The re-invention of Catenaccio: The evolution of defensive tactics

Attack, Attack, Attack As the tireless cliché goes: football is an art form – creative and elegant. That’s what we want it to be, anyway. Never have football teams been so heavily criticised if they didn’t exhibit The Beautiful Game in its glorious entirety. It seems passes are being praised more than goals. And as for the appreciation for a…

Monika Kemp

Seeking Out the Early Betting Value for Euro 2016

With the European domestic seasons now largely done and dusted, attention is focused on the forthcoming Euro 2016 finals in France. It looks a difficult tournament to call, with there being no real standout international team on the continent at present. As a result, there should be plenty to keep punters interested across a wide range of betting markets. There…

Butch Roberts

Tactical Analysis: Why isn’t David Moyes getting the best out of Robin van Persie?

Robin van Persie’s form hasn’t been terrible this season with him scoring 11 goals in 15 league games. However, his sulking behavior and comments regarding his teammates “getting in his way” are now throwing a bit of doubt over his future at the club. Not to mention some speculation that Moyes’ intense training methods are not helping him. Also, van…

Butch Roberts
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Julian Brandt: Bayer’s Blonde Bandit

Last season, Wolfsburg sold Kevin De Bruyne for a club record £55 million but could also regret allowing Julian Brandt to leave at youth level for Bayer Leverkusen. The German…

Ayden Wallace