Case Study: Liverpool p2-2 Chelsea 14/8/2019

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 by Joshua Askew

Joshua Askew

The European Super Cup was played out by two English sides for the first time in its history. Champions League winners Liverpool were set up by manager Jurgen Klopp in their usual 4-3-3 formation, with Adrian filling in for the injured Alisson Becker, Joel Matip coming into the centre of…

Restrospective: Barcelona 1-2 Liverpool 2007

Retrospective: Barcelona 1-2 Liverpool 2007

July 28, 2019July 28, 2019 by Joshua Askew

Joshua Askew

Liverpool's comeback over Barcelona on their way to their sixth European Cup is likely to overshadow all other clashes between the two clubs for the forseeable future. Lionel Messi's performance in the first leg is pretty much already wiped from the memory, the control of Barcelona's signature passing style in…

Goal Analysis: Marcus Rashford – Manchester United 4-0 Leeds United 17/7/2019

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 by Joshua Askew

Joshua Askew

Some clever ball manipulation allowed Marcus Rashford to score in Manchester United's pre-season friendly against rivals Leeds. United break at Leeds' defence, getting three attackers running at Leeds' backline. With Leeds' centre-backs protecting the centre, Scott McTominay passes the ball on to Rashford to his left. United attack 3 against…

Goal Analysis: Alex Morgan – England Women 1-2 United States Women 2/7/2019

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 by Joshua Askew

Joshua Askew

The United States' winning goal came from some fairly basic defensive errors by England's full-back. The move starts with the United States attacking down the right, but they move the ball back to the centre-backs and switch play out to Christen Press on the left flank. The United states attack…

Goal Analysis: Fernando Torres – Spain 1-0 Germany 29/6/2019

Goal Analysis: Fernando Torres – Spain 1-0 Germany 29/6/2008

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 by Joshua Askew

Joshua Askew

Fresh off the back of a debut season in England where he took the Premier League by storm, Fernando Torres was one of the favourites in all the safe sportsbooks to be top scorer at Euro 2008. That honour fell to his strike partner David Villa, however it was Torres…

Goal Analysis: Mana Iwabuchi – Japan Women 2-1 Scotland Women 14/6/2019

June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 by Joshua Askew

Joshua Askew

One of the reasons often given for not watching women's football is the low quality of its goalkeeping. This is at least an improvement over the suggestion that all the play is of low quality, which tends to ring hollow when it comes from the same people who would describe…

Goal Analysis: Eugenie Le Sommer – France Women 4-0 South Korea Women 7/6/2019

June 8, 2019June 9, 2019 by Joshua Askew

Joshua Askew

A well-organised bit of pressing saw France take an early lead in their opening match of the World Cup on home soil. South Korea have the ball and France have retreated into a narrow 4-4-2 shape, making it difficult for the Koreans to pass into midfield without being surrounded by…

Goal Analysis: Naim Sliti – Dijon FCO 3-1 RC Lens 2/6/2019

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 by Joshua Askew

Joshua Askew

Two awful mistakes by Jeremy Vachoux ensured Dijon FCO would remain in Ligue 1 for another season, however Lens didn't cover themselves in glory for the opening goal either. The move starts with Mounir Chouiar passing to Jean-Ricner Bellegarde. The ball bounces though and Bellegarde is unable to control it,…

Case Study: Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Liverpool 1/6/2019

June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 by Joshua Askew

Joshua Askew

A Liverpool side looking to avenge their loss in the final last year and a Tottenham side looking to win their first ever European Cup landed in Madrid, both seeking to make history. There were no surprises in Liverpool's line-up, with Jurgen Klopp going for his usual 4-3-3 formation and…

Case Study: Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal 29/5/2019

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 by Joshua Askew

Joshua Askew

What should have been the peak of both finalists' seasons ended up overshadowed in the run-up to this game by off-field factors. Difficulties in even making it to Baku meant that neither team managed to sell their paltry ticket allocations, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan opted not to travel due to concerns…

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