Sam McGuire takes a deep dive into Naby Keita’s skillset and asks if he is to be replaced at Liverpool, what is the most effective way of doing it Naby Keita was supposed to be a transformative signing for Liverpool when he joined the Reds in 2018 following an...
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Ninad Barbadikar looks at the players who could be the next to make the step up from the Primeira Liga in Portugal This summer, five Primeira Liga players made the move away from Portugal for transfer fees worth a total of £188.5m. Darwin Nunez, the highly coveted SL Benfica...
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Abdullah Abdullah looks at how Georgia Stanway, one of England’s outstanding players this summer, will fit in in southern Germany In one of the more surprising transfers of the summer, Bayern Munich announced they had signed England international Georgia Stanway at the end of last season. The former Manchester...
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Mohamed Mohamed casts an eye over Martin Terrier and asks whether his stellar last season is sustainable and translatable In terms of importance, Stade Rennais’ contribution to French football can mostly be attributed to the quality of the players who have come through their academy. Some of those names...
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Alex Stewart looks at who could play in a similar style and looks at why United want that sort of midfielder anyway “We are looking for a player who can play in the holding midfield position, but it has to be the right one. There are not many in...
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In part one of this deep dive, Abhishek Sharma looked at how Arsenal played in possession last season under Mikel Arteta. In part two, he looks at defensive approaches and set pieces Pressing & Rest Defence Off-the-ball, Arsenal are a pressing side. They press aggressively with the intention of...
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In two articles, Abhishek Sharma digs deep into Mikel Arteta’s style of play with Arsenal last season. This first part analyses their approach in possession Overview Arsenal 2020/21 2021/22 Points 61 69 League position 8th 5th Goals scored 55 61 Goals conceded 39 48 Goal difference 16 13 Arsenal’s...
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Tactical diversity often makes for interesting match-ups. Alex Stewart and Piotr Wawrzynów look at coaching styles across Europe’s top leagues What makes a league watchable? As football fans, we look for excitement and, perhaps, a degree of unpredictability. While some leagues seem to have assured winners going in to...
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James Nalton looks at how the Vancouver Whitecaps’ smart scouting has brought them recent success and laid the foundations for more Last Tuesday night, Vancouver Whitecaps won the Canadian Championship for the first time since 2015, defeating newly-star-studded Toronto FC whose team featured recent marquee signings Lorenzo Insigne and...
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Assessing the impact of goals and assists has real value. In this piece, Alex Stewart looks at creators A few weeks back, we revisited an article that Analytics FC Managing Director Jeremy Steele had written in 2019 about ‘clutch’ goalscorers. These are athletes who come up big when it...
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