Football
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Setpieces : The Secret Weapon of the Modern Game
When Arsenal signed Nicolas Jover in 2021, few paid much attention. He was a set-piece coach ,a quiet, background figure…
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Formation in Football
For decades, fans and pundits have obsessed over formations like fashion trends, “the 4-4-2 is dead”, “everyone plays a 4-3-3…
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Part 2 : xG, A Blessing and A Curse
The biggest complaint about xG is that it focuses on the shot itself, not how it came about. A brilliant…
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Part 1 : xG, A Blessing and A Curse
Football fans have been debating the same question for decades: should we trust our eyes, or should we trust the…
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How Injuries Affect Teams, Tactics and Form.
Injuries have always affected football results, but in modern times they are even more decisive. A single absence can disrupt…
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Champions League Returns Today
The Champions League is BACK, and so is the drama, intensity, and spectacle that define European football at its peak.…
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Pressing Traps
Football has evolved far beyond simple man-marking or positional discipline. Today’s elite sides defend with choreography, not chaos, but they…
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The 6 Hardest Positions in Football
Football might look simple from the stands, twenty-two men chasing a ball, trying to score and prevent a goal, but…
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Tactics vs Mentality
When one team wins, fans start to argue. Some say it was because the manager had a better plan, others…
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Football Academies
In 2010, all three players on the Ballon d’Or podium all came from La Masia, Barcelona’s famous academy. This showed…
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