Stories By Neel Shelat
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Chelsea
/ 4 days agoData Analysis: Why Chelsea’s defenders are involved in so many goals
Chelsea’s 1-1 draw against Manchester United was a surprising result not just because the Blues dropped points in the league for...
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Champions League
/ 1 week agoData Analysis: Ajax’s historic UEFA Champions League Group Stage campaign
With their comeback victory over Beşiktaş in İstanbul, Ajax did something they had failed to do since 1995 – win their...
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Champions League
/ 1 week agoTactical Analysis: Manchester United’s usage of a functional defensive structure against Villarreal
There were some unusual sights in Michael Carrick’s first match in charge of Manchester United, such as Donny van de Beek...
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Barcelona
/ 2 weeks agoTactical Analysis: Xavi’s First Match In Charge of Barcelona Against Espanyol
The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a famous story centred around a young man asking his father for his share...
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Tottenham Hotspur
/ 4 weeks agoTactical Analysis: Antonio Conte’s first match in charge of Tottenham Hotspur against Vitesse Arnhem
After a couple of damaging appointments, Tottenham Hotspur finally struck gold on the managerial front as they hired Antonio Conte following...
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Liverpool
/ 1 month agoTactical Analysis: How Manchester United paid the ultimate price for their abject defending against Liverpool
It’s no secret that Manchester United’s defence has been unstable at best this season. They have one clean sheet to their...
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Arsenal
/ 1 month agoTactical Analysis: Kieran Tierney’s absence against Aston Villa might have been a blessing in disguise for Arsenal
Injuries are typically never a good thing for a football club, especially when one of your key players is sidelined. In...
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Champions League
/ 1 month agoTactical Analysis: How Phil Foden pulled the strings for Manchester City against Club Brugge as a false nine
The term ‘false nine’ is often used too loosely these days to describe any non-striker operating in a central role in...
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Liverpool
/ 2 months agoData Analysis: Mohamed Salah is the best player in the English Premier League right now
Liverpool fans famously sing about Mohamed Salah running down the wing, but their Egyptian King quite obviously also turns up in...
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Liverpool
/ 2 months agoTactical Analysis: Why Liverpool vs Manchester City was one of the best games of football you will ever see
Merseyside and Manchester; red and sky blue; Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola; Liverpool and Manchester City. The two chief standard-setters of...