Case Study: Arsenal 4-2 Tottenham Hotspur 2/12/2018

December 5, 2018 by Joshua Askew

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A North London derby between two sides in similar boats at the moment. Arsenal have fallen away in recent years and Unai Emery faces a tough job to get them back to the top, while Tottenham Hotspur have failed to invest in a squad that has performed superbly under Mauricio…

Case Study: Liverpool 5-2 Roma 24/4/2018

April 25, 2018April 26, 2018 by Joshua Askew

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Neither team really looked favourites to be here going into the quarter-finals, but here they are. Liverpool thrashed Manchester City and held strong in the second leg, while Roma staged an incredible comeback against Barcelona to fight their way through to the semis. The home side lined up in their…

Case Study: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United 5/11/2017

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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This one seemed a bit more interesting in the build-up than an away trip for a Jose Mourinho team against a bigger side should be, due to Manchester United's surprisingly attacking display at Old Trafford in April. Mourinho's lack of ambition beyond grinding out goal-less draws in the away games…

Bilardismo: Argentina at the 1986 World Cup

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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As Jorge Sampaoli prepares for a must-win game away in the altitude of Ecuador with Argentina's World Cup hopes in the balance, questions arise of what his team must do to get to Russia. Sampaoli's name was built on exciting football at Chile and Sevilla, but should he be willing…

Retrospective: Lazio 4-4 AC Milan 1999

October 6, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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Italian football has a reputation for being defensive born from its more methodical style of play and the country's general ability in defending, having a particular respect for the art in much the same way the Spanish put passing on a pedestal, yet if there was ever a time the…

Retrospective: Milan 0-1 Juventus 2005

October 13, 2015July 9, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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It may have taken the extreme depths and European embarrassments we are currently seeing for everyone to catch on to the fact that the Premier League is pretty terrible at the moment, although it's lacked real quality since 2011, but there's little greater evidence of quite how far it's fallen…

Case Study: Ufa 0-2 Dinamo Moscow 13/8/2014

August 13, 2014July 9, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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After the setback against city rivals Spartak at the weekend, Dinamo Moscow looked to get their season back on track with a trip to Premier League first-timers Ufa, who were only founded in December 2010. Exciting new signing Mathieu Valbuena made his first start in Dinamo's 3-4-1-2, while Igor Kolyvanov…

World Cup 2014: Argentina p0-0 Netherlands

July 10, 2014July 9, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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After the historic events of yesterday, this game was always likely to disappoint, but it still had plenty to offer. If the Netherlands won, they would match up in the final against arch-rivals Germany, while an Argentina win kept alive hopes of a victory on their own rivals' soil. Alejandro…

World Cup 2014: Netherlands 2-1 Mexico

June 30, 2014July 9, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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Carlos Salcido replaced the suspended Jose Vasquez in Mexico's 3-5-2, while Robin van Persie came back into the starting eleven along with Paul Verhaegh at right wing-back in the Dutch 3-4-1-2. The heat was hugely influential in the game. With each team's shape cancelling the other's out, the early portion…

World Cup 2014: Brazil p1-1 Chile

June 29, 2014July 9, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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The most anticipating clash of the last sixteen was up first, and it certainly didn't disappoint. The hosts squaring up against the most exciting team of the group stages. Brazil have been using something between a 4-2-3-1 and a 4-4-2 throughout the first stage, yet here it was much closer…

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