A Tactical Look At The Goal Scoring ‘Support Striker’

If we scour the top scorers charts of all the European big leagues it is clear that a certain type of player is dominating the rankings, not conventional strikers but more support strikers who, with the death of the 4-4-2, have converted to the lone striker role. Clearly Messi and Ronaldo play as part of a front three, but it…

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Tactical Analysis: Where is David Silva’s best position?

David Silva is undoubtedly one of the best attacking midfielders on the planet at present. His wizardry on the ball has dealt him the name ‘el mago’ or ‘the magician’. His vision is exemplary and his use of space and time on the ball is world class. Time to time he comes up with some outrageous goals. Goals like the…

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Copa Libertadores Preview: Who will make it to the final?

As you may have noticed, the World Cup is over, and with champions Germany leaving South America crowned winners as the first Europeans to do so in these lands, South America prepares for the closing stages of its most coveted club football tournament, the Copa Libertadores. This year, the trophy will fall to the hands of a newly crowned winner,…

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Universality: How Germany and Pep Guardiola are showing us the future football game

Arrigo Sacchi, the famous Italian coach who revolutionized Italian football suggested that…

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

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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…

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