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Nov 1, 2022 • 31 tweets • 6 min read

🔎 Thread - the process of Liverpool’s decline did not start this season. This has been several years in the making & a common theme of Klopp being left short in the transfer market. A thread on why the bottleneck for Liverpool’s success is at ownership level. Now to start this story, we must go back to the 2018 transfer windows and the lauded buys of VVD & Alisson. 2 key pieces to winning trophies.But ultimately funded by the freak £130m sale of Philippe Coutinho.Henry himself admitted both buys wouldn’t have been possible without it.

Jul 3, 2021 • 12 tweets • 6 min read

🔎 Thread - analysing how England can beat Ukraine

Ukraine coach Andriy Shevchenko ditched his 4-3-3 vs Sweden & flipped back to the 3-5-2 formation he used pre-Euros.

He is likely to stick with the same formation & here is exactly why England should return to the 4-2-3-1/4-3-3

Key theme in Ukraine's system is their midfield 3 often get attracted to the ball➡️leaves space in between the lines for others to exploit (how Forsberg scored)

Mount & Sancho (Grealish as sub) means England have one player to attract Ukraine's midfield & one to move into space

Jun 29, 2021 • 5 tweets • 3 min read

🔎Thread - if Southgate mirrors Germany’s 3-4-3,the best example to follow is Zidane’s masterclass vs Atalanta

•Zidane nullified Gosens by using Vázquez (Trippier) to man-mark him & Valverde (Saka) covering his runs forwards
•3 CBs stepping out the line to confront the front 3

•Left side of the attack - Vinícius (Sterling) given the freedom to stay high up the pitch and make out-to-in runs in transition.

Germany are very vulnerable to attacks down the right side of the defence - that Hummels-Ginter axis has been penetrated several times

Jan 5, 2021 • 9 tweets • 6 min read

🔎A short analysis thread on the clear issues with the right side of Liverpool's build-up play, during their 1-0 loss to Southampton:

LFC's build-up down their left side was as potent as ever - the only thing missing from the attacking moves down this side was the final ball

Sep 28, 2020 • 15 tweets • 7 min read

🔎 Man City 2-5 Leicester - tactical analysis. How Brendan Rodgers's side pulled apart Pep's Man City?

Brendan Rodgers set up his side in what looked a defensive 5-4-1 shape on paper.

However, it was parts of the system that enabled his side to flourish going forwards...

Aug 15, 2020 • 22 tweets • 9 min read

🔎 Dissecting and understanding Bayern Munich's pressing vs Barcelona - a tactical analysis thread:

Bayern's pressing in their game vs Barcelona was a huge factor why they won so comprehensively

Particularly in the first 31 minutes where Bayern raced into a 4-1 lead

Bayern's starting front six made 19 ball recoveries in the middle & attacking thirds. Barca's front six made 6.

Aug 6, 2020 • 38 tweets • 13 min read

🔎 The Champions League returns tomorrow! And to celebrate, we've written a bumper tactical analysis thread previewing the four remaining last 16 second legs:

Man City 2-1 Real Madrid

•Pep's setup in the first leg was intriguing as he selected a very uncharacteristic compact 4-4-2 shape, with effectively two rotating false 9s in KDB & Bernardo thru the middle and Jesus in an unfamiliar wide left role

Aug 2, 2020 • 34 tweets • 13 min read

🔎The FA Cup final: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea - a tactical analysis thread

The Approaches

•As expected, both Arteta & Lampard continued to use their 3-4-3 systems that had served them well in their semi-final ties vs Man City & Man Utd
- Arteta had only deviated from it on the final day vs Watford
- Lampard had now selected it for the last 3 games

Jul 25, 2020 • 40 tweets • 15 min read

🔎 The tactical variations that enabled Zinedine Zidane & Real Madrid to regain the La Liga title - a tactical analysis thread:

• To place some context on this season, in March 2019, Zidane took over a flailing Real Madrid side who had just been knocked out of the Champions League Last 16 by Ajax, knocked out of the Copa Del Rey semi-finals by Barcelona and were 3rd and 12 points off Barca at the top

Jul 20, 2020 • 23 tweets • 10 min read

🔎 Mateo Kovačić vs Man Utd - a tactical analysis thread:

The Set-Up

•After being alarmed by the 8 goals conceded in their last 3 away trips vs West Ham,Palace+Sheff Utd, Lampard reverted to 3-4-3 - a big game formula that had served him well in wins vs Spurs (x2) & Arsenal

With Kovačić in the midfield double pivot alongside Jorginho

Jul 19, 2020 • 33 tweets • 12 min read

🔎Arsenal 2-0 Man City - a tactical analysis thread:

The Approaches

•In something that has become more common since lockdown, Pep has gradually been morphing away from his standard 4-3-3 & selected more of a 4-2-3-1 shape with KDB sitting deeper alongside Gündoğan in a double pivot with David Silva in more of a number 10 role.

Jul 3, 2020 • 18 tweets • 7 min read

🔎 Man City 4-0 Liverpool - a tactical analysis thread

The Approaches

•Pep's selection was intriguing as he completely changed the 4-3-3 false 9 he used vs Chelsea to a 4-2-2-2: box midfield of a Gundogan-Rodri double pivot and KDB & Foden floating as two no. 10s behind a Sterling-Jesus front 2

•Klopp went with his standard 4-3-3

Jun 27, 2020 • 26 tweets • 10 min read

🔎 Chelsea 2-1 Man City - a tactical analysis thread:

The Approaches

The two managers went with interesting selections

Lampard set up his side in a 4-3-3 with Kanté starting his second consecutive game as the deepest midfielder - the first time he has done this since the 2017/18 season when Conte had replaced Matic with Bakayoko.

Jun 22, 2020 • 22 tweets • 9 min read

🔎 Spurs 1-1 Man Utd - a tactical analysis thread:

•Mourinho had selected an attacking line-up in terms of personnel with 4 out-and-out attackers in an asymmetrical 4-2-3-1
- Kane led the line, was flanked by Son who stretched the pitch very wide left & Bergwijn was played more tucked in from the right & Lamela as a 10

Jun 18, 2020 • 18 tweets • 7 min read

🔎Man City 3-0 Arsenal - master vs apprentice. The return of the Premier League Panel tactical analysis threads. Enjoy:

Playing high defensive lines,looking for forwards to press intelligently,then keeping spaces between defence & forwards compact

Then in possession,encouraging their teams to play out from back,there are clear similarities between Pep & Arteta- only natural as master & apprentice

Apr 24, 2020 • 32 tweets • 11 min read

We're back!

🔎Monday was the 10 year anniversary of Mourinho and Pep's first Champions League knockout tie showdown - 20/04/10: Inter 3-1 Barcelona. Here is a tactical analysis thread of the game...

First some quality video analysis: