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Analysis
Part 2 : Player Peaks
Strikers offer the cleanest illustration of how player peaks shift rather than vanish. The traditional arc still exists. Early career…
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Part 1 : Player Peaks
For a long time, we’ve talked about player peaks as if they were a law of nature. You hit your…
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Where xG Ends and Finishing Begins
xG was never designed to describe greatness. It was designed to describe probability. That distinction matters, because most of the…
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Footballing Concepts : The Tactical Foul
The tactical foul is often misread as a loss of discipline. In reality, it is one of the most deliberate…
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8 Key Fixtures Across Europe’s Top 5 Leagues
The second weekend of February 2026 brings a definitive slate of matches across Europe’s top five leagues, where title ambitions…
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Analysis
Scout’s Top 8 : Gameweek 25
Looking for the edge in Gameweek 25? This week’s selection is a clinical blend of high-volume shooters and the league’s…
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Analysis
Tac-talk : How Atletico Madrid Beat Real Betis
The 5–0 scoreline at the Estadio de La Cartuja suggests a mismatch and it was, as Atletico Madrid’s demolition of…
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Tac-talk : How Atalanta Beat Juventus
Atalanta’s 3–0 triumph over Juventus at the New Balance Arena was a study in the art of the clinical strike,…
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Football Concepts
Part 2 : Attackers’ Confidence
The second shift is from proactive to reactive play. Confidence lets attackers gamble, creating a tendency to attack crosses before…
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Analysis
Part 1 : Attackers’ Confidence
Confidence in an attacker is not arrogance, and it is not bravado. It is the absence of internal negotiation. When…
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