Hodgson’s failings are not due to his formation
Tim Palmer looks at the problems surrounding the 4-4-2 formation.
What The Stats Tell Us: England 0-0p Italy 24/6/2012
All statistics are from InStat Football. 1) Andrea Pirlo ran the game Post-match the focus was […]
Case Study: Czech Republic 1-0 Poland 16/6/2012
In a tense match bereft of quality, the result was decided by Poland’s main flank: the […]
Case Study: Poland 1-1 Russia 12/6/2012
As the battles between fans outside the stadium threatened to steal the headlines, Franciszek Smuda and […]
Ones to watch at Euro 2012
We look at some of the lesser-known figures that could excite spectators.
Euro retrospective: West Germany 1972
Given the prickly history of the country, it’s not exactly surprising that the German national team […]
Hiddink’s Russia
Going into Euro 2008, Guus Hiddink was under pressure in Russia. He had taken over the […]
Graham Taylor vs Gazza
Kurt Cobain; Ernest Hemingway; Lord Byron; Sylvia Plath; Vincent van Gogh; Virginia Woolf. History is full […]
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 […]