Analysis
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Footballing Concepts : The Build-up Phase
The build-up phase is the foundation of the entire match. It is the tactical process of moving the ball from…
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5 Things We Learned From The Past Week’s Action
January is the month where the pretenders are ruthlessly separated from the contenders, and 2026 is proving no different. Between…
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Tac-Talk : How Barcelona Won The El Clasico
When the final whistle echoed across the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah yesterday, the scoreboard read 3–2 in…
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Setting The Stage : AFCON Final 4
With the tournament reaching its climax, The 2025 AFCON final 4 is a line up of four undisputed heavyweights. There…
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Tac-Talk : How Nigeria Beat Algeria
The 2–0 triumph of Nigeria over Algeria in the AFCON 2025 quarter-finals was a performance of such comprehensive superiority that…
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Tac-Talk : How Egypt Beat Ivory Coast
The 3–2 victory for Egypt over Ivory Coast in yesterday’s AFCON quarter-final was a performance that defied the conventional metrics…
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Footballing Concepts : Verticality
In the modern game, possession for the sake of possession is a death sentence. Possession can still be a tool…
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Structure vs Instinct
The Structure vs Instinct debate is one of football’s timeless debates. One side plays for the gasp of the crowd,…
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Footballing Concepts: The High Line
The high line is football’s most common risk, and also its most misunderstood one. It is often framed as ideological…
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Whistling At The Santiago Bernabeu : A Lesson On Tough Love
In most football stadiums, crowd support is unconditional, but at Real Madrid, it is conditional by design. Whistling at the…
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