Bayern put to the test by Schalke

The second match day of the Bundesliga opened with a high-calibre meeting between Schalke and Bayern. The home side were aiming to make up for a hesitant start against Frankfurt, while the reigning champions entered the match on the back of a comfortable win against Werder. They understood that their next opponent would pose a bigger challenge and adjusted their…

Grace Saville

Should referees take a tougher stance on penalty box holding at set-pieces?

Penalty box holding is a contentious issue that has reared it’s head again this weekend. Branislav Ivanovic felt he should have had a penalty for holding in the first half having been wrestled to the ground where otherwise he’d probably have headed a free-kick in. From the same free-kick John Terry was also being wrestled to the ground to nullify…

Audrey Mitchell

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
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The Evolution Of The Modern Goalkeeper

The role of the goalkeeper has undoubtedly changed over the years. A look back to the 80′s makes this plain to see. A time where Neville Southall was considered one…

Audrey Mitchell