lex Stewart and MarkStats look at the last two seasons of Premier League goalkeeper passing data to analyse which keepers add attacking value or open their sides up to risk

Neel Shelat looks at how the team went from mid-table to glory, before stuttering badly, and explains how managerial appointments and transfers can make or break the period after success It’s not too often that we can accurately sum up a club’s season with the title of a much-memed...

Jamie Scott looks at two forms of counter-pressing and what teams do with them Counter-pressing in football is the act of actively pursuing the ball in a coordinated manner with the aim of regaining possession quickly after ball-loss. The upper bound of time the ball must be won back...

Mohamed Mohamed looks at two teams leveraging set pieces to perform above expectations in the Premier League

Neel Shelat looks at one of La Liga's in form sides and their unusual approach in possession

Jamie Scott analyses the Italian coach and his style of play and asks whether automatisms create more issues than they solve On the spectrum from disciplinarian tactical play to freeform styles, automatisms are the most extreme iteration of the former. Automatisms supersede even the most rigid Juego de Pocision...

Ninad Barbadikar looks at the Berlin side, who only joined the Bundesliga in 2019 for the first time but continue to impress with a functional approach German football is perhaps most recently famous for its development of Gegenpressing, and the Bundesliga is perceived as the home of Gegenpressing. Jurgen...

Neel Shelat takes a look at another Ligue 1 side doing intriguing tactical things

The Manchester United midfield is renowned for his off-the-ball work, but what does he add with the ball? Varun Vasudevan investigates

Jamie Scott analyses how goalkeepers have seen their distribution requirements increase, and how this brings them into line with another key, deep-lying position