Lucas Leiva
Lucas Leiva arrived on Merseyside as the hottest property from Brazil. At 20, he had captained Gremio […]
Case Study: Fulham 1-4 Man City 21/11/2010
A potentially perfect or awful game for Roberto Mancini depending on the result. With just one […]
Liverpool’s new-look old-fashioned defence
In 1973, Liverpool exited the European Cup to Miljan Miljanic’s Red Star Belgrade. Having lost the […]
Rule of Three
We take a look at some interesting tridentes.
Case Study: Lech Poznan 3-1 Man City 4/11/2010
A Europa League tie against 14th-placed Lech Poznan (in the 16 team Ekstraklasa) looked the perfect […]
What’s your ideal 5-a-side team?
The internet has opened up a huge range of potential options for the football fan. Within minutes […]
Manchester United vs. Chelsea: Game Theory, a Basque economist and John Terry’s tears
The general feeling surrounding Chelsea’s 2008 Champions League run is that it was done in spite […]
Catenaccio Revisited: Herrera’s Inter
You can’t help but feel sorry for Inter. For one of the biggest clubs in Italy, […]
Case Study: Republic of Ireland 2-3 Russia 8/10/2010
The Republic of Ireland headed into the game thinking they had an excellent chance of putting […]
5 Great Last Minute Goals
It's well known that teams are likely to score late on due to tiredness, and yet it never ceases to amaze us when it happens. We take a look at 5 great examples.
Case Study: Zenit St. Petersburg 6-1 Saturn Moscow 25/9/2010
Zenit continued their seemingly unstoppable march towards the Russian Premier league title with a 6-1 rout […]
How many players can get away with not defending?
There are few things more loathed in football than the lazy player. Often construed as arrogant, […]