Barcelona – Atlético Madrid: Order in Chaos
On Sunday evening, the Camp Nou saw La Liga’s 21st match-week clash between Spanish giants Barcelona […]
Video: The Crushing Machine: The Pressing System of Rafa Benitez’s Valencia
In the summer of 2001, Valencia appeared to be in crisis. Having lost two Champions League […]
The Crushing Machine: Rafa Benitez’s Valencia
It really is a miracle this ever worked. When Rafael Benitez took over at Valencia, it […]
Diego Simeone’s new look Atlético Madrid
For the first time since 2014, Atlético Madrid look likely to win La Liga. They had […]
Video: Real Madrid’s third man runs against Barcelona
Real Madrid did nothing to ease their rivals’ woes as they emerged victorious in the first […]
Goal Analysis: Arturo Vidal – Barcelona 5-1 Real Valladolid 29/10/2019
If there were one main benefit to using a back five, you would expect it to […]
Goal Analysis: Kevin Gameiro – Barcelona 1-2 Valencia 26/5/2019
The move has more than a little in common with Barcelona’s way of attacking. Valencia have […]
Goal Analysis: Pablo Sarabia – Atletico Madrid 1-1 Sevilla 12/5/2019
Sevilla spread the ball out from the right to Aleix Vidal on the left wing and […]
Goal Analysis: Philippe Coutinho – Villarreal 4-4 Barcelona 2/4/2019
The move starts with Barcelona having possession in Villarreal’s half, however the hosts are in a […]
What went wrong at Real Madrid for Julen Lopetegui?
With the benefit of hindsight Julen Lopetegui’s tenure looked doomed from the start. The job only […]
Case Study: Barcelona 5-1 Real Madrid 28/10/2018
The first Clasico since 2007 without Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Neither side have set the […]
Case Study: Sevilla 3-0 Real Madrid 26/9/2018
Real Madrid looked to take advantage of Barcelona’s loss earlier in the day against Levante to […]