In the next month, you have the power to vote for the Top 100 Footballers in the world. In December, I'll then begin writing the results. This is a list of the top keepers in the world. You get to vote for ten of them. The keepers with the most votes will be included in the list. Those that are further down the top ten might be included based on number of votes in relation to other positions. Thanks for voting!
In the next month, you have the power to vote for the Top 100 Footballers in the world. In December, I'll then begin writing the results. This is a list of the top keepers in the world. You get to vote for ten of them. The keepers with the most votes will be included in the list. Those that are further down the top ten might be included based on number of votes in relation to other positions. Thanks for voting!
Just over four years ago, I wrote How I watch football matches for tactical analyses. Since then, I've done a significant amount of work for professional clubs, coaches, and players. Much of my approach has stayed the same, but as time evolves, so does knowledge, expertise and systems. So I thought now seemed like as good of a time as any to detail what's changed and evolved over the last four years. Here is how I watch football matches for my tactical analyses, and how you can too!
Rest-defense continues to evolve with the best teams in the modern game. It's become so much more than just what happens behind the ball. It's also much to do with the structures and shapes teams use at the very back-end of their possession in the attacking half. As you will see, "resting" players aren't really resting at all. Here is how the best teams in the world use their rest-defense to create chances.
Pressing was all the rage from the late 2010's to the early 2020's. Some of the most successful teams across that period played a "high-pressing" game, including Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. But today, press and possess styles of play have started to die out. Brighton have been the best example of a team deploying a press and possess system in the Premier League this season. But they are one of only a few. For those that might be working in coaching environments or just studying how a team like Brighton become so successful at such an intense approach, here are some of the most important details.
This season, the Portuguese playmaker has been underwhelming to say the least. On paper, Bruno's start to the season looks okay. He's scored 3 goals with 1 assist inside those 7 matches, and he's still producing a high output when it comes to things like line-breaking passes, accurate long passes, and shots. Unfortunately, stats like these only tell one side of the story.
Always playing on the edge, getting in the face of the opponents, and dancing his way through celebrations, Cunha is the fighting spirit that can bring United out of a slump.
The Premier League is known for being the most demanding, competitive league in the world. But that has never stopped the world's best young players from gaining substantial minutes on the field. It's not just other European leagues where young players can learn their trade before making a big move to one of Europe's elite. They can start right at the very top too, and even make their mark at some of the biggest clubs in the world. With so many standout young players to start the season, I wanted to analyze three of the best. Here are the standout U23 players to start the 2026-27 season.
