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: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Manchester City 25/8/2018

August 26, 2018 by Joshua Askew

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Manchester City looked to maintain their 100% record as they defend their Premier League title, while Wolverhampton Wanderers are still looking for their first win in the top division after storming their way to the top of the Championship last season. Nuno Espirito Santo set up his side in a…

Case Study: AS Roma 3-0 Barcelona 10/4/2018

April 16, 2018April 17, 2018 by Joshua Askew

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Having lost the tie in Barcelona, Roma's hopes looked dead and buried, even if they did manage an away goal. Eusebio Di Francesco switched his team to a 3-4-3 shape, while Ernesto Valverde continued with Barcelona's narrow 4-4-2. Roma started the game pressing high up on Barcelona's defence. Edin Dzeko…

Case Study: Netherlands 0-1 England 23/3/2018

March 25, 2018 by Joshua Askew

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With England fans preparing with Amsterdam's police force for their inevitable losses to Russian hooligans at the World Cup, England also began their warm-up for the summer on the pitch. Gareth Southgate set out his team in a 3-5-2 shape, with Kyle Walker playing as an outside centre-back in the…

Video: Antonio Conte at Chelsea Tactics

March 19, 2018 by Joshua Askew

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An analysis of the tactics used by Antonio Conte at Chelsea.

Case Study: Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea 25/2/2018

February 25, 2018February 28, 2018 by Joshua Askew

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Having exchanged barbed comments throughout the season, this game was unsurprisingly billed as a grudge match between Jose Mourinho and his successor at Chelsea Antonio Conte, but both men have bigger things to concern themselves with currently. Both left far behind this season by Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, Mourinho…

Case Study: Chelsea 1-1 Barcelona 20/2/2018

February 22, 2018 by Joshua Askew

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As a club that seems to try to start rivalries with every club as they don't have any proper natural ones, it's little surprise that Chelsea are one of few clubs that seem to have roused a rivalry with a foreign one. It started over a decade ago under Jose…

Case Study: Liverpool 4-2 Hoffenheim 23/8/2017

August 24, 2017August 26, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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A questionable but not exactly negative start to the season has seen the murmurs of discontent around Liverpool grow louder. A late draw against Watford and a scraped win over Crystal Palace looked too much like the failures Liverpool supporters had seen for years not to elicit groans despite the…

Case Study: Barcelona 6-1 Paris Saint-Germain 8/3/2017

March 11, 2017August 7, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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A lot has happened since the Valentine's day massacre in Paris. Barcelona obviously endured heavy criticism; the players and Luis Enrique were booed after winning against Leganes; it's announced Enrique is leaving at the end of the season; the fans sing asking Enrique to stay; somewhere amongst that Barcelona switch…

Where do Liverpool progress from here?

November 11, 2013July 9, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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Discount football kits With all the gloomy seasons of recent years, Liverpool's current second place positioning seems like a long-awaited break in the clouds. After grinding away in mid-table, the substantial climb that's left them only behind the champions-elect a reasonable distance into the season doesn't quite add up. That…

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