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Why Philippe Coutinho should play as a number 10 12 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
This is a fairly brief piece as I haven't done one for a while. Unlike usual, it's pretty much an opinion piece. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Stoke v Liverpool analysis 27 Dec 2012 | 08:13 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE Yet another sign of inconsistency from Liverpool. The comfortable 4-0 thrashing of Fulham seems a long time ago and Wednesday night's performance...
Looking at Man City's 'zonal marking' 7 Nov 2012 | 04:02 am
Over the past few weeks, zonal marking has again taken a bit of battering. Only on Saturday, Jamie Redknapp was readily criticising use of the system during Man United's win over Arsenal, even though ...
Man City 1-1 Dortmund - Away side dominate but don't win 4 Oct 2012 | 02:59 am
Man City started with both Aguero and Dzeko up front, combined with Silva and Nasri in the wide positions. Nastasic started at the back. Dortmund set out closer to a 4-5-1 shape with Gotze on the rig...
Everton 2-2 Newcastle: Pardew's changes get draw 18 Sep 2012 | 03:00 am
Everton as the home side started with a 4-2-3-1 shape. New signing Mirallas played on the right while Fellaini played behind Jelavic up front. Newcastle started with Demba Ba only on the bench, with ...
Analysis of Spain 1-1 Italy 11 Jun 2012 | 02:54 am
Italy lined up with a back three of Chiellini, Bonucci and De Rossi that converted into a back five when they were pushed back. Balotelli and Cassano started up front for Prandelli's side. Spain star...
Analysis of Germany 1-0 Portugal 10 Jun 2012 | 05:59 am
Germany started in a 4-2-3-1 with Khedira and Schweinsteiger as the two midfielders. Podolski and Muller played in the wide positions with Ozil behind Gomez in the middle. Portugal went with a 4-3-3 ...
Russia 4-1 Czech Republic - analysis 9 Jun 2012 | 04:31 pm
Russia started in a 4-3-3 formation, with Denisov playing just in front of a back four of Anyukov, Berezutski, Ignashevic and Zhirkov. Zyryanov and Shirokov, playing in midfield, supported the front t...
Barcelona's use of spare man to expose Athletic's marking 29 May 2012 | 01:05 am
Pep Guardiola's final game as coach of Barcelona ended in a good 3-0 win against Marcelo Bielsa's Athletic Bilbao and his fourteenth trophy in four years in charge. The intensity, the speed of passing...
Brief analysis of Atletico Madrid 3-0 Athletic Bilbao 10 May 2012 | 09:39 am
Falcao and Diego took their chances brilliantly to win the Atletico Madrid's second Europa League in three years. Atletico Madrid started with a 4-2-3-1 that dropped deep into a 4-5-1/4-1-4-1 shape d...
