Analysis

Tactical Analysis: How have Spurs set up under AVB so far?

For the past two years, Spurs have favored a 4-4-1-1 attack that used the creativity of Luka Modric and Rafa Van der Vaart in central roles and the pace of Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon in wide roles to create scoring chances. For all their creative guile and pace, however, those Spurs’ sides often amounted to little more than counter-attacking…

Butch Roberts
International

A Statistical And Tactical Look At How Good Wayne Rooney Is

England’s poor performance has led to criticism of their tactics and personnel. However, generally speaking Rooney has always escaped criticism from England fans, but is this fair? Wayne Rooney is widely considered to be England’s best player, but is he anywhere near as good as other talismanic players such as Ronaldo or Messi? Statistics In the league last season Rooney…

Grace Saville
International

Is this the worst Brazilian side to ever feature at a World Cup?

Brazil’s 7-1 loss to Germany was unprecedented for the World Cup. Conceding five first half goals brought about memories of Poland thrashing Haiti 7-0 back in 1974, when the Poles netted their first five goals within 34 minutes. Although it was the worst defeat in international games for Brazil, the only country to have played in all FIFA World Cups,…

Grace Saville
- Sponsored -
Ad imageAd image

Editor's Pick

The Rooney Rule And The Lack Of Black Managers In English Football

There has been an incredible amount of debate about whether the ‘Rooney…

Ayden Wallace
Weather
7°C
New York
clear sky
8° _ 7°
43%
6 km/h
Tue
8 °C
Wed
8 °C
Thu
8 °C
Fri
12 °C
Sat
12 °C

Follow US

Most Read

Discover Categories

International

The level playing field? Why we should boycott the UEFA U21 Championships in Israel

The situation for Palestinians in the occupied territories calls for immediate action…

Butch Roberts

What tactical changes do England need to make following their World Cup exit?

Roy Hodgson looks likely to continue as England manager following the sides…

Butch Roberts

Tactical & Statistical Analysis: Is Samir Nasri good enough for Manchester City?

Samir Nasri left Arsenal for Manchester City in the summer of 2011…

Ayden Wallace
Premier League

Does every team need a Steven Davis?

In most teams there is always a player who is regarded as…

Butch Roberts

Julian Brandt: Bayer’s Blonde Bandit

Last season, Wolfsburg sold Kevin De Bruyne for a club record £55…

Ayden Wallace

Statistical Analysis: Is Gary Cahill a good enough defender for Chelsea?

Gary Cahill was signed by Chelsea in January last year, seen by…

Ayden Wallace

With Di Maria, Blind and Falcao, how might Manchester United line-up?

The Best Front Line in Europe As an unprecedented transfer window that…

Grace Saville

How would Koke fit in at Chelsea?

Ah, transfer rumors. They’re like dandelion seeds—fluffy and light and they blow…

Monika Kemp
Show More
Create an Amazing Newspaper
Discover thousands of options, easy to customize layouts, one-click to import demo and much more.

Sponsored Content

Global Coronavirus Cases

Confirmed

65.10M

Death

6.60M

More Information: Covid-19 Statistics

Would Paul Pogba be a big waste of money for English clubs?

He was virtually anonymous at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday as Juventus crashed to a second defeat in two Serie A matches. In fact, he’s cut a frustrated figure of…

Grace Saville

Follow Writers

- Sponsored -
Ad image