Tactics
How Arsenal Build Through Pressure
Arteta's side have quietly become one of Europe's best at playing out against an aggressive press. Here's the structure behind it.
Tag: Build-up Play
6 articles
Match Analysis
Real Madrid 3-2 Atletico Madrid: Arbeloa’s Derby, Simeone’s Gap, and the Player Nobody Saw Coming
Atletico targeted the Rudiger-Fran Garcia channel all night. Real Madrid survived a red card, two comebacks, and a 93rd-minute save to win a derby that had everything.
Tactics
Barcelona’s 102-Goal Season: Anatomy of Flick’s Attack
Barcelona are about to win La Liga having scored at a rate not seen in years. The attacking blueprint behind the goals is worth studying.
Opinion
The Inverted Full-Back Has Quietly Conquered Football
From a Guardiola experiment to a league-wide default in a few short years. A look at how the full-back became a midfielder and what it solved.
Tactics
Arne Slot’s Liverpool: Evolution, Not Revolution
Replacing Klopp was always going to be impossible. Slot's early Liverpool suggests a subtle shift rather than a teardown, and it might just work.
Tactics
Real Madrid Without a Striker: How Bellingham Changed the Shape
Carlo Ancelotti's Madrid spent the season without a recognised number nine and barely noticed, thanks to one Englishman arriving late in the box.