Borussia Dortmund vs Arsenal Preview With convincing wins in their first two champions league games, Arsenal were thought to be cruising to the knock out stages, but a sudden home defeat against a good Borussia Dortmund side changed the group back into the original “Group of Death” state. Now, Arsenal share same points with Dortmund and Italian … Read more
Arsene Wenger was a calm figure in his pre-match press conference Friday afternoon. Arsenal was in their darkest hour since their opening day defeat to Aston Villa, as they lost consecutive home matches to Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea in cup competitions. However, the Arsenal manager didn’t show a sign of fear. He was confident his … Read more
Arsenal 2-0 Liverpool: Tactical Analysis A chilly Saturday night in a packed Emirates stadium saw Arsenal take on Liverpool in what was a cracker of match a between two of the most high flying sides in the English Premier League. There was no Jack wilshere for the home side albeit a knee injury and Glen … Read more
A statistical comparison between Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil this season Last night performance by the Arsenal understudies against Chelsea in the Capital One Cup might not have pleased Arsene Wenger but the former French Economics Professor must have no complaints regarding the start to the season the Gunners have had in the Premier League … Read more
The Most Bizarre formations in world football With the advent of tactics since the early 1990’s when players were no longer given the license to go out and play freely, we have seen modern football amalgamate with pulsating tactics with thorough research on the opposition thanks to the advancements in the latest technology. Fruitfully, the game … Read more
A lot has been made out of Jose removing left-backs and putting on attack minded players. People have said a 3-5-2, or 3-4-3 and even a 3-3-5. To analyse the situation we look at how it has taken place. Against Everton, Bertrand was taken off and Torres came on in the 69th minute, as Mourinho … Read more
They came, they saw, but they didn’t conquer. Well, for a Southampton side that flirted with relegation last season, a draw at Old Trafford would suffice. However, like last season, Mauricio Pochettino’s men may feel as if they underachieved. Meanwhile, the pressure on David Moyes is at an all-time high, as the Red Devils are … Read more
After a thrilling round of International qualifiers with three to four players in Wayne Rooney, Robin Van Persie and Ricky Lambert from today’s fixture helped qualify their national teams for next year’s showdown at Brazil, it is back to a normal daily routine where the former, from England & Dutch will help pulling Manchester United … Read more
England may have exceeded expectations on Friday when they dismantled Montenegro, but automatic qualification still rests on securing victory against Poland. Poland were unfortunate in their 1-0 defeat to Ukraine, punished by Andriy Yarmolenko for a basic individual defensive error- unrepresentative of their performance- which more than matched Ukraine. This could be the last time … Read more
Why the switch in formation makes sense by Brendan Rodgers Everyone reading this blog I would like to assume has played Football Manager, FIFA or Pro Evo. You will of sat in front of that screen messing around with your team formation to try and get the best result possible. Me? I use to love … Read more