Categories World Cup 2022 I didn't like France’s change to a 4–5–1 vs Morocco High pressing US leaves defensive CBs vulnerable to Netherlands’ counter-attack International Teams I didn't like France’s change to a 4–5–1 vs Morocco Premier League Newcastle's dominance in the wide-areas force PSG into playing line-breaking passes The Battle of the High Lines and Aston Villa's far-side weakness Erling Haaland's explosive turn-and-shoot technique Watch the defender's hips and opposite foot when Jeremy Doku dribbles Kai Havertz at left-back click-bait Roberto De Zerbi is a mirage The weight of Chelsea's inexperience is on Thiago Silva and Raheem Sterling's shoulders Manchester City don't take risks when they defend One of the closest Premier League races in recent history Tottenham needs Dejan Kulusevski in the middle of the pitch Sean Dyche has a chat with Dele Alli about Everton's direct play Jack is back, central Football should be the focus, not VAR Chelsea are faster, why did Tottenham use such a high line Manchester City's slow buildup deep counters Bournemouth's low block Arsenal could have walked away with the league Boss Not Playing Like Champions Manchester City target Johnny Evans and Victor Lindelof Predictable Chelsea Every team needs players like Kalvin Phillips Quicksand Bassey gifts Tottenham two goals Liverpool are static and lethargic A beautiful accident Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Jack Grealish is frustrating Chelsea's space invaders Tottenham's advanced inverted full-backs Arsenal and Manchester City's out-of-possession battle Ruben Dias knows how to play like Rodri The battle for the center of the pitch between Lens and Arsenal Aston Villa using physicality to stop-start Brighton Rhythm, size of squads, and the schedule You need to play a striker in on goal to score 14:38 14:34 14:25 15:52 Arsenal's thicket 20:54 09:14 Brighton move without thinking 18:50 17:35 15:44 13:22 12:05 11:36 10:26 10:23 10:05 09:47 09:36 Matheus Nunes' strengths in one play 21:21 19:02 16:01 15:32 15:20 14:38 12:26 12:16 12:00 11:10 08:05 17:55 We don't train 17:10 15:06 How Andre Onana should play out against a passive counter-press 18:32 17:46 Manchester City's constant triangles 16:43 Chelsea need to target the center of the box 15:36 09:44 13:52 12:15 11:10 10:29 10:08 09:34 09:12 09:06 09:01 Brighton's beautiful team goal 19:44 12:45 12:18 12:01 11:07 09:31 08:04 07:53 08:53 13:01 17:50 17:42 17:39 16:29 Why did Manchester United leave Declan Rice free? 09:04 10:26 14:03 09:59 20:34 10:18 14:48 13:56 13:32 13:04 12:56 12:36 11:56 11:44 10:41 09:46 09:16 Burnley sit too deep and overcommit to the ball carrier 19:23 19:17 18:35 18:00 15:21 14:41 14:23 14:04 10:35 20:14 15:44 15:38 08:57 08:46 08:42 16:39 15:50 10:01 One example of patience by Nicolas Jackson 18:34 10:26 07:36 20:03 19:12 18:30 17:07 18:54 15:18 14:45 12:09 Matip's positioning leads to a Newcastle goal and a Liverpool red card 19:40 13:26 13:23 12:58 11:26 10:43 10:29 10:18 09:46 08:17 Arsenal's answer is Fabio Vieira 19:04 15:34 13:57 11:10 10:53 10:42 10:09 10:06 08:56 08:40 Chelsea begin to fix timing issues 18:30 16:35 16:29 16:18 16:05 15:59 15:41 15:16 09:33 08:58 22:48 16:31 15:49 08:21 19:19 09:27 09:07 18:45 18:30 18:24 16:02 15:43 14:49 13:37 12:26 Phil Foden needs to keep taking risks 17:17 15:26 13:33 13:12 12:02 11:46 11:18 09:28 Liverpool's out of sync first phase 19:01 17:46 17:27 16:45 16:07 15:44 15:35 14:42 14:37 14:14 13:59 11:00 10:30 10:28 09:59 09:46 09:30 19:25 15:39 12:10 09:53 08:36 08:16 18:50 18:23 16:06 06:17 16:54 09:58 07:25 Andre Onana's weakness leaning back passing to his right 16:20 15:55 15:31 10:57 10:27 06:41 06:37 Chelsea hesitate to play Nicolas Jackson in 19:37 18:04 13:30 13:21 13:17 12:57 12:32 12:18 11:51 10:46 10:35 10:15 Partey tasked with disrupting Arsenal's ball progression 18:37 14:40 13:48 13:26 13:01 12:01 11:49 10:28 09:30 09:09 08:19 07:59 07:36 07:06 06:33 Manchester City's improved set-pieces 16:29 16:10 12:54 09:14 21:52 20:37 19:32 19:25 10:28 14:29 09:04 07:07 20:15 19:17 16:31 13:02 11:15 10:43 20:32 16:48 11:56 10:48 Bernardo Silva moves behind Akanji opening space in the half-space 17:18 17:05 14:23 14:02 13:49 13:48 13:08 12:58 12:47 12:34 12:29 12:04 11:50 10:15 09:21 08:43 20:23 16:08 18:48 12:20 08:27 07:07 Burnley's basic shape in and out of possession 12:08 09:20 07:13 Declan Rice outside of Jurrien Timber for Arsenal 21:11 14:20 13:33 13:16 13:03 08:32 07:42 07:38 16:17 13:06 08:14 07:04 19:31 11:42 08:47 Aston Villa's back-three 17:45 17:21 15:53 12:07 10:56 10:27 10:02 09:38 09:23 18:35 16:45 16:26 11:33 19:26 11:53 08:55 The Bournemouth Red-Tailed Boa 13:12 09:00 07:04 It is too humid in Asia 09:07 06:01 Is Kepa Arrizabalaga a modern goalkeeper? 12:21 Arsenal's £65m question 21:15 13:03 10:48 06:53 Kobbie Mainoo against Lyon and Arsenal 20:37 19:28 18:03 17:55 16:32 Chelsea's Youth Against Wrexham 13:20 All of the above 16:40 Ange Postecoglou's first Tottenham match Especially the time to take decisions 16:39 We took Eden Hazard for granted 22:16 18:09 17:03 Planning warm-ups with Pep Guardiola Arsenal's left midfielder experiment Mason Mount will be used like Ryan Gravenberch 12:25 Cesc Fàbregas and Manchester City’s progression to a diamond Erik Ten Hag's end goal for Man United is 2021/22 Ajax Manchester United's piston press affords Manchester City too much space centrally Jan Paul van Hecke and Levi Colwill star in Brighton's counter-press Narrow Manchester United leave space wide against Chelsea Antony is missing his signature move Newcastle made their pitch dry against Arsenal and Brighton Rodri sees everything Liverpool’s death by vertical passes The Brentford Line-Out The flaws of Manuel Akanji and Kyle Walker that cost Manchester City against Real Madrid Brighton's numerically inferior rest-defense leads to five Everton goals on the counter NASCAR Rico Lewis deserves to start regularly Manchester United are too good at maintaining numerical superiority in transition Manchester City needed more runners against West Ham Jakub Kiwior's left-side passing bias at right center-back for Arsenal Active and Waiting defenders in a flat-back-five Manuel Akanji's weak foot and bad angles at left center-back in Manchester City's 3-2 West Ham are similar to Emperor Penguins Tottenham overcomes back post run struggles to salvage point against Manchester United The space Manuel Akanji's positioning creates Arsenal is emotionally exhausted and didn’t press Manchester City How Manchester United’s man-to-man marking weakened Brighton’s buildup The large space between Tottenham’s lines for Newcastle to exploit Wolves pounce on a flat-footed Youri Tielemans and unprepared Leicester Aaron Ramsdale channels his inner David De Gea David De Gea's risky pass to Maguire facing goal costs Manchester United Liverpool's narrow 4-4-2, the space it creates with expansion and contraction Was Fred at fault for Liverpool's first goal against Man United Leandro Trossard is Jesus reincarnated for Arsenal Arsenal's wide 4-4-2 out of possession leads to open space between the lines Enzo Fernandez should not be the one to drop between the CBs in the buildup for Chelsea Man City’s 2–3 with an inverted left-back or right-back leaves them too vulnerable Zakaria’s positional movement was key to Chelsea’s fluidity vs Bournemouth La Liga Girona need more patience in defense Our idols are people Jude Bellingham, the world's best interpreter of space Real Madrid collapse on the ball rather than isolate the carrier 16:20 14:38 16:08 21:18 20:12 19:19 15:26 15:06 09:27 21:11 08:32 Barcelona’s 4-2 Build-up and 3-4-3 Diamond 17:20 17:47 12:59 Rodri sees everything The flaws of Manuel Akanji and Kyle Walker that cost Manchester City against Real Madrid Éder Militão looks tired David De Gea's risky pass to Maguire facing goal costs Manchester United Europa League 09:44 17:10 07:46 07:42 A José Mourinho time-wasting masterclass David De Gea's risky pass to Maguire facing goal costs Manchester United Bundesliga Bayern Munich don't wait 09:44 19:19 15:26 09:27 09:21 08:32 21:01 15:10 Low-Viscosity Bayern Munich What happened to Bayern Munich vs Mainz in their 3-1 loss? FA Cup 12:26 Manchester United's piston press affords Manchester City too much space centrally How Manchester United’s man-to-man marking weakened Brighton’s buildup Serie A 11:23 10:56 Inter's spatial manipulation of AC Milan 19:19 15:26 08:32 A José Mourinho time-wasting masterclass Batman and Robin Inter bulwark Aggressive Inter heavily relies on Alessandro Bastoni AC Milan tries to take advantage of Inter's aggressiveness with verticality Active and Waiting defenders in a flat-back-five Champions League It's hard for Scott McTominay to crash the box when he's 30 yards behind the play Newcastle's dominance in the wide-areas force PSG into playing line-breaking passes Jack is back, central Bayern Munich don't wait AC Milan allows PSG to walk through the midfield Champions League football at St. James' Park Control The battle for the center of the pitch between Lens and Arsenal Real Madrid collapse on the ball rather than isolate the carrier 12:26 17:55 How Andre Onana should play out against a passive counter-press 15:49 15:33 14:23 13:52 11:23 Manchester City's constant triangles 16:43 16:08 16:02 15:22 13:39 13:12 07:42 Manchester City pass their final test Inter are Brentford on steroids Manchester City's solution to restore fluidity against Real Madrid Rodri sees everything A mundane semi-final win for Inter over AC Milan AC Milan tries to take advantage of Inter's aggressiveness with verticality The flaws of Manuel Akanji and Kyle Walker that cost Manchester City against Real Madrid Active and Waiting defenders in a flat-back-five Ligue 1 Newcastle's dominance in the wide-areas force PSG into playing line-breaking passes The battle for the center of the pitch between Lens and Arsenal 10:56 19:19 15:26 21:19 Reims were too wide against Lens Brazil Serie A Fluminense’s tight 5v5 overloads Women's Champions League Barcelona Feminí's far-side pin and Patricia Guijarro's two equalizing goals Update New Watchlist U21 Newcastle's influence on Anthony Gordon is 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17:03 19:55 12:25 Women's World Cup 2023 17:06 07:52 Spain's (W) tell 20:06 19:20 Championship 14:25 The Bournemouth Red-Tailed Boa Primeira Liga 13:27 Community Shield 10:43 13:08 12:58 12:34 12:04 11:50 10:15 Eredivsie 09:04 UEFA Super Cup 15:29 Saudi Professional League 19:19 EFL Cup 14:38 14:34 14:25 12:26 One example of patience by Nicolas Jackson Sidemen All-Stars 11:49 Eredivisie 10:07
