick Take Tactics)
- Pressing From The Front – Top 10 Centre Forwards In Europe
- 1v1x11: AC Milan 1-1 Inter Milan – [Quick Take Tactics]
- Luciano Spalletti – Napoli – Tactical Analysis
- The 4-4-2 Pitfall Evident in Sampdoria vs Napoli [Quick Take]
- What Spurs fans can expect of Paulo Fonseca and his tactics
- How fans stopped the European Super League
- Paulo Fonseca – AS Roma – Tactical Analysis
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic – AC MIlan (2020-21) – Scout Report
- Futbol Masterminds – Aguero’s Legacy, Tuchel’s First Defeat and Liverpool’s Hot Streak
- How to overcome the deep-block – Tactical Theory
canpl
- Canadian Premier League Matchday 5 – Tactical Review
- Canadian Premier League – Player Ratings
- How Cavalry’s staggered shape stunned Edmonton – Match Analysis
- Why patterns and context are so essential to analysis in football
- Canadian Premier League Matchday 4 – Tactical Review
- Explaining the Shot Stopper – Player Role Analysis
- Canadian Premier League Matchday 3 – Tactical Review
- Forge FC 3-0 FC Edmonton – Match Analysis & Player Ratings
- Atletico Ottawa vs. Valour FC – Tactical Preview
- Pacific FC vs. Halifax Wanderers FC – Tactical Preview
- Forge FC vs. FC Edmonton – Tactical Preview
- York United vs. Cavalry FC – Tactical Preview
- Canadian Premier League Matchday 2 – Tactical Review
- The tactical tweaks every CPL team must make ahead of Matchday 2
- Evaluating players based on role continuity
women’s football
- Chelsea 3-2 Manchester City – Women’s FA Cup Final Analysis
- Washington Spirit 2-1 OL Reign – Match Analysis
- Angel City FC 2-1 North Carolina Courage – Match Analysis
- 32 Greatest Canadian Women’s National Team Players of All Time
- FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 – Team of the Tournament
- FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 Team of the Group Stages
- FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 – Japan 0-2 England – Tactical Analysis
- FIFA Women’s World Cup – New Zealand 0-1 Netherlands – Tactical Analysis
- FIFA Women’s World Cup – England 2-1 Scotland – Tactical Analysis
- FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia 1-2 Italy – Tactical Analysis
- FIFA Women’s World Cup – France 4-0 South Korea – Tactical Analysis
- How Canada Could Line Up at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup
- Why a Women’s Canadian Premier League Should be the Next Step for Canada Soccer
- How the Best Managers in the World Used Formations to Gain an Advantage
- Macarena Sanchez and the Women’s Football Lawsuit in Argentina
WORLD FOOTBALL
- Why Alfred Schreuder would be the perfect Ten Hag replacement
- Erik Ten Hag – Ajax Tactics – Ebook
- Juan Reynoso – Cruz Azul – Tactical Analysis
- Erik Ten Hag – Ajax – Tactical Analysis
- Marcelo Gallardo – River Plate – Tactical Analysis
- Xavi Hernandez – Al Sadd – Tactical Analysis
- Jesse Marsch – RB Salzburg – Tactical Analysis
- How To Press Like Jessie Marsch’s Salzburg
- UEFA Champions League Final – Manchester City 0-1 Chelsea – Tactical Analysis
LA LIGA
- Analyzing Barcelona’s attacking brilliance vs. Atletico
- Xavi Hernandez – FC Barcelona – Tactical Analysis
- Can Barcelona cope with life after Messi?
- Ronald Koeman – FC Barcelona – Tactical Analysis
- Diego Simeone – Atletico Madrid – Tactical Analysis (2020-21 Edition)
- Zinedine Zidane – Real Madrid – Tactical Analysis (2020-21 Edition)
- Diego Simeone – Atletico Madrid – Tactical Analysis (2019-20 Edition)
LIGUE 1
- Finding Aurélien Tchouaméni’s next club
- Why Bruno Guimaraes is being tracked by Europe’s elite
- How LOSC Lille Won Ligue 1 – Tactical Analysis
- Pressing From The Front – Top 10 Centre Forwards In Europe
- Mauricio Pochettino – PSG – Tactical Analysis
- Kylian Mbappe – Player Analysis
- 2020-21: A year for Canadians in Europe to remember
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
- Why Toronto FC’s persistence with youth will ultimately come good
- Facundo Torres – Orlando City – Player Analysis
- MLS Playoff Final – Portland Timbers vs. New York City FC – Tactical Analysis
- Bruce Arena – New England Revolution – Tactical Analysis
- The Most Popular Formations in MLS [Quick Take]
- CF Montreal 4-2 Toronto FC – Tactical Analysis
- Should Major League Soccer adopt a promotion-relegation system?
world cup 2022
- How Canada used the 4-4-2 to success in World Cup Qualifying
- Costa Rica 1-0 Canada – Match Analysis
- Canada 2-0 USA – Match Analysis
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