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In the ever evolving game of football, player roles change depending on the style the coach wants to implement. Therefore, the same...

When Empoli returned to the Serie A last season under Maurizio Sarri they did so in style, playing an attractive and attacking game which...

Mainz shocked Europe last week when they defeated the mighty Bayern München of Pep Guardiola at the Allianz Arena with a brilliant 2-1...

Less than a decade ago, AC Milan dominated European football. They won the Champions League twice, in 2003 and 2007, and reached the 2005...

When Deportivo La Coruña secured their La Liga survival in May, they did so with an unlikely comeback to draw Barcelona at the Camp Nou....

He drops in between the opposition’s midfield and defence to pick the ball up. An excellent first touch sees him turn and attack the...

Paulo Sousa joined Fiorentina in June, hoping to build on three successive fourth place finishes. Three months into the season and it’s...

Football history has seen many great teams. From the Dutch Totaal voetbal masters in the 1970’s, the Brazilian national teams of...

Norwich City have made a quietly efficient start to the Premier League season on their return to the top flight. Stability and...

Dortmund has started the Bundesliga season in terrific style with two 4-0 wins in the opening two league games. New Head Coach Thomas...

Manchester United have been quite heavily criticized, and rightly so, for their boring style of play over the last two months. Louis van...

As the game of football constantly evolves, player roles change with it. Over the last few years we have seen roles such as the classic...

A few weeks after beating the superstars of Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup, Atlético Madrid triumphed again in last night’s derbí...

Louis van Gaal was very active in the last week of the transfer window and signed Àngel Di Maria, Daley Blind and Radamel Falcao. Three...

With the signing of James Rodriguez from AS Monaco, Real Madrid secured themselves the services of the best player of the 2014 World Cup....

This summer’s World Cup in Brazil has so far been fantastic to watch; lots of goals, attacking football and matches played at a very high...

At Craven Cottage last weekend Italy played out a goalless draw against the Republic of Ireland as part of their World Cup preparations....

In part 1, I discussed the manager and his players. Part 2 is an in-depth analysis on the tactics Mauricio Pochettino deploys. Formation ...