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 […]
In 90: Wales – Finland
Wales v Finland: WCQ 2010 – 28/03/2009 Wales (4-1-4-1): Hennessey; Gunter; Bale; Nyatanga; Collins; Fletcher (Robinson […]
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, […]
Case Study: AC Milan 1-1 Catania 18/9/2010
After Milan’s defeat at the hands of Cesena, the reality of the task ahead of Massimiliano […]
Case Study: Birmingham 0-0 Liverpool 12/9/2010
A rather dull game by all accounts. Not that anyone should have expected much; Birmingham were […]
Case Study: Bologna 0-0 Internazionale 30/8/2010
Rafa Benitez is perhaps fortunate that Jose Mourinho had a stuttering start to his stint at […]
Case Study: Chelsea 6-0 West Brom 14/08/10
Roberto Di Matteo’s return to Chelsea didn’t go quite as well as he would have hoped […]
Case Study: England 2-2 Argentina 30/6/98
1998 was a happier time. A time when Michael Owen was a fresh-faced teenager who “could […]
Case Study: Krylya Sovetov 0 – 1 CSKA Moscow 19/7/10
A return to the Metallurg stadium for CSKA Moscow manager Leonid Slutsky was extremely comfortable. Playing […]